We are vital links between an idea for a new medicine and the people who need it. We are the people of PPD — thousands of employees in locations worldwide connected by tenacity and passion for our purpose: to improve health. You will be joining a truly collaborative and winning culture as we strive to bend the time and cost curve of delivering life-saving therapies to patients.
Our global Clinical department consists of colleagues with institutional knowledge, in-depth therapeutic experience, and robust operational tools. Together, we help clients define and develop clinical programs, minimize delays and execute high-quality, cost-efficient clinical studies.
At 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.
Summarized Purpose:
Provides administrative and technical support to clinical operational delivery teams including project administration and support for sponsor oversight activities. Ensures allocated tasks are performed on time, within budget and to a high quality standard. Proactively communicates any risks to global FSP people managers.
Essential Functions:
Completes appropriate task specific training to perform role.Assists with technical and administrative support for clinical deliverablesin collaboration with regio
nal operatio
nal delivery team members. Maintains knowledge of and understand SOPs, client SOPs/directives, and current regulatory guidelines as applicable to services provided.Provides support with compliance metrics and oversight tasksProvides administrative support for Spo
nsor KPI and quality activities performed within PPD and spo
nsor systems, , sending daily compliance information to FSP People Managers globally, review and uploading of essential docu
ments pertaining to governance, review and tracking of docu
ments, reviewing compliance to of Milestones, spo
nsor deliverable and trip reports.Assists with tasks related to the spo
nsor quality oversight plan, review and tracking as needed.Performs administrative tasks as assigned including but not limited to: Exporting and transmission of docu
ments, performing communications as needed, tracking of statuses, running reports preparation of data and reports for governance meetings.Support with vendor administrative tasks as applicable.May assist with study-specific translation materials and translation QC upon request.May support with review of invoices
Education and Experience:
High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification. Bachelor's degree preferred.
Previous administrative experience (minutes taking, coordination, dashboard monitoring) that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to work in a team or independently as requiredGood organizatio
nal skills and strong attention to detail, with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectivelyDemo
nstrated ability to effectively analyze project-specific data/systems to ensure accuracy and efficiencyStrong customer focusFlexibility to reprioritize workload to meet changing project timelinesGood English language and grammar skills and proficient language skills as neededGood computer skills, proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and ability to obtain knowledge and master all clinical trial databa
se systemsAbility to successfully complete PPD clinical training programSelf-motivated, positive attitude and good interperso
nal skills
PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. Our customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. With offices in 47 countries and more than 27,000 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a firm commitment to quality to help customers bend the cost and time curve of drug development and optimize value in delivering life-changing therapies to improve health.