Clinical Trial Assistant

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- Future Roles (Japan)Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHEREWhy Syneos HealthWe are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; technical and therapeutic area training; We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Job ResponsibilitiesPerforms site qualification, site initiation, interim monitoring, site management activities and close-out visits (performed on-site or remotely) ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP and/or Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) and protocol compliance. Uses judgment and experience to evaluate overall performance of site and site staff and to provide recommendations regarding site-specific actions; immediately communicates/escalates serious issues to the project team and develops action plans. Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes. Verifies the process of obtaining informed consent has been adequately performed and documented for each subject/patient, as required/appropriate. Assesses factors that might affect subject/patient's safety and clinical data integrity at an investigator/physician site such as protocol deviation/violations and pharmacovigilance issues. Per the Clinical Monitoring/Site Management Plan (CMP/SMP): Assesses site processes. Conducts Source Document Review of appropriate site source documents and medical records. Verifies required clinical data entered in the case report form (CRF) is accurate and complete. Applies query resolution techniques remotely and on site, and provides guidance to site staff as necessary, driving query resolution to closure within agreed timelines. Utilizes available hardware and software to support the effective conduct of the clinical study data review and capture. Verifies site compliance with electronic data capture requirements. May perform investigational product (IP) inventory, reconciliation and reviews storage and security. Verifies the IP has been dispensed and administered to subjects/patients according to the protocol. Verifies issues or risks associated with blinded or randomized information related to IP. Applies knowledge of GCP/local regulations and organizational procedures to ensure IP is appropriately (re)labelled, imported and released/returned. Ensures the investigator/physician site is aware of the requirement of archiving essential documents in accordance with local guidelines and regulations. Documents activities via confirmation letters, follow-up letters, trip reports, communication logs, and other required project documents as per SOPs and Clinical Monitoring Plan/Site Management Plan. Enters data into tracking systems as required to track all observations, ongoing status and assigned action items to resolution. For assigned activities, understands project scope, budgets, and timelines; manages site-level activities / communication to ensure project objectives, deliverables and timelines are met. May act as primary liaison with study site personnel, or in collaboration with Central Monitoring Associate. Ensures all assigned sites and project-specific site team members are trained and compliant with applicable requirementsPrepares for and attends Investigator Meetings and/or sponsor face to face meetings. Participates in global clinical monitoring/project staff meetings (inclusive of Sponsor representation, as applicable) and attends clinical training sessions according to the project specific requirements. Provides guidance at the site and project level towards audit readiness standards and supports preparation for audit and required follow-up actions. Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes; completes assigned training as required. For Real World Late Phase, the CRA II will use the business card title of Site Management Associate II. Knowledge of local requirements for real world late phase study designs. Chart abstraction activities and data collectionCollaboration with Sponsor affiliates, medical science liaisons and local country staff. The SMA II may be requested to train junior staff. Identify and communicate out of scope activities to Lead CRA/Project Manager. Proactively suggest potential sites based on local knowledge of treatment patterns, p