Summary of Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), confidentiality agreements, amendments, and related site contract documentation.
- Coordinate with sponsors, legal teams, clinical operations, and study teams to facilitate timely contract execution.
- Manage site agreement timelines and ensure contracts are completed within study milestones and agreed turnaround timelines.
- Maintain accurate contract status updates and documentation in SAMS, UCV, and other applicable systems.
- Facilitate internal approval workflows and obtain required authorizations for agreement execution.
- Track contract execution status and ensure executed documents are filed appropriately in shared repositories.
- Identify contracting risks, delays, and issues proactively and escalate to management where required.
- Provide regular updates to study teams and management regarding contract progress and outstanding issues.
- Coordinate protocol amendment submissions and associated documentation updates for assigned studies and sites.
- Support amendment-related contract and budget revisions in alignment with approved protocol changes.
- Review amendment requirements and communicate action items, timelines, and documentation needs to sites and study teams.
- Track amendment progress and ensure timely completion of submissions, approvals, and implementation activities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Legal, and Finance to support amendment execution.
- Ensure all amendment-related documents are uploaded and maintained accurately within applicable systems and trackers.
- Support site communications and follow-up activities to address outstanding queries and prevent delays in amendment implementation.
- Ensure adherence to SOPs, sponsor requirements, quality standards, and ICH-GCP principles.
- Maintain accurate study trackers, reports, and metrics for contract and amendment activities.
- Provide timely escalation of risks, delays, and operational challenges impacting study deliverables.
- Support audit readiness by maintaining complete and accurate documentation.
- Participate in process improvement initiatives and support departmental goals and objectives.
- Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficient study execution.
- Complete assigned training, timesheets, and compliance-related activities within required timelines.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of clinical trial contracting and protocol amendment processes.
- Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and clinical research operations.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple studies and priorities within tight timelines.
- Proficiency in contract tracking systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Qualifications (Minimum Required):
- University/College Degree (Life Science preferred), or certification in an allied health profession from an appropriate accredited institution (Ex. Nursing certification, Medical or laboratory technology).
- 03-05 years of work experience in clinical research, including a strong working knowledge of the ICH-GCP guidelines and all other applicable guidelines and regulations.
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
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