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Job Title: Medical Science Liaison
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain engagement with internal stakeholders, investigators, staff from other sites, and relevant third parties to ensure speed and value in the delivery and execution of clinical trials in assigned countries.
- Actively participate in the country liaison community, with a focus on participation in the site and patient engagement network, to actively contribute to functional excellence.
- Ensure speed and value of clinical trial management through patient and site engagement activities in collaboration with the regional CTM and other functions (e.g. Medical Affairs, Market Access, PAG Director, CD&O Lead, and other internal stakeholders).
- Collect country input to support early trial entry and applicable processes; gather feedback from external experts (EEs) and patient organizations (POs) in collaboration with other functions, if applicable.
- Conduct country feasibility by providing strategic input, interact with internal and external stakeholders.
- Act as single point of contact for hybrid model trials, providing information to the business and sharing regular updates received from the CRO.
- Support local issue resolution in collaboration with the CRO and in alignment with the Regional CTM when this role is located outside of Mexico.
- Ensure site identification during site feasibility in alignment with the CRO and the Regional CTM.
- Assist in front-loading trial preparation activities (i.e. site mapping, early site contact, preliminary contract negotiation, etc.) to increase efficiency and speed.
- Provide advice on the suitability of trial-level patient-facing documents based on country requirements, in close collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders, ensuring legal and compliance checks where necessary.
- Collect, in collaboration with the Regional CTM, patient and site information to help improve trial design with a focus on patient value, as appropriate.
- Support local Therapeutic Area landscape and contribute to site mapping and identification.
- Contribute to increasing awareness of BI clinical development programs.
- Support, if necessary, local issue resolution in collaboration with the CRO and in alignment with the Regional CTM.
- Support implementation of engagement activities during trial preparation, conduct, and closeout by using a multi-channel approach (i.e. face-to-face, digital, etc.). Use multiple technologies to foster, maintain, and enhance open communication.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in health sciences (preferably in medicine) or comparable professional training with at least 5 years of experience in the clinical trials area.
- Bilingual (English - Spanish)
- Good communication skills
About ICON:
We are a leading global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and generic industries. Our success depends on the quality of our people. That's why we've made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits, including various annual leave entitlements, health insurance offerings, retirement planning, employee assistance programmes, life assurance, and flexible country-specific optional benefits.
At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We're dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates and committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment.
