Senior Research Officer (One-year renewable contract position) - Department of Medical Oncology

Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for managing, co-ordinating and carrying out duties relating to all clinical trial activities by performing the regulatory requirements, personally or through subordinates, according to accepted GCP standards. Specific duties will include:

• Providing clinical trial sponsors with regulatory documents to be submitted for trial approval (to MCC);
• Assisting representative from sponsors with pre-trial visits and trial initiation visits;
• Preparing all initial protocol documents for Ethics submission and doing continued submission to Ethics regarding updated IB's amendments and notifications;
• Co-ordinating the collection, quality, recording, maintenance and retrieval of source data relevant to clinical trials;
• Preparing and assisting the sponsors in trial audits;
• Ensuring that all relevant documents are available and up to date and that the PRI is informed;
• Ensuring that training is provided (trial initiation visits) for all staff involved with the clinical trial;
• Co-ordinating drug accountability with regards to: 
  • Stock levels;
  • Storage temperature;
  • Expired drugs;
  • Retention of used drugs/vials;
  • Drug ordering;
  • Receiving of drugs from the sponsors;
  • Removal of closed trial drugs;
  • Returning of drugs to sponsors;
  • Drug destruction and disposal;
• Relevant reading/research of study results and conference outcomes;
• Patient education and clinical staff education/training in study related areas;
• Maintaining the patient registering system, i.e. logging new patient files and closing old ones;
• Attending academic department meetings as and when required;
• Keeping the central file up to date for Laboratory NHLC.

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm) or equivalent;
• Three to five years' pharmacy experience preferably in the field of chemotherapy drugs;
• Five years' previous experience in the medical field, preferably in Medical Oncology;
• Three to five years' working knowledge of legal pharmaceutical requirements regarding receiving, storage and dispensing of medication;
• Registration with the Pharmacy Council.

Required Competencies (Skills, Knowledge and Behavioural Attributes):

• Knowledge of clinical research;
• Ability to review Medical Oncology Protocols;
• Ability to teach students on selected topics;
• Knowledge of MCC and Ethics submissions;
• Financial management of contract research skills;
• Ability to initiate own research projects;
• Organisational skills;
• Knowledge of a variety of common computer programmes;
• The ability to work in a team.

Added Advantages and Preferences:

• Be fully competent with the mixing, dispensing and accountability of study drugs;
• Be fully trained in Good Clinical Practice guidelines.

Further Information:

The all-inclusive remuneration package for this contract position will be commensurate with the incumbent's level of appointment, as determined by UP policy guidelines.

Applicants are requested to apply online at www.up.ac.za, and follow the link: Careers@UP.

In applying for this post, please attach:

• A comprehensive CV;
• Names, e-mail addresses and telephone details of three referees whom we have permission to contact.

Closing Date: 14 December 2018

No application will be considered after the closing date, or if it does not comply with at least the minimum requirements.

Enquiries: Prof LM Dreosti, Tel: (012) 354 1054

Should you not hear from the University of Pretoria by 28 February 2019, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

The University of Pretoria is committed to equality, employment equity and diversity.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited to candidates from under-represented designated groups.

All candidates who comply with the requirements for appointment are invited to apply. All candidates agree to undergo verification of personal credentials.

The University of Pretoria reserves the right to not fill the advertised positions.