Country Approval Specialist

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time
Our team of colleagues in clinical research services are at the forefront of getting cures to market.

We bring a high caliber of scientific and clinical expertise to the development of drugs that address the world's most challenging health concerns.

Our Clinical Research team, who powers our PPD clinical research portfolio, are part of our leading global contract research organization (CRO).

PPD is recruiting for our growing Australian study start-up team.

As one of the world's largest CRO's, our CRA's have the opportunity to work on challenging projects across a wide range of therapy areas with some of the most innovative pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the worldPPD is proud to employ over 20,000 employees worldwide, across 47 countries and 89 offices.

In just over 30 years, PPD has grown to become a leading company amongst CROs and recently has won accolades for industry leading CRA team, employee training & development, excellence in service and numerous awards for Best CRO.

Our sustained year on year growth means that we are always looking for exceptional clinical talent to join our company.

Currently we are recruiting for a dual role for Country Approval Specialist/Contract Specialist.

Role duties:

  • Provides Site Selection support for awarded multiservice projects
  • Keycontact at country level for either Ethical or Regulatory submissionrelated activities.
  • Coordinates, under guidance, with internal functional departments to ensure various site startup activities are aligned with submissions activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of submission process for sites and study are aligned to the critical path for site activation
  • Developed collaborative relationships with investigative sites and client company personnel.
  • Negotiate and finalize site contracts and budgets as necessary
  • Maintain regular site contact during the startup phase and document all communications in CTMS.
  • Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process
  • Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with sites and follows established escalation routes.


PPD Australia Pty Ltd requires new employees who are in office based or site facing roles to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to their first working day with PPD Australia Pty Ltd.

Office based means employees attending our Melbourne office, whether on a fixed or flexible schedule.

Site facing roles means employees in a role that requires attendance at investigator sites as part of their role; Clinical Trial Coordinator, Remote Site Monitor, Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Manager.

Employees attending client sites may also need to show evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to gain access to client facilities, depending on the client's policy.


Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 1 to 2 years') or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience.
  • Australian or New Zealand site knowledge advantageous

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • General understanding of budget negotiations within Australia
  • Basic understanding of contract and Indemnification requirements for Australia
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong attention to detail and quality of documentation
  • Good negotiation skills
  • Basic knowledge of all applicable regional / national country regulatory guidelines and EC regulations

Our offer:

As a compensation, you will be provided with a competitive remuneration, corporate trainings and the opportunity to become a part of a fast growing, multinational company.

At PPD, we encourage our employees to demonstrate creativity, innovation and fresh insights as well as a solution-focused approach. We also value teamwork, camaraderie and enthusiasm. This is a full-time, permanent position.

Locations we are hiring in:

  • Home based Australia
- #LI-Remote

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