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Vitalief Director of Clinical Research Consulting in New Brunswick, New Jersey
WHY VITALIEF?
Vitalief is an innovative Healthcare consulting company, focused on empowering Research and transforming Clinical Trials. We are seeking a talented Director of Clinical Research Consulting to join our exceptional Client Services Delivery Team. This resource will play a key role in Vitalief’s consulting engagement with our client, a large oncology clinical research site in the Northeast, to streamline and condense our client’s trial activation timeline.
Vitalief thrives on identifying and recommending innovative ways of delivering services to our clients by providing Resourcing (staff augmentation), Management Consulting, and Managed Services (outsourcing) solutions addressing Clinical Research Industry challenges today and supporting our clients in planning and execution of successful clinical trials.
If you are interested in being part of a culture that is highly collaborative, entrepreneurial spirited, have a voice challenging the status quo with novel thinking, and passionate about expediting the growth of Vitalief and be highly rewarded for doing so , then we want to speak with you!
Work Location: This is primarily a remote position, with occasional leadership team meetings in King of Prussia, PA, and must be willing to travel on occasion to client locations and industry conferences within the USA. We are seeking a resource that lives in the EST or CST Zone.
Compensation: base salary + bonus + equity shares. Compensation depends on experience level.
Responsibilities:
As a member of Vitalief’s Client Services Delivery Team, you will initially work on a trial activation initiative with our client, where Vitalief is tasked with streamlining and condensing our client’s trial activation timeline to 60 days. NOTE: The trial time-to-activation period begins when the study site receives the study packet that comprises the final trial protocol, consent forms, investigator’s brochure, contract, and budget template. Time-to-activation period ends when it is possible for the site to enroll the first patient.
You will be assigned to several specific studies concurrently and are responsible for working on all aspects of the trial activation including regulatory packets; IRB submissions and edits; financial budget/coverage analysis; and attending committee review meetings.
Utilize critical thinking skills to effectively identify issues, gaps and/or bottlenecks in the client trial activation process; working independently, with the Vitalief team, and client (as needed) to remove barriers ensuring trial activation timelines are achieved.
Assist the Vitalief Sales Team in pursuits as a Clinical Research SME, working in unison with Vitalief sales team members in attending client prospect meetings; creating and delivering client presentations, proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs); participating in negotiations; and being influential in helping close business deals.
Effectively positioning Vitalief as a highly valued, trusted delivery partner with client executives and management.
Collaborate with Vitalief executive management team, the sales team and marketing to create innovative market leading solution/service offerings.
Represent Vitalief at relevant industry and networking events.
Required Skills:
10 or more years of combined consulting and clinical research operations experience, successfully delivering innovative solutions to internal and/or external clients.
Bachelor’s degree is required.
Must have experience in all functional areas within clinical trials “site” operations management side of the industry (as opposed to just having experience working for a Sponsor or CRO).
Experience working for a Clinical Research Consulting company (i.e., FSP model) is a big plus.
Extensive experience in all components of clinical trial activation, including regulatory packets; IRB submissions and edits; financial budget/coverage analysis; and attending committee review meetings; and ability to recognize and resolve issues (bottlenecks) to ensure timely trial activation.
Ability to serve as an exceptional “hands-on” clinical research consultant by helping our clients evolve and adapt to the rapid demands of the research and clinical trials environment through optimizing existing business operations, creating collaborative, high performing work environments while continually addressing issues, removing barriers, and ensuring successful client outcomes.
Strong executive presence, presentation skills, excellent negotiations skills, and ability to overcome obstacles and objections with confidence. Ability to influence clients to think “out-of-the-box” by recommending innovative solutions.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain an extensive professional network, recognize opportunities to enhance and expand executive level relationships, and identify business development opportunities that align with Vitalief’s core set of capabilities.
Ability to travel on occasion to client locations and attend industry sponsored conferences domestically.
Highly driven, results oriented, competitive, positive person who thrives in a small, team oriented, fast paced, entrepreneurial environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, visual perception, talking and hearing. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Lifting up to 25 pounds. Ability to travel on occasion to client destinations and industry conferences across the USA.
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