Clinical Trials Manager
132511 · SedentaryClinical data managers analyse statistical information and results from clinical trials to identify and report trends.
Description
Clinical Trials Managers execute and supervise clinical trials and oversee and guide Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Data Managers. A Clinical Trials Manager reports to a Clinical Project Manager.
Typical work tasks
Collaborates with the Clinical Project Manager to set targets for clinical trial team, and ensuring the design and implementation of trials is in compliance with project goals; creates and implements study-specific clinical trial monitoring tools and documents; works within trial budget; identifies, enlists, and chooses trial sites/participants and coordinates site/participant management activities; coordinates and supervises clinical trial team; provides Clinical Research Associates with project-specific training and regularly meets with them; records and shares interactions with clients, and acts as their representative; arranges and oversees site visits; gathers and examines trial documents; assures compliance with any relevant regulations and guidelines; reports issues, progress, and findings to the Clinical Project Manager.
Typical work environment
- Frequently works indoors in offices, meeting rooms, and laboratories within large public or private organisations.
- May work outdoors depending on the nature of the organisation and the focus of research projects.
- Works in adequately heated, ventilated, and clean, well-maintained office workspaces.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Sedentary work with frequent to constant sitting in offices or in meetings.
- Stands and walks and moves occasionally within the organisation.
- Lifting, carrying, or pulling is unlikely to exceed sedentary demand.
- Bending, squatting, or crouching is unlikely to be required.
- Stretching, twisting, climbing is unlikely to be required.
- Occasional to frequent repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using hand-held objects such as pens, calculators, a keyboard and mouse.
- Occasional use and operation of office machines such as printers, scanners, and specialist research equipment.
- Occasional travel may be required in some project contexts.
- Occasional driving of vehicles maybe required depending on the nature of the work and the organisation.
- Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with technical, research, analytical, statistical, communication, interpersonal, organisational, problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making capabilities.
Requires a substantial formal qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers.
How this was determined (model-generated): Clinical Trials Manager: Class 1 licence only for 'specific roles involving driving' = incidental, correctly may_be_required not required; barrier qualification.
Entry Requirements
A relevant tertiary qualification or at least five years applicable experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For specific roles involving driving a Class 1 Driver Licence will be required.
Further Comments
There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.