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Our client is a leading global player in the Pharmaceutical industry with global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. They are undergoing a transformation with respect to culture and outside perception. The organisation focusses on novel therapies in Oncology and Ophthalmology and is also currently developing a world-leading pipeline in Neuroscience and Dermatology with one of the strongest pipelines of Phase II/III studies in the world. 

We are currently looking for an:

Associate Global Trial Director (90-100%)

for a contract of 6 months.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Leading, planning and managing the assigned clinical trial(s) end-to-end;
  • Overseeing the conduct of clinical trial(s) including budget and resource allocation within assigned trial(s)
  • Managing trial management associates working on assigned clinical trial(s) including hiring, training, coaching, capability building, performance management and career development;
  • Overseeing activities including document submission to Health Authority and/or Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee, drug supply forecast and management, and conducting investigator’s meeting/training and other trial related training;
  • Leading the development of clinical outsourcing specifications and management of interface with Contract Research Organization;
  • Driving functional excellence in education, implementation and compliance to best practices and shares lessons learned for trial management;
  • Driving the implementation, maintenance and resolution of clinical trial quality risk management processes;
  • Providing oversight on quality and compliance for assigned clinical trial(s) in conjunction with relevant line functions.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required;
  • At least a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree;
  • Minimum 5 years of operational and managerial experience in planning, executing, reporting global clinical trials in a pharmaceutical company or a contract research organizations;
  • Experience at managing people;
  • Proven ability to work independently in a complex matrix environment;
  • Experience in developing effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

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