What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director III position at Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences?
Company Description
- Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences is hiring entry level candidates for several positions for contract research in Clinical trials of drugs, biologics and medical devices.
- We have a few immediate job opportunities available in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research field. We work with University hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and recruiting partners.
Job Description
Job Description:
The Medical Director determines donor eligibility based on applicable standards, regulations and established policies.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts review of medical records, gathers additional donor’s screening information as needed and determines final donor eligibility.
- Advice, training and provides feedback to Tissue Services staff on medical conditions necessary for the proper execution of their duties.
- Reviews and approves policies/questions requiring medical input if needed.
- Using outside symposia, medical literature and professional medical forums, stays current with medical issues and education related to donor eligibility criteria.
- As appropriate, conducts training of QA, RA, and Tissue Services staff on medical issues related to the evaluation of donor eligibility
- Ability to comprehend donor charts and make medical judgments and determinations with a high degree of accuracy.
- Continually makes assessments on the adequacy for medical file information and understands how to effectively challenge as needed data and gather additional data if required
- Establishes and maintains donor eligibility criteria and policies consistent with standards and regulations.
- Acts as a liaison between the Tissue Services Team and the Tissue Recovery Partners
- Serves as a medical SME during process and procedure improvements
- Performs risk assessments on human tissue complaints or other quality records
- Serve as a team member, and approver, in the development of Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE’s).
- Review product complaints as applicable
- Ensures that established goals and objectives are met.
Qualifications
Requirements:
- Medical Doctor degree required.
- 7-10 years of experience in clinical practice, research, or teaching.
- Licensed to practice medicine. Licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey required.
- Board Certified preferred or at least 7-10 years of clinical practice experience
- Leadership/management experience in running and/or mentoring a team is highly desirable.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
