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Work in partnership with and/or escalate to the SCP to ensure quality of site delivery\n\nInterface with the study team as needed, facilitate information flow between members of the study team, vendors and assigned investigator sites\n\nPartner with SCP to perform investigator site development, coaching and training of site personnel to ensure ongoing compliance with protocol and the safeguarding of patients; provide protocol training to, and address protocol related questions from the investigator site staff when required, including discussions on known/anticipated operational and clinical trial risks\n\nAttend investigator meetings when required (virtual or F2F).\n\nProvide enrollment support and ensure progress by responding to site activation and recruitment issues from investigators. Partner with SCP and the study team to define and support recruitment initiatives at site level\n\nConduct onsite, remote/electronic monitoring as needed for study site initiation, routine monitoring and study site closure activities and ensure these are conducted accordance to the Study Monitoring Plan, SOPs and commensurate with emerging issues and technologies.\n\nMonitor site level AEs and SAEs and collaborate with the Drug Safety Unit and follow-up with investigators sites, as needed, to bring SAE reports required information to resolution\n\nSubmit all required reports, documentation, updates and tracking within required timeframes, including but not limited to Trial Master File documentation, site reports, site follow up letters, protocol deviations, patient recruitment, clinical supply management, study progress and metrics\n\nIdentify and resolve investigator site issues within required timeframes; agree and develop corrective and preventative actions with investigator and site personnel to close open issues and to prevent recurrence/persistence of issues\n\nResolve data queries within required timelines, prepare investigator site close-out plan and conduct close-out activities within required timelines\n\nEnsures adequate oversight of the investigational product at the investigator site, including receipt, handling, accounting, storage conditions, and destruction activities.\n\nSupport database release as needed\n\nMay undertake the responsibilities of an unblinded monitor where required\n\nClinical/Scientific and Site Monitoring Risk:\nMaintain thorough understanding of the product, protocol and therapy area in sufficient details to have appropriate discussions with the investigator and site team\n\nInteract with investigator site heath care professionals in a manner which enhances Pfizer’s credibility, scientific leadership and in order to facilitate Pfizer’s clinical development goals\n\nSupport the study clinician in ensuring patient safety, eligibility and providing clinical guidance to investigators\n\nDrive Quality Event remediation, when applicable\n\nServe as a point of contact for audit conduct, and drive Audit Observation CAPA development andchecks, when applicable.\n\n Other:\nMentor/train Clinical Research Associates as assigned\n\nServe as an SME for CRA-related processes\n\nParticipate in regional or local working groups/process improvement initiatives\n\nPerform activities under guidance of a Site Care Partner prior to site activation e.g. feasibility and site selection, PTA, coordination of site activation checklist items, ICD finalization, SIV (as applicable), including management of issues that may compromise time to site activation\n\nConduct co-monitoring activities as requested\n\nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in life sciences or professional degree in life sciences such as nursing, pharmacy, medical background or equivalent\n\nExtensive knowledge of clinical trial methodologies, ICH/GCP, FDA and local country regulations\n\nMonitoring Experience: Minimum 5 years relevant experience in clinical research site monitoring (preferably 3 years in Oncology)\n\nPreferred therapeutic experience in Oncology, Vaccines, Internal Medicine or Infectious Diseases\n\nGlobal clinical trial experience\n\nMust be fluent in both English and Mandarin.\n\nPHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS\nAdvanced knowledge of clinical research and development processes and ability to gain command of process details\nDemonstrated knowledge of global and local regulatory requirements\n\nAdvanced understanding of key operational elements of clinical research (e.g., monitoring, data acquisition and cleaning, reporting, etc.)\n\nAdvanced knowledge in disease and technical areas pertaining to clinical studies, including knowledge of company direction, investigational product(s), and associated development plan(s)\n\nDemonstrated ability to support sponsor regulatory interactions/inspections\n\nDemonstrated knowledge of the processes around protocol design and feasibility assessment\n\nDemonstrated understanding of region/country, culture, and medical practice and how they affect clinical trial delivery\n\nProven ability to work in a matrix team environment with the ability to influence, drive / lead and work through others for successful delivery of clinical trial\n\nProven ability to evaluate, interpret and present complex issues and data to support risk management and mitigation\n\nEffective verbal and written communication skills in relating to colleagues and associates both inside and outside of the organization\n\nSignificant travel (60-80%) within area is required. 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