Medical Officer: Clinical Trials
SM Healthcare Placements is inviting applications from suitably qualified individuals for the position of Medical Officer based Parktown and Baragwanath, Johannesburg, Gauteng for an exciting role within an International NGO in the health care field.
To manage and lead the clinical trial team and activities and to provide health care to patients participating
in clinical trials according to study protocols.
To apply:
Interested applicants should send To jhb@smhealthcareplacements.co.za
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The following are the qualifications, experience, knowledge and attributes requirements:
Education, Training and Experience
- MBchB or equivalent
- Professional body registration
- HPCSA registration
- Minimum 1 years’ experience in a clinical trial environment is a MUST
- Prior exposure to an oncology environment is advantageous.
- Certification in good clinical practice (GCP).
- Communication skills both written and verbal.
- Displays serious concern for the safety and well-being of patients.
- Ability to function and operate strategically with sound clinical and business acumen.
- Confidentiality, tact and discretion must be maintained at all times.
- Thorough, with good attention to detail.
- Ordered and systematic in approach to tasks, with strict adherence to protocol.
- Able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making.
- Ability to prioritize own work load, take initiative (pro-active) and work to tight deadlines.
- Self-motivated with a high regard for work ethic, values and integrity.
Key performance areas
- Compile source notes.
- Compile recruitment tools (if applicable).
- Actively engages with sponsors and attends project meetings, as and when required.
- Plan, implement and complete the clinical research activities for clinical trials.
- Conduct clinical trials in accordance with GCP regulations and standard operating procedures.
- Proactively resolve protocol queries and missing data with Study Coordinators and/or Clinical Trials Assistants.
- Screen and enroll patients in accordance with study protocol and ethical guidelines.
- Provide medical care to patients.
- Review patient vitals, echocardiograms, scans and other study-related results.
- Report any adverse events.
- Study the full history of referred patients from other clinics and discusses the relevant risk factors.
- Perform spot check evaluations to quality control clinical source notes and CRFs.
- Conduct regular clinical team meetings to identify, discuss and solve study queries.
- Meet with Monitors as and when required.
- Train staff on protocol requirements.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Applicants, who have not been contacted within 2 - 3 weeks of the closing date, should assume that their application has not been successful.
SM Healthcare Placements is an equal opportunity employer.
