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Clinical Research Manager Job

Employer
Merck
Location
Rahway NJ
Closing date
Sep 2, 2016

Job Details

Clinical Research Manager-CLI005140

Description

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


Description:

At the Country Operations level, the Clinical Research Manager (CRM) has a significant impact on the ability to effectively conduct clinical studies and develop the pipeline, while maintaining local regulatory and compliance requirements. The CRM has a significant impact on how a country can deliver country-specific trial commitments and objectives. As a customer-facing role, this position will build business relationships and represent Merck/MSD with investigators, functional outsourcing partners and other external partners and therefore have a significant impact on country-level customer relationships. The position requires the ability to make decisions independently and oversee important activities relevant to clinical research activities in the country according to predetermined global policies and commitments with the support, oversight and supervision of the Country Research Director (CRD). Requires strong understanding of local regulatory environment for the individual to weigh pros and cons of key decisions with input from manager.

Responsibilities:

- The incumbent is accountable for the performance for assigned protocols in a country in compliance with ICH/GCP and country regulations, Merck policies and procedures, quality standards and adverse event reporting requirements internally and externally.

- The CRM is the country point of contact (POC) for assigned protocols between Region and Country Operation and proactively drives/tracks execution and performance of deliverables/timelines/results to meet country commitments, requiring strong collaboration with local Country Operations roles. The CRM forecasts country resource needs and serves local business needs (signs contracts, manages budgets as delegated).

- The CRM is responsible for quality and compliance for assigned protocols in the country and oversees CRAs and/or CTCs and training compliance. Performs quality control visits, reviews Monitoring Visit Reports and escalates performance issues and training needs to functional vendor and internal management as needed.

- The CRM is responsible for collaboration and relationship management with investigators for insourced and outsourced studies, with functional outsourcing vendors and other external partners. The CRM oversees country and site validations, site selection and recruitment in assigned protocols.

- The CRM is responsible for clinical trial education to sites, and acts as the country POC for programmatically outsourced trials for assigned protocols. In collaboration with CRD, represents Merck/MSD in Pharma industry issues and in seeking influence in external R&D environment.

- The CRM collaborates internally with GMA/GHH, local PV and Regulatory Affairs to align on key decisions in countries.

- Supports local and regional strategy development consistent with long-term corporate needs in conjunction with CRD and Regional Operations. The position requires coordination and alignment with the regional and broader organization.

- The ability to identify problems, conflicts and opportunities early and lead, analyses and prepare mitigation plans and drive conflict resolution is critical. The position requires skillful negotiation in tough situations with both internal and external groups; settle differences with minimum noise; win concessions without damaging relationships; be direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gain trust quickly from other parties in negotiations and have an excellent sense of timing.

Examples of common problems include:

- Low patient recruitment.

- Inadequate staff to meet business needs.

- Performance or compliance issues.

- Working with regulatory issues and the broader organization.

- Resolution of conflictive situations on country level.

*This is a home based position; incumbent can sit anywhere in US.

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years of experience in oncology clinical research, OR a Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of experience in oncology clinical research, OR a PhD/MD with a minimum of 3 years of oncology clinical research experience.

Required:

- Strong understanding of clinical trial planning, (site) management and metrics

- Strong communication, educational/pedagogic, diplomatic and empathic skills.

- Strong leadership skills (scientific and business) and proven ability to coordinate and lead local teams to high performance.

- Strong organizational skills with demonstrated success required.

- Ability to lead across several dimensions simultaneously.

- Excellent oral and written English language skills.

- Problem solving and conflict resolution.

- Negotiation skills with both internal and external groups.

Has demonstrated the following leadership behaviors:

- Ethics & Integrity

- Rapid, Disciplined Decisions

- Focus on Customers

- Courage & Candor

- Drive Results

- Build Talent

- Collaborate

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Merck is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.


Job: Clinical Research Monitor

Job Title:Assoc. Dir, Clinical Research

Primary Location: NA-US-NJ-Rahway

Other Locations: NA-United States

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes, 20 % of the Time

Number of Openings: 1

Shift (if applicable): 1st

Hazardous Materials: None

Company Trade Name:Merck

Company

Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, consumer health and animal products. We aspire to be the best healthcare company in the world and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for tomorrow.

We have made it our mission to provide innovative, distinctive products and services that save and improve lives, satisfy customer needs and to be recognized as a great place to work

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