Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Location/Division Specific Information
AES helps biopharmaceutical companies overcome patient enrollment and research site challenges by combining a powerful patient recruiting solution with more than 150 clinical research sites located throughout the world. As a business of PPD, we are committed to optimizing each step in the patient journey and delivering best-in-class site performance to bring our customers greater certainty to clinical trial delivery. As part of our continued commitment to the environment, and through our partnership with One Tree Planted, we will plant a tree for every patient enrolled in one of our sites.

Discover Impactful Work:
Manages a team within the department and ensures successful delivery of recruitment objectives, business growth and randomization targets through recruitment, engagement and retention of patients at sites. Serves as the country / region representative for the department. Develops and articulates activities and plans to maintain and grow a competitive advantage in patient recruitment, retention and enrollment. Plans the delivery of patients to studies and then to track delivery against recruitment milestones.

A day in the Life:
Manages staff, which may include interviewing and selection, job description preparation, professional development, goal setting, performance management, behavioral and technical coaching and mentoring, employee counseling, and separations. Approves courses of action on salary administration, hiring, corrective action, and terminations. Reviews and approves time records, expense reports, requests for leave, and overtime. Promotes all aspects of Equal Employment Opportunity policy and Affirmative Action Plan. Assures department adherence to good ethical and regulatory standards.

Ensures success in accessing patients suitable for clinical studies at the sites through all forms of community outreach activities, focusing on GP and hospital networks and cultivating relationships with Key Opinion leaders in the community and managers/leaders in other institutions that may provide access to patients.

Compiles reports and records for tracking purposes for the team.
Builds and maintains a strong network of medical partners ( referring doctors,pharmacists, specialists) and increases the awareness of the organization and clinical trials.
Gains access to doctors /practice patient files and obtain relevant information.
Oversees tracking and invoicing of patient leads Influences and motivates targeted physicians to refers participants.

Increases site delivery by contributing to overall randomization targets and working towards quarterly goals.
Builds strong network with non-medical partners (Patients advocacy groups, sport groups, social clubs, schools) to strengthen the awareness of clinical trials
Cultivates and maintains respectable relations with the community and promote clinical trials attend community events.
Maintains knowledge of current enrolling studies, timelines for the studies and protocol requirements.
Ensures increases to the database and actively contribute and/or develops to initiatives and strategies to enroll potential participants onto the database. Accelerated Enrollment Solutions is a business unit of Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PPD”), collectively made up of Acurian, Inc. and Synexus, each a subsidiary of PPD.
Manages distribution of flyers, posters and other advertising material as appropriate to increase awareness of clinical trials.
Provides an innovative approach to ensure technology is utilized to fullest extent in recruitment strategies to secure on-time enrollment
 

Keys to Success:
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Experience

Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).1+ year of leadership responsibilityIn some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Good knowledge of value proposition and marketing strategies that meet company objectivesEffective collaboration skills and the ability to work well with others across all business unitsEffective written and verbal communication skillsStrong leadership, interpersonal and problem solving skillsSound financial acumen and knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and fiscal managementGood negotiation skills with the ability to build relationships and influence othersAbility to effectively prioritize, manage, and deliver multiple projects under pressureStrong planning, analytical, organizational and project management skillsDemonstrated ability to manage outside agencies in order to fulfil project objectivesStrong skills in Microsoft Office suiteFamiliarity with the practices, processes and requirements of clinical monitoring, including solid understanding of relevant regulations e.g. ICH/GCP, FDA guidelines, etc.Strong judgment and decision making skill

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.Moderate mobility required.Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.Ability to communicate complex information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.Frequently interacts with others, relates sensitive information to diverse groups both internally & externally.Ability to apply abstract principles to solve complex conceptual issues. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.Performs a wide range of complex tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.Regular and consistent attendance.

Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!