Clinical Trial Associate German Speaking (based in Ireland)
Our Cork based client are currently recruiting for an experienced fluent German speaking Clinical Trial Associate to join their team on a permanent basis. The Clinical Trial Capabilities Team provides clinical trial capabilities in support of clinical development. As Clinical Trials Associate you will be accountable to ensure the investigator sites meet requirements to enrol study participants into clinical trials and support ongoing activities during site maintenance and closeout. You will be responsible for obtaining clinical trial authorizations and ethical approvals, execution of the budget and contract, and activities related to clinical finance, records management and site training as well as ensuring inspection readiness through a complete, accurate and readily available Trial Master File.

Responsibilities

• Initiate investigator site activities, including collection and submission of regulatory documents, customization and negotiation of informed consent documents, serve as the point of contact for a site’s ERB and Competent Authority (CA)(where applicable), communicate and negotiate budgets with site personnel and internal teams, negotiate and obtain fully-executed contract, track and ensure site compliance to required training, and effectively drive timelines aligned with company priorities
• Communicate directly with sites to enable start-up and maintain an active collaboration with sites during maintenance and close-out
• Identify, communicate, and resolve issues
• Ensure country specific regulatory and data privacy requirements are incorporated into submission documents and any other documents/systems
• Leverage previous site / review board engagements to efficiently drive new work
• Populate internal systems to ensure accuracy of trial / site performance
• Understand and comply with procurements, legal and financial requirements and procedures
• Populate Trial Master Files and libraries for future reference
• Provide feedback and shared learning for continuous improvement
• Leverage trial prioritization
• Anticipate and monitor dynamically changing priorities

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in a scientific or health related field, two years clinical research experience or relevant experience preferred
• Fluent English and German
• Understanding of the overall clinical development paradigm and the importance of efficient site initiation
• Applied knowledge of project management processes and skills
• Appreciation of / experience in compliance-driven environment
• Ability to learn and comply with financial and legal guidelines and policies (budget and contract)