Regulatory and Start Up Specialist 2 - South Africa

Job Overview

• Perform tasks at a country level associated with Site Activation SA activities in accordance with applicable local and/or international regulations, standard operating procedures SOPs, project requirements and contractual/budgetary guidelines. May also include maintenance activities.
• Hybrid opportunity for a RSUS based in Gauteng with proven experience in clinical start up within a CRO and not site.

Essential Functions

• Under general supervision, serve as Single Point of Contact SPOC in assigned studies for investigative sites, Site Activation Manager SAM, Project Management team, and other departments as necessary.
• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures SOPs, Work Instructions WIs, quality of designated deliverables and project timelines.
• Perform start up and site activation activities according to applicable regulations, SOPs and work instructions.
• Distribute completed documents to sites and internal project team members.
• Prepare site regulatory documents, reviewing for completeness and accuracy.
• Ensure accurate completion and maintenance of internal systems, databases and tracking tools with project specific information.
• Review and provide feedback to management on site performance metrics.
• Review, establish and agree on project planning and project timelines.
• Ensure monitoring measures are in place and implement contingency plan as needed.
• Inform team members of completion of regulatory and contractual documents for individual sites.
• Review, track and follow up the progress, the approval and execution of documents, regulatory, ethics, Informed Consent Form ICF, and Investigator Pack IP release documents, in line with project timelines.
• Provide local expertise to SAMs and project team during initial and on-going project timeline planning.
• Perform quality control of documents provided by sites.
• May have direct contact with sponsors on specific initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in life sciences or a related field and 3 years' clinical research or other relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• In-depth knowledge of clinical systems, procedures, and corporate standards.
• Knowledge and ability to apply GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, including local regulations, , SOPs and company's Corporate Standards.
• Understanding of regulated clinical trial environment and knowledge of drug development process.