Clinical Trial Liaison (CTL), Ophthalmology (Nationwide/US-Based)

Clinical Trial Liaison (CTL), Ophthalmology (Nationwide/US-Based)

Serving as a value-added resource and extension of the Company, the Clinical Trial Liaison (CTL) will support the Company's Ophthalmology clinical trial pipeline. The CTL will serve as a clinical trial and clinical program subject matter expert and problem solver to help study sites optimize their study performance. The CTL will work full time to help sites address challenges in study delivery that could impact the Company's study or program goals.

This role involves compliant collaboration with KOLs, investigators, research staff members and CRO to build strong professional partnerships, provide credible scientific expertise, and serve as a field-based extension of the clinical trial team to support ongoing studies.

Site and Investigator Partnerships

• Create investigator engagement plans to support site-specific recruitment, site identification and/or selection
• Provide clinical trial liaison support to site investigators involved in sponsored studies including protocol support, screening barriers, and clinical trial recruitment and retention
• Generate feasible, time-bound, prioritized action plans to address any barriers identified at clinical sites, document the plan and meet with the sites regularly to measure progress
• Serve as a liaison to internal R&D and Clinical Operations functions to ensure the effective support of PIs
• Collection of key medical insights from PIs to inform refinement of strategies

Building Company & Pipeline Advocacy

Through compliant scientific exchange, build and maintain professional relationships with external stakeholders to expand research, company advocacy, and educational partnerships

Expertise Management and Cross Functional Support

• Maintain awareness of and access to internal and external information sources available to support high-quality scientific exchanges with HCPs
• Develop/increase knowledge of relevant medical literature and critical appraisal of scientific publications
• Maintain knowledge base and scientific expertise on all assigned disease areas and products
• Develop and update knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical guidelines and regulations. Code of Ethical Practices and company policies
• Provide scientific input and participate in local medical and cross functional initiatives
• Build scientific relationships with key thought leaders, healthcare professionals, investigators and their teams, government organizations, and patient and provider advocacy groups
• Collect key strategic insights from top research KOLs and HCPs to support strategic initiatives
• Maintain working knowledge of regulatory and ethical requirements for all initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Knows how clinical sites operate, and has a history of helping study sites solve practical problems on clinical trials
• Healthcare/science background inclusive of PharmD, PhD and MD, OD (or equivalent) required.
• Clinical background in the area of Ophthalmology, with expertise in retinal diseases required
• 5+ years of clinical research or clinical research support experience within academic, healthcare system or industry setting (e.g., clinical research coordinator, research manager, clinical research associate, study coordinator, research director) is required. Qualified individuals will have a strong familiarity and experience with clinical research and study site logistics.
• Frequent travel is required. Availability to travel up to 50% of time
• Availability to attend meetings on holidays and weekends
• Clean and valid driver's license

Salary offers to be determined based on industry experience, education, and therapeutic expertise.