Senior Country Coordinator

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The Role:

Bristol Myers Squibb is looking to recruit a permanent Senior Country Coordinator to join our team in Prague. The Senior Country Coordinator (CC) provides administrative support to the conduct of clinical trials conducted by Regional Clinical Operations (RCO) from study start-up to study closure; any may include administrational support to the RCO Regional Heads, Head of RDLs, Head of Clinical Operations (HCOs) or Country Heads. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Study support:

• In line with country requirements, arrange drug and non-drug (Lab kits, ECG, e-COA) importation to support study site, and where required contact with CSC Logistics for drug shipment.
• Coordinate, and where applicable, prepare study related documents for printing, sealing, scanning, binding and delivery to site. This includes printing and/or sending electronically the On-Site Investigator Files to sites.
• Provide administrative support to the study team (i.e., study related mailing, bill processing, printing, etc.)
• Archiving process handling at study closure.
• Support distribution of Additional Label Forms (ALF) to sites
• May update national registries where applicable
• May support the collection and distribution of documents to and from sites.
• Enter data into systems as required (eg eTMF) and support document upload into eTMF and other systems.

RCO Managerial & Office Support:

• Perform administrative functions, like calendar management, organizing on site and remote meetings, travel arrangements, preparing T&E reports, creation of purchase orders, requisition of supplies
• Support manager and the team to navigate various administrative systems and databases in compliance with applicable procedures
• Supports managers in researching inquiries and tracking and interpreting data from various databases
• Support manager and teams as needed for finalizing/formatting various presentations
• Maintain departmental SharePoint (owner)
• May support co-ordination of employee onboarding, distribution of announcements
• Coordinate RCO meetings (logistics, venue)
• General office administration (stationery, mailings, email distribution lists, printing)

RDL Global Support (if relevant and assigned to you):

• Supports RDL Leadership across all regions so that there is a consistency in the delivery of the RDL vision to the team and external stakeholders
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of complex workflows and processes to ensure seamless allocation of work and the reporting of deliverables.
• Provides expertise in the adoption of IT tools to facilitate learning and development initiatives and communications.
• Builds and maintains SharePoint, MS Teams Channels and other collaborative tools as needed.
• As this role requires the support of team members across multiple time zones, there will be a requirement to participate in meetings outside of business hours.

Senior Level Expectations:

• Engage with line management and/or Head of Clinical Operations to assist in the resolution of complex issues both locally and/or globally.
• Serve as a key resource for colleagues, by providing guidance, leading training and mentoring to other team members through a mentoring process using informal and/or formal presentations.
• May serve as an SME for systems of processes across the department +/- contribute at a global level to these systems or processes

Disclaimer: The responsibilities listed above are only a summary and other responsibilities will be requirements as assigned.

Key Stakeholders/Contacts:

External stakeholders: Principal Investigator, Sub-Investigators, Study Coordinators, Research Managers, Pharmacists, Vendors, MOH Personnel (where applicable).

Internal Stakeholders: Clinical Trial Managers (CTM), Clinical Research (CRA), Site Contract Leads (SCL), Line Managers, RCO Regional Head, RDLs and HCOs or Country Heads, RDL and Regulatory.

Qualifications & Experience:

Degree/Certification/Licensure:

• Degree Requirements: high school degree, college qualifications or university degree.

Experience & Competencies:

• Experience managing multiple priorities and ability to accomplish tasks within a timeframe, setting milestones to meet deadlines and achieving goals.
• Demonstrates ability to function independently.
• General knowledge of software systems and web-based applications. Good computer aptitude and willingness to learn new systems and applications.
• Good verbal and written communication skills (both in English and local language).

Software that must be used independently and without assistance:

• Microsoft Suite

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn't perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

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With a single vision as inspiring as "Transforming patients' lives through science ", every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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