Clinical Research Oversight Manager - Clinical Trials Monitoring Lead
CurrentInitiates and facilitates discussions that support the strategic development, technicalmanagement, and evaluation of DCR’s international clinical research programs; providesorganizational leadership and clinical research expertise in establishing program objectives, goals, and timelines for strategic and operational plans. Establishes procedures to safeguard the quality and integrity of data; implements new orrevised policies and initiatives related to the pharmaceutical management of clinicalresearch trials; drives accountability for quality assurance/quality control and riskassessment reporting. Maintains current, up-to-date knowledge and understanding of clinical research policies,regulations, best practices, and compliance requirements necessary to facilitate NIAIDresearch. Advises on and serves as a coordinator for regulatory issues involving NIAID intramuraldomestic and international clinical trials, and provides oversight of monitoring policiesand procedures.Monitors clinical trials by reviewing site visits performed by contract organizations orperforms site visits to ensure that DCR sites are operating under the Guidelines forGood Clinical Practice, and by inspecting documentation to ensure that the investigatorsare performing the study in a manner that protects the rights, welfare, and safety of theparticipants involved and the integrity of the data, as written in the protocol, and incompliance with the approved protocol, all applicable regulations and guidelines. Designs or reviews monitoring plans; ensures that all clinical research trials areperformed under regulations and/or guidelines that are regarded by the regulatoryagencies as critical to the successful outcome of the study.