Medical Director

hace 1 semana


Madrid Centro, Madrid, España IQVIA A tiempo completo
Job Overview

The Medical Department at IQVIA is comprised of a Chief Medical Officer, Medical Directors, medical writers, and safety associates. The Medical Director provides medical and scientific support to clinical research programs, study teams, and investigators.

The Medical Director also provides review, advice, and leadership for potentially or awarded clinical research programs.

The Medical Director role is a team member participant role and functions in a matrix report to project teams much like other members of the project teams.

The primary role of Medical Director is to provide medical oversight for clinical trials by serving as Medical Monitor for studies conducted by IQVIA Biotech Clinical on behalf of sponsor companies.

The principal function of a Medical Monitor is to serve as primary contact for the sponsor medical team and to serve as front line medical resource to support the project team.

The Medical Monitor is customarily available 24/7 to answer questions from site coordinators and investigators on protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria, protocol clarifications, and compliance issues, and to provide review of alert labs per sponsor preference.

Key Responsibilities
  • Functions as project team member
  • Provides medical and scientific input to clinical research programs including review of new business proposals, preclinical and/or clinical data, study protocols, training materials, informed consent, Investigator Drug Brochures, eCRFs, analysis plan designs, clinical study reports, regulatory approval submissions, serious and non-serious adverse event evaluation and reporting
  • Ensures medical activities run according to GCP and operate with highest efficiency
  • Establishes and maintains a network of medical/scientific consultants
Supervises and Manages Medical Director Activities

Clinical Activities:

  • Interacts with clients regarding drug development programs, study design, and protocol
  • Reviews and provides input for protocol development. Interacts with key thought leaders and/or sponsor representatives to develop inclusion/exclusion criteria and study endpoints.
  • Interacts in team approach to develop statistical and data management sections of the protocol. Reviews the final protocol for clinical, safety, and efficacy variables.
  • Provides project team training on protocol and/or therapeutic areas
  • Assists team with developing criteria for investigator site selection and networking for potential investigators for study participation.
  • Participates in subject recruitment and retention activities including individual calls to key opinion leaders, investigators, and site staff and/or participation in teleconference and WebEx presentations
  • Presents protocol and/or safety reporting information at investigator meetings
  • Develops project medical monitoring plans as requested
  • Provides on call coverage for protocol queries and site support. Provides first line contact for investigators and monitors regarding study related medical/safety issues and resolution of study protocol and patient eligibility issues.
Safety Monitoring and SAE Reporting Activities
  • Verifies the medical accuracy of patient safety data and maintains an ongoing assessment of the safety profile of the study
  • Provides medical review of SAE reporting, writes and/or reviews SAE narratives, and works with the Safety Management Department to track SAEs and follow-up on outstanding safety queries, interacts with sponsor and discusses safety issues with site as needed
  • Reviews IND/SUSAR Safety Reports (per sponsor preference), updates to Investigator Brochures, and annual IND reports with sponsor data
  • In consultation with the sponsor, follow procedures for acquiring knowledge of subject treatment assignments (i.e., breaking the blind)
  • Interact with appropriate FDA officials concerning safety and other study related issues, as requested
Data Activities
  • Provides medical review of eCRFs for clinical accuracy
  • Provides medical review of data analysis plan
  • Reviews safety fields at case freeze for reconciliation (if needed)
  • Reviews medical coding of adverse events, laboratory data, and concomitant medications for accuracy, coherence, consistency, and trends
  • Reviews data tables, listings, and figures
  • Reviews and/or writes portions of final clinical study report
DSMB / Adjudication Committee Activities
  • May assist sponsor in choosing committee members
  • May serve as a non-voting member to convene and organize proceedings
  • May develop operating guidelines in conjunction with committee members and submits these to sponsor for review
  • May determine data flow with sponsor to ensure reporting accuracy
  • Can ensure DSMB feedback is given to sites for IRBs
  • All DSMB activities are usually managed by the IQVIA Biotech Oversight Management Group and not the IQVIA Biotech medical monitor
Business Development Activities
  • Work with Business Development to actively solicit new business for Novella Clinical, including assistance with marketing presentations and proposal development
  • Supports business development activities with proposal development and sales presentations
  • Participates in feasibility discussions relating to specific project proposals
Special Projects
  • Obtain literature searches to acquire background information for study proposals, preparation of training sessions, and interpretation of clinical data, report writing, etc.
  • Assists with drafting of standard operating procedures and working practices regarding all Medical Director activities
  • Participate in a variety of team quality improvement efforts as necessary
  • Perform other related duties as assigned or requested by the Chief Medical Officer
Qualifications
  • Medical Degree from an accredited and internationally recognized medical school with a curriculum relevant to general medical education
  • 10 years of experience is required which can include medical practice (hospital/clinic), academia, clinical research, or drug development
  • 3-5 years of biopharmaceutical (industry) experience is preferred which can be part of the 10-year experience
  • Ability to work in partnership with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues, including translating concepts into practical approaches and promoting consensus
  • Outstanding ability to work independently with minimal supervision, ability to work effectively within a team, and matrix environment
  • Ability to organize and work efficiently on several projects, each with specific requirements and/or shifting priorities
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills as well as interpersonal skills are essential
  • Current or prior license to practice medicine; board certification/eligibility ideal (Preference)
  • Board Certified/Board Eligible: Oncology/Hematology (Required)

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