Site Selection Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary liaison for site selection activities, which encompass site identification and feasibility assessments.

• Build and sustain positive and effective relationships with key clinical research locations.

• Locate investigators and research sites to enhance the investigator database using literature reviews and online searches.

• Gather information to outline ideal investigators for various studies.

• Identify and suggest potential investigators for studies.

• Design interest survey assessments for studies.

• Prepare and manage the distribution of study-specific feasibility questionnaires.

• Evaluate completed feasibility questionnaires and propose sites for qualification visits.

• Coordinate the allocation of CRA resources for site qualification visits.

• Review summaries from site qualification visits.

• Recommend sites for study involvement in conjunction with the Sponsor and project team members.

• Monitor key site selection activities within the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS).

• Participate in internal and external project team meetings as required.

• Identify quality concerns related to site performance on ongoing studies through project meetings, escalated site communications, and quality assurance audit results.

• Engage in internal departmental projects initiated by the site selection and contracting team or other groups.

• Assist the Manager, Site Selection in grasping project objectives, scope, and requirements, ensuring high-quality results are delivered.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or a relevant field of study.

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills in English; proficiency in French is a plus.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical research within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or CRO sectors.

• Extensive and relevant experience in site selection, study initiation activities, site budget/contract negotiations, and/or close collaboration with sites or in a site setting.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Experience in dermatological clinical research is advantageous.

• Ability to function effectively in a team environment and build strong relationships with colleagues, sponsors, and sites.

• Well-organized, capable of managing competing priorities, and able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Flexibility, a positive mindset, exceptional attention to detail, and critical thinking abilities.

• Strong understanding of good clinical practices and relevant Health Canada and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations/guidelines.

• Must have the legal right to work in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, or Portugal.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work schedule.

• Home-based position.

• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

• Attractive prospects for advancement.

• Equal opportunity and accommodations available throughout the recruitment and selection process for applicants with disabilities, upon request.