Hobson Prior are looking for a Clinical Trial Leader to join a world-wide pharmaceutical company to be office based in Switzerland. Our client focuses on providing pioneering medical solutions to improve the quality of people's lives. You will be accountable for the management and clinical execution of assigned clinical trials within Translational Medicine.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will function as the Clinical Trial Leader for assigned phase I/II studies (scientific and/or operational complexity) including multi-country / multi-center trials.
• Accountable for leading and matrix managing the multidisciplinary Clinical Trial Team and support functions to ensure all trial deliverables are met according to timelines, budget, quality standards and operational best practices.
• Communicate study progress to CTT, CS&I Management, TA Heads and project team members.
• In partnership with the Medical Expert and CTT, coordinate the ongoing medical / scientific review of the clinical trial data (as needed) coordinate the data analysis and interpretation including the development of first interpretable results.
• Ensure a complete review is conducted of all study documentation within the as-signed studies / project at the end of each study, with all essential documents appropriately archived and paper Trial Master Files physically transferred to the central archive.
• Responsible for the coordination of pre-audit activities for nominated projects ensuring a satisfactory outcome is achieved and address corrective actions.
• Oversee the work of assigned support CTL/CTA(s), ensuring clear delegation / assignment of duties are documented.
• Contribute to the identification and evaluation of clinical sites and external service providers as appropriate for assigned studies.
• Provide advice to other departments and line functions and to cross-functional working groups as required as applicable to assigned studies.
• Maintenance of knowledge and training of ICH-GCP, current regulations and procedures and supplement by training and practice of the organisations SOPs and internal policies.
• Accountable for following best practices and standards for trial management within TM; expected to share lessons learned.

Key Skills:

• Fluent written and oral English.
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Strong operational project management experience including excellent planning, prioritization, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Capable of clear written and verbal expression of ideas, an active/proactive communicator.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of successfully interacting with and influencing a wide range of people building strong positive relationships.

Requirements:

• BSc or MSc in life sciences or nursing; PhD level scientist with life sciences background; PharmD or equivalent qualification or work experience.
• Must have experience in Auto-immune or transplantation.
• Must have cross functional leadership experience.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in clinical trials / drug development (e.g. study management in a multinational environment using different models for trial execution).
• Track record of successfully managing multiple, concurrent phase I and IIa complex clinical trials.
• Office and clinical trial software IT computer literacy.

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