Site Care Partner (Site Clinical Operations)

The Site Care Partner is a key Pfizer point of contact for investigative sites throughout a study life cycle; accountable for site start-up activities through site 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 accountable for safeguarding the quality and patient safety at the investigator site.

The Site Care Partner contributes to 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 under supervision.

The Site Care Partner is accountable for ensuring that sites receive necessary support and engagement, that 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. CRA, Investigator Contracts Lead, Site Activation Partner, cSOM, 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 quality utilizing and interpreting data from analytic tools (eg SQRD), in conjunction with country intelligence and IRMS to proactively identify risks to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks.

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.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders providing country / regional level input to country outreach surveys including protocol feasibility, country SOC and medical practices (as applicable) under supervision.
• Maintain a 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 up to Site Activation
• Ensure follow up activity completion post PTA and SIV to ensure site readiness for FSFV
• Partners with CRA / site monitor to ensure site monitoring readiness in anticipation of first subject first visit
• Responsible for relationship building and operational quality of the site
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with Site Organizations and Strategic Partners
• Ability to write scientific summary documents for Subject expert committee and present to the SEC in India and defend protocols.
• Have a scientific outlook to coordinate with local Medical affairs, Regulatory and Local Commercial teams for global and local studies.
• 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; Jointly Responsible with site monitor / CRA for enrollment delivery during study conduct
• Partner with local RA / CTRO / SAP to ensure timely completion on country / local registry up to Site Activation

Accountable for study conduct and close-out

Responsible for proactively providing local intelligence.

Qualifications / Skills

Education

Experience

Skills and Technical Competencies

Behavioral Competencies

Organizational Relationships :

Direct Report to DCSO

Indirect relationships with :

Travel - As needed nationally and internationally.

Work Location Assignment : Hybrid

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.

Medical

Skills Required

Site Management, Good Clinical Practice, Computer Skills