Job Title: CLINICAL RESEARCH PHYSICIAN - NEW ENTRANT
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Vacancy details
Vacancy description:
Job Code:
KP-2393
Job Title:
CLINICAL RESEARCH PHYSICIAN - NEW ENTRANT
Job Category:
Physicians
Contract:
Permanent
Discipline:
Medical Director, Clinical Research Physician, Medical Advisor
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Isle Of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London - Central, Manchester, Merseyside, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne And Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Arran And Bute, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire, Inverness-Shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-Shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Moray, Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross & Cro
Min experience:
1 years
Annual salary:
Negotiable
Apply by:
01 Jun 2008
SALARY + BENEFITS
Competitive Salary + Pension + Flexible Benefits Package + financial support for HMT activities + MDU and GMC as well as other relevant professional subscriptions.
BACKGROUND
Chiltern is Europe’s largest privately owned Clinical Research Organisation, with over 1300 employees and 21 offices throughout Europe, both Eastern and Western, North America and in Asia. We have worked in virtually every therapeutic area for all the major pharmaceutical companies and very many of the smaller ones.
Chiltern Early Phase is a 42 bed Phase 1 Unit located within Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee. The unit has special expertise in “first in man” studies and is a world leader in systemic drug phototoxicity studies in humans.
We are looking to appoint a Physician to join the team.
PRIMARY DUTIES
Medical Affairs
1. Be involved in the day to day medical aspects of clinical studies, including -
- Medical screening of study subjects.
- On study physical examinations.
- Dosing, sampling and cannulation.
- Review of safety tests.
- Post study assessments.
2. Act as Chief Investigator or Co-investigator for clinical studies.
3. As Chief Investigator, to be responsible for the safe and timely conduct of clinical trials in accordance with The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and related GCP guidelines.
4. As Chief Investigator or Sub-Investigator be overall responsible for -
- Review of safety results.
- Determination of eligibility to participate in a clinical trial.
- Adverse event coding and reporting.
- Final signature of CRFs.
- Preparation and interpretation of safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data.
5. As Co-Investigator/Sub-Investigator, to assist the Chief Investigator, as delegated on a project specific basis and to act as Chief Investigator in absentia.
6. Medical screening of study subjects.
Clinical Project Management
1. Liaise with sponsor regarding specific protocol/study requirements.
2. Assist sponsors in protocol/programme design.
3. Contribute to writing of protocols and study reports.
4. Contribute to preparation of documentation required for ethics submissions.
Managerial/Training/Educational
1. Participate in the planning and organisation of company training days.
2. Participate in the planning and organisation of sponsor audits.
3. Attend in-house training days, and external study days where appropriate.
4. Ensure appropriate medical representation at the SOP committee and any other relevant committee.
Core Quality responsibilities include
1. To assist the Medical Director in the preparation of procedures and unit policy.
2. Be aware of Chiltern policies and emergency procedures regarding cardiac arrest, fire and safety.
3. Assist staff in the use and practice of relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
A FULL JOB DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Full UK Medical Registration.
- Postgraduate Qualification (e.g. MRCP, MRCGP, etc.)
- Experience in Clinical Pharmacology or a Phase 1 CRO will be an advantage but IS NOT ESSENTIAL.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is a full-time permanent position based in Dundee, Scotland.
Primarily hospital based but some work my involve travel to meeting or attendance at conferences. Overnight stays and or weekend and evening sessions may be required depending upon the workload and nature of current studies.
The Clinical Research Physician also participate, with other Chiltern Physicians, in the rota to provide 24/7 medical monitoring for studies that require this.
For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please telephone our Internal Recruitment Manager, Kaushik Pankhania (KP) on +44 (0)1753 216 680. All applications for this position should include a CV and sent to kp@chiltern.com
For more extensive information about Chiltern, please visit our web site at www.chiltern.com
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