Senior Site Selection Specialist

Role Summary

The Senior Site Selection Specialist will contact and build relationships with study investigators/sites and networks in assigned areas for the conduct of feasibility and potential study participation, mentoring other Site Identification Specialists and serving as a lead on smaller country level projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Site Selection Lead on single-country or small regional studies
• Mentor junior Site Selection Specialists
• Work with the Site Selection Lead to ensure knowledge of the goals, scope and requirements of the project and ensure that high quality results are delivered
• Identify study investigators/sites for potential study participation, both from the database and other potential sources such as local intelligence/internet
• Ensure all newly identified sites are data based appropriately, checked for quality status and are fully processed
• Contact and build relationships with study investigators/sites and networks in assigned areas for the conduct of feasibility and potential study participation
• Perform phone selection visits, if required
• Liaise with country managers to gather country specific evidence to support Site Selection
• Ensure that all data collected in the conduct of Site Selection or site related country feasibility is fully documented and kept up to date in relevant systems
• Ensure appropriate procedures are followed, whether Sponsor specific or according to ICON SOPs, Site Selection RACI
• Ensure appropriate follow up with sites on any inconsistencies in data provided for analysis and chase outstanding feasibility data
• Contact investigators, local ICON employees and collect data to support country choice in the conduct of feasibility assessments
• Become a country expert on the investigator profile, healthcare setting, standard of care
• Liaise cross-functionally with other departments such as Study Start Up, CRA management to get local intelligence on sites
• Be an expert on how to interact with sites and obtain relevant information to support Site Selection
• Use knowledge and experience to build efficiency in the process and consistently deliver high quality investigators, sites, and other data
• Ensure debarred Investigators are not included in feasibilities or for study participation
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained or appropriate confidentiality agreements are in place prior to study discussions
• Ensure all investigator feedback and status of contact with the site is tracked and data based appropriately
• Support other team members, e.g. seconded CRAs, on how to get the best information from sites, act as a trainer and mentor to new staff
• Identify high performing sites and develop relationships with them as a single point of contact during site selection
• Deliver high quality standards and strive for excellence, act in a proactive, flexible and responsive manner
• Establish good relationships internally and externally
• Undertake other reasonably related duties as may be assigned
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values
• Embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement
• Travel (approximately 10%) domestic and/or international, as required
• Responsible for implementing the project-specific Site Selection strategy at the country level

What you need

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-6 years of experience in a Clinical Research environment
• Good communication skills
• Good judgment and decision making
• Proficient computer knowledge
• Proficiency in English language is mandatory