Senior Scientist

Job Description Summary

Laboratory Excellence and Operation (LEO) and Biomarker Science and Operation (BSO) team in India are the key global resources for Line functions Laboratory Excellence and Operation (LEO) and Biomarker Science and Op-eration (BSO) team in India are the key global resources for Line functions (LF) and Translational Medicine (TM) Clinical Trial Teams for biomarkers including biomarker outsourcing, scientific biomarker monitoring, vendor management, biomarker logistics, clinical site communication and sample coordination. LEO/BSO are working in close collaboration with clinical teams, LF technology experts, Biomarker Leads (BMLs) as well as external service providers (ESP) including central labs and clinical sites

 

Job Description

Key Accountabilities   

• Provide operational support to clinical studies focused on biomarkers, safe-ty and PK samples, including clinical study setup, sample tracking/reconciliation, assay and vendor coordination, sample/data upload support and study closure activities. Responsibilities include supporting the re-view of clinical study protocols, site operations manuals, informed consent forms, sample collection tables, instruction manuals, central lab proto-col/manual, eCRF-related content, and other biomarker sample operation logistics. 
• Serve as a BMD Study Coordinator/ and clinical team representative from BMD on selected clinical studies and/or at a project level.
• Partner with clinical teams, data management, central labs, vendors, and internal functions to support biomarker and PK sample related activi-ties.Independently set up central lab and central lab services (specifications, clinical sites, samples, assays),
• Implement and monitor biomarker/PK sample flow across BM modalities (e.g., Immunoassay, LC-MS, Flow cytometry, genetics etc.) and PK assays
• Maintain and update study and project information in relevant reports, trackers, dashboards, and IT systems.
• Identify and escalate sample management, assay, vendor, data, quality or performance-related issues and to senior team members, subject matter experts, clinical trial leaders, and data management teams as appropriate.
• Contribute to process improvements, best practices, process and continuous improvement initiatives within sample, vendor, data and assay monitoring activities.
• Collaborate across Translational Medicine functions, central lab, clinical sites, and vendors to support efficient study execution, aligning with defined LEO processes. 

Essential Requirement

 

Skills Desired

Biomarkers, Clinical Trials, Communication, Data Transfers, Global Project Management, Influencing Skills, Stakeholder Relationship Management