Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. McKesson is a leading organization in oncology research, and they are seeking a Clinical Program Scientist I to support their mission of advancing cancer treatment. This role involves providing scientific, administrative, and operational support to manage SCRI Research Programs, focusing on collaborative project execution and disease-specific expertise.
Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains working relationships across the organization relevant to the role
- Leads disease program related meetings with oversight from Associate Director, as appropriate
- Attends and supports Physician Program Director 1:1 meetings, as appropriate (determined by Associate Director or Director)
- Utilizes tools to track and identify study gaps
- Awareness of protocol amendments and changes which affect patient eligibility/IP/treatment schedule/etc
- Collaborates with clinical program associate on one-page study summary updates; reviews document for accuracy
- Responsible for slide deck creation for internal audiences; may present information to internal teams as applicable
- Supports executive committee meetings by sending agenda & meeting summary emails
- Prepares all other applicable content to support meeting
- Completes Lead Template grid, and presents Leads during meeting
- Collaborates and interacts with cross-functional teams to help facilitate the lead evaluation and management process ex. Lead Management, Study Activation and Clinical Operations teams
- Maintains records and documents decisions from Leads Meetings (disease, sponsor, and site level)
- Participates in calls and meetings with sponsor/CRO as needed
- Provides support for Investigator-Initiated Trials (IITs) via established processes
- Supports proposals for RFPs and Accelero trials in coordination with Personalized medicine and Development Innovations
- Assists with scientific slide deck creation for SCRI related use by Program Director
- Develops subject matter knowledge and expertise
- Conducts scientific literature search as requested
- Assists Marketing Team with program related requests
- Responsible for maintenance of Program dashboards
- Assists with study specific emails to sites
- Assists with FDA approval emails
- Perform special projects and related work as required in support of the program(s)
Skills
- 5+ years working in a scientific capacity within clinical research
- Oncology experience and clinical research (phase I – IV) experience required
- Ability to pull scientific literature to support research projects
- Willingness to develop disease-specific and drug development expertise required to support a SCRI Research Program
- Ability to work in cross-functional, multi-cultural teams
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize tasks as necessary
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong ability to function in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing needs of program
- Highly resourceful
- PhD strongly preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being
- Competitive compensation package
- Annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered
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