Hobson Prior are currently seeking a Community Affairs Manager for a research-based biopharmaceutical company. Our client is very patient-focused, whose scientific research has benefitted hundreds of thousands of people by ensuring medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. This is a contract role located in Uxbridge, London.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will represent as the key operational contact with external investigators and internal stakeholders.
• Evaluates scientific proposals or protocols to identify logistical, regulatory and safety elements and implications.
• Manages assigned studies by establishing strong partnerships with external investigators and collaborators to ensure CO and ISR Agreements for financial or the organisation's product support are processed in a timely manner and to a high quality.
• Maintains efficient collaboration with company's Clinical Contracts and Finance team and external investigator/study representative to ensure contracts are executed in a timely manner.
• Proactively identifies operational challenges and in collaboration with senior team members provides and implements solutions to ensure studies remain on track.
• Supports study drug planning and shipping activities with Materials & Logistics.
• Communicates and collaborates with other functional groups including but not limited to Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Development Business Operations, Materials and Logistics (M&L), and Pharmacovigilance and Epidemiology to ensure efficient management of study activities.
• Forecasts, tracks and reports CO and ISR milestones, as well as verifies completeness of the study milestones prior to invoice payment.
• Provides monthly study updates to the appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Ensures all budget or drug supply modifications are appropriately approved, documented and tracked.

Key Skills:

• Excellent planning, time management, organizational, and administrative skills.
• Demonstrates core values of strong team work and accountability with ability to prioritize competing timelines and deliver excellent results.
• Learning ability with demonstrated flexibility required to maintain a fast pace.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills are required.

Requirements:

• Typically requires a BSc in a relevant scientific discipline and relevant clinical experience in the pharmaceutical or health care industry or equivalent.
• Good knowledge and understanding of ICH GCP, FDA and EMEA regulations and guidelines applicable to post-authorization studies.
• Must be proficient with MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
• Must be familiar with routine medical/scientific terminology.
• Ability to participate in departmental or interdepartmental strategic initiative under general supervision.

Apply now:

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