PPD, now Thermo Fishers clinical research business, is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.
At PPD, we are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our purpose- to improve health!
Accelerated Enrollment Solutions (AES) is a business unit of PPD that helps biopharmaceutical companies overcome patient recruitment and research site challenges by optimizing each step in the patient journey to deliver greater speed, certainty, and control to clinical trial delivery.
Are you a Doctor/Research Physician who wants to improve patients lives for the better?
Are you looking to advance your career into the clinical research industry?
We are currently looking to recruit a Clinical Research Physician to complement the collaborative team at our Watermeyer Site, in Pretoria South Africa.
Working Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week, the main priority will always be patient safety. Acting as the principal investigator (PI) or sub-investigator for studies at the site, the clinical research physicians team take responsibility for all sponsor research studies while also ensuring ICH/GCP and local regulations are met.
At AES/PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognize the power of being one team. We offer continued career advancement opportunities, award winning training and benefits focused on the health and wellbeing of our employees.
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Key roles and responsibilities of a Clinical Research Physician are:
- Once trained, acting as principal investigator (PI) or sub-investigator ensuring ICH/GCP, and local regulations are met when conducting studies
- Conducting clinical studiesin line with the protocol and to ensure the recruitment of eligible participants
- Review screening, pre-screening and screening success rates for clinical study delivery
- Providing information and support to consenting participants for a clinical study
- Responsible for checking participant inclusion/exclusion to studies
- Collaborating closely with and developing positive relations with sponsors, clients and clients contractors as required, projecting a conducive and courteous company image
- Carrying out clinical evaluation and clinical investigation of participants, ensuring protocol compliance, participant safety and quality data delivery
- Constantly seeking and suggesting quality improvements
- Taking ownership for ensuring serious adverse events / adverse events are reported appropriately
To be considered for this exciting opportunity you will need the following skills and experience:
- Medical degree (MBChB or equivalent)
- Registration with the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA)
- Ideally, previous experience within clinical research
- Have solid understanding of GCP (ICH/GCP and local regulations compliance, SA GCP)
- Valid medical malpractice insurance
- Demonstrate the inclination to provide practical help and mentorship to colleagues, providing practical solutions for any problems and supporting team development
- Show meticulous attention to detail in recording participant information and data, ensuring queries are acted upon in a timely and efficient manner to deliver quality of the highest standard
- Be a standout colleague, capable of building and sustaining positive relationships with colleagues, clients as well as study participants
- Fluency in local SA languages advantageous
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If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the worlds most urgent health needs, submit your application wed love to hear from you!
