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Pfizer, S.A. de C.V

Director, Medical Monitor (MD), VRD

Pfizer, S.A. de C.V, Pearl River, New York, United States, 10965


We’re in relentless pursuit of breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. We innovate every day to make the world a healthier place.To fully realize Pfizer’s purpose – Breakthroughs that change patients’ lives – we have established a clear set of expectations regarding “what” we need to achieve for patients and “how” we will go about achieving those goals.Pfizer Research & Development serves as the beating heart of Pfizer's trailblazing product pipeline, the essence of our mission to bring life-changing medicines to the world.Pfizer offers competitive compensation and benefits programs designed to meet the diverse needs of our colleagues.ROLE SUMMARY

The clinician medical monitor is accountable for providing medical and scientific expertise and oversight for Clinical Trials and serves as a single point of accountability for design, execution, monitoring, delivery and reporting of one or more clinical studies and to ensure patient safety.The clinician medical monitor may be required to design a development strategy for multiple protocols designed to obtain worldwide approval for a compound or group of compounds.In addition to study level activities, the clinician medical monitor may participate in standing committees, review compounds for potential in-licensing, including performance of due diligence reviews, and aid new business development on market opportunities and the target product profile.ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountable for safety across the studyProvide study team with medical advice for all medical issues during risk assessment and mitigation planning to enable quality, compliance and patient safety at the trial, site and patient level.Ensures development of and adherence to the Safety Surveillance Review Plan (SSRP).Consistent with the SSRP, performs and documents regular review of individual subject safety data, and performs review of cumulative safety data with the safety risk lead.As appropriate, the clinician medical monitor may delegate these responsibilities to the study clinician scientist identified in the SSRP.The specific components of safety data review are detailed in the appropriate SOPs and the “Safety Data Review Guide – for Clinicians.”Monitor study safety issues and provide input to serious adverse events (SAEs) reports.Provides appropriate medical context in terms of risk factors, medical history and other important medical factors required to put the SAE or AE into appropriate medical context required for benefit-risk assessments.Participates in the Safety Review Team to evaluate medical benefits/risks to support targeted clinical indications.Reviews literature as needed to respond to safety questions or those posed by the Safety Review Team, Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) or other individuals or bodies involved with the study.Communicates safety information to sites across the study and provides responses to questions on safety.Protocol design and strategyProvide medical input during development and updates to the clinical development plan.Designs clinical studies to meet the stated objectives. Assures that clinical trial objectives fit with the clinical program strategy.Ensure that documents (protocol, Informed Consent Document [ICD], etc.) meet regulatory requirements and company policy and has been reviewed by IRB/IECs.Provides medical input into country feasibility.Support study teamProvides clinical input to protocol/study team for monitoring guidelines, statistics analysis plans, ICDs, clinical review forms, data edit checks, data quality planning, as needed (ultimately oversees work of protocol/study team).Contributes to contract research organization/vendor selection to ensure study is conducted consistent with protocol requirements, clinical plan expectations, and study timelines; this includes ensuring medical/technical requirements for data integrity are applied.Works with study team to ensure high quality of data e.g., appropriate patient population, adequacy of clinical assessments as study is ongoing.Conducts medical review and interpretation of efficacy and safety data from clinical trials; this may include delivery of top-line report in collaboration with study statistician, and delivery of clinical study report in collaboration with medical writer and accountable for overall quality and timeliness of analysis and reporting.Ensures the medical and scientific validity of study report, especially conclusions regarding efficacy and safety.Responsible for disclosure of appropriate safety and efficacy data and conclusions (ClinicalTrials.gov, EudraCT, or Pfizer.com).Provides protocol specific training to study team, investigators, clinical research associate, and others.Interacts with healthcare professionals at sites (leveraging the RMMs when assigned) during the conduct of the study to enable quality, compliance and patient safety at the trial, site and patient level.Interacts with DMCs and steering committees as required.Notify appropriate study team personnel of the need to inform investigators of any changes in research activity and any significant new adverse events.Monitor investigator compliance with protocol and regulatory requirements.Support study team in issues resolution, study closeout, audit responses, inspection readiness, etc.Supports the program teamAuthors clinical sections of regulatory documents (Investigator Brochure, Annual Reports, Investigational New Drug sections, clinical study report).May co-author abstracts, posters, presentations and publications.May contribute budget execution of protocols.Interact with regulatory authorities, key opinion leaders, and principal investigatorsSupports Clinical Regulatory Authority interactions accountable for providing responses.Liaise with Key Opinion Leaders and Principal Investigators in countries to build a Key Opinion Leaders/Principal Investigators network for new trials.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Medical degree (M.D./D.O. or equivalent)4+ years’ work experienceLicensed by a health authority to prescribe medicines (independent of supervision) for at least one year (post

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