Clinical Trial Liaison

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals • Lexington, MA

8h • $128,000 - $142,000

About The Position

The Clinical Trial Liaison (CTL) will be accountable for site engagement, communications and timely patient screening / enrollment of assigned sites for Kiniksa’s applicable studies. The CTL will collaborate closely with the Kiniksa Clinical Operations Team, Clinical Development Lead and Medical Affairs as well as the partner CRO for optimal trial execution.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, with prior hands-on experience in executing clinical trials and a natural ability to build and foster productive relationships with clinical site personnel. This role will require significant travel (75%).
The CTL will report to the Associate Director of Clinical Operations overseeing the global site engagement and recruitment strategy for the Clinical Operations department with a dotted line to Regional Clinical Operations Lead of assigned region(s).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health or life science
• A minimum of 5 years’ hands-on clinical trial execution experience, with study coordinator experience highly preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with a natural ability to establish rapport with a wide range of people
• Excellent communication skills, including use of MS Office based software tools for the development and maintenance of effective templates to track, monitor and summarize data and key messages for various audiences
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Effective project management and risk mitigation skills
• Demonstrated ability to successfully enroll clinical studies in a timely manner
• Strong organization skills and demonstrated ability to work independently, navigate within a cross-functional matrix environment, and execute tasks with minimal oversight
• Ability to travel within the US and outside the US (up to 75%) with potential for overnight stays.

Nice To Haves

• Nursing or advanced degree is preferred
• Site monitoring and clinical quality compliance experience are strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Be the face of Kiniksa to Investigational Sites taking part in Kiniksa’s applicable studies
• Delivering on established KPIs related to patient identification, screening and enrollment targets per site and overall
• Developing and fostering relationships directly with clinical site staff and investigators to understand and address challenges in patient enrollment
• Developing and maintaining routine communication tools, such as enrollment reports and dashboards, for communicating overall study progress along key metrics, including key risks and challenges, to Senior Management and program team
• Supporting development and implementation of site-specific engagement plans for maximizing participation at individual clinical sites
• Supporting qualification, site initiation and/or interim monitoring visits with in-person/remote attendance to help amplify and support patient identification efforts
• Providing input into and/or developing study related materials to support study participant identification and screening, including support of local clinical site advertising materials
• Supporting CRO on feasibility and site selection efforts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level