Clinical Program Scientist I

Sarah Cannon Research Institute•Work at Home - Tennessee, USA (WTNA), TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

Therapeutic Development provides centralized oversight for all projects within an SCRI Research Program, ensuring alignment with disease-specific and organizational research goals. The Clinical Program Scientist (CPS) serves as a key contributor by delivering scientific, administrative, and operational support to the Associate Director and/or Director in managing one or more SCRI Research Programs. This role focuses on advancing program objectives through disease-focused expertise and collaborative project execution.

Requirements

PhD strongly preferred
5+ years working in a scientific capacity within clinical research
Oncology experience and clinical research (phase I – IV) experience required
Ability to pull scientific literature to support research projects
Willingness to develop disease-specific and drug development expertise required to support a SCRI Research Program
Ability to work in cross-functional, multi-cultural teams
Excellent time management skills
Strong organizational skills and ability to re-prioritize tasks as necessary
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong ability to function in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing needs of program
Highly resourceful
Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement.”
Completes any training assignments by the due date.

Responsibilities

Builds and maintains working relationships across the organization relevant to the role
Leads disease program related meetings with oversight from Associate Director, as appropriate
Attends and supports Physician Program Director 1:1 meetings, as appropriate (determined by Associate Director or Director)
Utilizes tools to track and identify study gaps
Awareness of protocol amendments and changes which affect patient eligibility/IP/treatment schedule/etc.
Collaborates with clinical program associate on one-page study summary updates; reviews document for accuracy
Responsible for slide deck creation for internal audiences; may present information to internal teams as applicable
Supports executive committee meetings by sending agenda & meeting summary emails
Prepares all other applicable content to support meeting
Completes Lead Template grid, and presents Leads during meeting
Collaborates and interacts with cross-functional teams to help facilitate the lead evaluation and management process ex. Lead Management, Study Activation and Clinical Operations teams
Maintains records and documents decisions from Leads Meetings (disease, sponsor, and site level)
Participates in calls and meetings with sponsor/CRO as needed
Provides support for Investigator-Initiated Trials (IITs) via established processes
Supports proposals for RFPs and Accelero trials in coordination with Personalized medicine and Development Innovations
Assists with scientific slide deck creation for SCRI related use by Program Director
Develops subject matter knowledge and expertise
Conducts scientific literature search as requested
Assists Marketing Team with program related requests
Responsible for maintenance of Program dashboards
Assists with study specific emails to sites
Assists with FDA approval emails
Perform special projects and related work as required in support of the program(s).