Clinical Trial Coordinator

Job Description

Curious and Ambitious Clinical Trial Coordinator (CTC) for our company in Sweden

Please apply before 15th December!

About the Position
As a cornerstone of the Clinical Trial process, the CTC plays a vital role in driving groundbreaking research and making a positive impact on patients’ lives. We are seeking a passionate and driven individual to join our dynamic team. The CTC is responsible for comprehensive trial and site administration and involves preparing, collating, distributing and archiving clinical documents. In this critical role, the CTC ensures deliverables are met for given projects according to both our company's standard as well as local regulations. Under the oversight of the COM Lead the person we are looking for will be responsible for but not limited to:

Trial and site administration

• Track and collect (e.g. essential documents) and report (e.g. Safety Reports)
• Ensure collation and distribution of study tools and documents
• Update clinical trial databases and trackers
• Clinical supply & non-clinical supply management, in collaboration with other country roles
• Manage Labeling requirements and coordinate/sign translation change request, in collaboration with other country roles

Document management

• Prepare documents and correspondence
• Collate, distribute/ship, and archive clinical documents, e.g. eTMF
• Assist with eTMF reconciliation
• Execute eTMF Quality Control Plan
• Update manuals/documents (e.g., patient diaries, instructions)
• Document proper destruction of clinical supplies
• Prepare Investigator trial file binders
• Obtain translations of documents

Budgeting, agreement and payments through close collaboration with finance/budgeting representatives

• Develop, control, update and close-out country and site budgets
• Calculate and execute payments (to investigators, vendors, grants)
• Ensure adherence to financial and compliance procedures and obtain and process FCPA documentation in a timely manner
• Maintain tracking tools
• Support with pharmacy agreements

Meeting planning

• Support local investigator meetings (invitations, prepare materials, select venue, support vendor where applicable)
• Quality oversight contribution as subject matte expert (SME), providing trainings and mentoring CTCs

About you
We are looking for a colleague who embodies a curiosity-driven mindset and thrives on solving complex problems.

Furthermore, our ideal candidate should:

• Have excellent verbal and written language skills in both Swedish and in English and excellent communication skills
• Ability to work with multiple deliverables, protocols and a wide range of people simultaneously
• Have sense of accountability / urgency with ability to set priorities
• Have a proactive attitude to solving problems / proposing solutions
• Have positive mindset, growth mindset, capable of working independently, and being self-driven
• Have at least one year of experience in clinical research or combined experience in clinical research or relevant healthcare experience. For Senior CTC role at least 3 years of experience
• Hold a bachelor’s degree within the fields of either Business, Finance, Administration, Life Science, or other relevant fields

About us
As a workplace, our company offers an environment with a high degree of trust and opportunities to grow. We firmly believe in the ability to work as a team, and we pride ourselves in our prioritization of talent. The social and professional well-being of our employees and colleagues are of the utmost importance.

We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs, and partnerships.

Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals – including cancer, cardiometabolic diseases, and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola. Our purpose is to save and improve lives for generations.

Our strategy is simple: We follow the science. The path to discovery is often unclear, but we are tireless in seeking solutions for some of the world’s most difficult health challenges.

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

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Requisition ID:R324331