JOB SUMMARY
The Site Care Partner is the main Pfizer point of contact for investigative sites throughout a study life cycle;
accountable for site start-up activities through activation; accountable for building and retaining investigator site relationships and providing support from site recommendation through the lifecycle of studies;
accountable for site-level recruitment and operational success, and accountable for safeguarding the quality and patient safety at the investigator site. The Site Care Partner acts as a Subject Matter Expert aimed to optimize country and site selection activities by proactively collaborating with key stakeholders and providing local intelligence to country outreach surveys, investigator strategies and Pfizer pipeline opportunities. The Site Care Partner is the “face of Pfizer” and therefore accountable for ensuring that sites receive necessary
support and engagement, issues are resolved, and Pfizer’s reputation is upheld throughout study lifecycle.
Additionally, the Site Care Partner will coordinate with other roles and functions that will interface with study sites (eg. Study Monitor, Investigator Contracts Lead, Site Activation Partner, Clinician, etc.) thereby, optimizing communications and enhancing overall visibility into and confidence of quality of site level
activities. The Site Care Partner is responsible for site oversight utilizing and interpreting data from analytic tools, in conjunction with country intelligence to proactively identify risks to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks. Site Care Partner Level 2 may be expected to support Country Specific Activities that are required to assure end to end Clinical Trial Implementation (start up to close out). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Accountable for site start-up and activation- Deploy GSSO site strategies by qualifying and activating assigned sites- Supports processes to optimize country & site selection activities including review and assessment of the draft potential site list & provide PTA output for site selection.- Supports the Feasibility Strategy and Analytics Lead to ensure that high quality feasibility results are delivered- Collaborate with key stakeholders providing country/regional level input to country outreach surveys including protocol feasibility, country SOC and medical practices (as applicable).- Provide country/regional level input to country strategy, feasibility and protocol design in collaboration with relevant Medical Affairs colleagues, and with input from external clinical experts as required.- Maintain a thorough knowledge of assigned protocols- Conduct study start up activities at the site level including but not limited to PTA, coordination of site activation checklist items, ICD finalization, SIV (as applicable), including management of issues that may compromise time to site activation.- Ensure all the site initiation activity including training per site activation checklist, collect and / complete necessary documentation/ systems needed for site activation. (e.g. PSR, SART, ESRA, SAC, FU Letter, Planisware, ISF/eISF etc.)- Support country specific ICD review and deployment when applicable- Ensure follow up activities completion post PTA and SIV to ensure site readiness for FSFV-
- Responsible for relationship building and operational oversight of the site- Provide study support on escalated site issues related to study delivery by coordinating communications and resolution efforts. (e.g., vendor, site contracts and payment issues etc.)- Ensure the strategy/approach for IP and ancillary supplies for sites and country requirement throughout the lifecycle of the study- Be accountable for effective site recruitment planning and delivery, consistent with global and/or country plan and local targets; Responsible for enrollment support and ensure progress by responding to recruitment issues from investigators.- Maintain regular communications with investigator sites to gather status updates and drive delivery to study goals (eg. recruitment, data entry timelines etc).- Partner with local RA/ CTRO / SAP to ensure timely completion on country / local registry when applicable Accountable for study conduct and close-out- Act as operational point of contact for all site-level questions, liaising with and escalating to appropriate teams to respond and resolve questions.- Review Site Monitoring Reports- Support the site with revision and submission of ICD documents (and amendments).- Working with other roles, maintain system management (e.g., EDC, Shared Investigator Platform, Site Profile and other systems as applicable) at site level ensuring alignment across platforms.- During the conduct of the study, the Site Management Organization Assessment is reviewed with the site, when applicable, on an annual basis following site initiation and updated as needed. In addition, the SMO Assessment is reviewed and updated when major staffing, contrac