Hybrid Senior Specialist, Global Research Manager

at MSD

• Job title: Senior Specialist, Global Research Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $106,200 - $167,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, North Wales, United States

About the role

• Senior Research Manager in Global Medical Affairs responsible for coordinating non-interventional research activities. Ensuring compliance and operational support for observational studies in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all aspects of observational or non-interventional research activities, which includes the implementation of primary-data collection, chart review/survey, and database studies; health economic model development and adaptations; and other activities in support of Health Technology Assessment (HTA).
• Supports scientist(s) by providing overall operational support for research conduct in compliance with Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP), company policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Provides operational support of observation or non-interventional research activities, including execution and closeout of primary-data collection, chart review, and database studies in addition to other activity types.
• Manages several complex activities and study types.
• Liaises with and provides oversight/direction to supplier and communicates with internal cross-functional teams to share project status and mitigations.
• Tracks timelines/deliverables and follows up on action items (vendor and internal teams/scientists).
• Assists with review and finalization of all supplier documents, such as monitoring, project management, safety management, data management, and validation plans.
• Participates in protocol and interim/final report preparation, shepherds documents through the internal review process for approval, and submits to the internal repository.
• Coordinates internal/external meeting management and drafts/reviews agendas and minutes.
• Ensures that studies follow all non-interventional processes for informed consent, compliance, site contract and budget review/approval, protocol document review, study registration (when applicable), adverse-event reconciliation, publication submission, and closeout.
• Coordinates confidentiality and consultant agreements, as well as external engagement meetings.
• Participates in quality control and integrity of study data and reports for publications.
• Manages publication development, including formatting, figure/data content development, co-author review, internal review process, and journal submissions.
• Collaborates and troubleshoots issues by providing potential resolutions when necessary to ensure timely management and execution of activities.
• Participates in internal process-improvement initiatives with Research Management and mentors other research managers as necessary.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in life sciences or public health (or closely related discipline, such as epidemiology, health administration, or biological sciences).
• A minimum of three years of work experience within clinical/observational research or equivalent.
• Ability to understand, describe and document (when applicable) procedures/compliance requirements for observational studies to internal and external stakeholders such as outside investigators/suppliers and key opinion leaders.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of epidemiologic or outcomes research.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills.
• Motivation and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Proven ability to be solution-oriented, detail-oriented and timely.
• Ability to manage a high volume of complex research activities.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days