Pfizer Job Opportunities

The following information has been compiled by Lindsay Hill, our Clinical & Pharmaceutical I.T. Consultant, and Pfizer Account Manager. 

At any time, feel free to call Lindsay on 01932 245 500 for an informal chat about our current Clinical I.T. Opportunities.

The following job opportunities (detailed below) are specifically related to the outplacement clinic conducted by Jenrick CPI on March 11th 2009. You can also view additional IT orientated job opportunities within this sector (updated every hour) as well as emailing your CV directly to Lindsay Hill to ensure you are considered for all future vacancies.

 

Clinical Trial Administrator - contract role circa £15-£25 per hour depending on experience

Primary responsibilities:

  • Support the clinical research team with the ongoing conduct of studies.
  • Assist the project teams with study specific documentation as appropriate;
  • Assist in the preparation, handling and tracking of Regulatory submissions.
  • Maintain the study files for the projects.
  • Co-ordinate orders, dispatch and track trial materials.
  • Assist in the tracking and distribution of safety reports.
  • Organise project team meetings and investigator meetings and take minutes, as required.
  • Assist in the preparation of presentations.
  • Prior experience of ICH GCP required.
  • Ideally familiar with Oncology trials.

Clinical Project Manager - contract role circa £280-£320 per day depending on experience

  • This challenging and rewarding role will see you organising clinical trials to support the sales and marketing business units which drive our highly successful UK pharmaceutical business.
  • Working with innovative new and existing products, you will be helping to drive understanding of therapies among health authorities and other key stakeholders.
  • Part of the Medical Affairs team, you will be one of a team of dedicated Clinical Project Managers and Clinical Trials Assistants which provides medical expertise and advice to our business and customers.
  • You will be focusing on co-ordinating the planning, conduct and follow up of clinical trials of both marketed products and those nearing the market. There will be the opportunity to get involved at the start as you work with medical advisors and brand managers to contribute to the development of local clinical trial strategies.
  • You will then help to plan the detail of those trials - inputting into the development of protocols as well as all aspects of the clinical project  management of the programmes and publication plans.
  • Sustaining relationships throughout trials, you will manage resources and budgets to ensure that projects deliver results on time and to budget. You will work closely with investigators and others to support the delivery of presentations and publications to raise awareness of trial results.
    You will need to be someone who wants to influence your own development. Be looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.
    To be successful in this role, you will combine an understanding of clinical trials with commercial awareness and your passion for delivering quality results.
  • You will be able to demonstrate your experience of conducting or managing clinical trials, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry. That experience will have armed you with an excellent knowledge of ICH GCP and the EU Clinical Trials Directive and the legal and regulatory requirements for the conduct of Clinical Trials.
  • Your academic background - with a Life Science, Nursing or Pharmacy degree or equivalent - and strong interpersonal and team working skills will be crucial for your success; you will be skilled at understanding the different needs and motivations of other people and at building and maintaining positive working relationships with individuals and teams within and outside the company. Assertive and confident, you will be adept at negotiating and agreeing action.
  • Your proactive nature and organisational and planning skills will enable you to prioritise the multiple projects that you will be working on in a constantly changing environment.

 

Clinical Research Associate - contract role circa £15-£25ph depending on experience

Responsibilities

  • Site administration and site monitoring responsibility for clinical studies according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ICH Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
  • Site management responsibility for clinical studies according to company SOPs
  • Assures the implementation of project plans.
  • Assume line management responsibilities when required

Required skills

  • Ideally a University/college degree (life science preferred)
  • Prior experience within a clinical research role, within the pharmaceutical or CRO industry.
  • A thorough knowledge of ICH Guidelines and GCP including a basic understanding of regulatory requirements

Bioinformatician - initial 3 month contract possibility of extending – Rate TBC

Experience required:

  • Applicants should possess a university degree in the life sciences as well as having a broad knowledge of molecular biology and/or biochemistry.
  • The sucessful candidate will have an understanding of InterPro and its component member databases and an appreciation of the basics of automatic sequence annotation systems.
  • Experience using biological databases and/or software is desirable.
  • Programming skills, particularly in Perl or Java, would be advantageous. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required, together with a willingness to seize the initiative.

Scientific Database Curator - initial contract of 3 years (option to extend) will be offered to the successful candidate. Rate TBC

Required experience:

  • A university degree in life sciences and a broad knowledge in biochemistry and/or molecular biology are the minimum requirements.
  • A higher degree (MSc/PhD) and/or relevant post-graduate experience is desirable.
  • Previous experience in using Unix, Windows, biological databases and sequence analysis is required.

The successful candidate must demonstrate good attention to detail, and have the ability to quickly and accurately interpret scientific literature. The position requires the curator to possess excellent communication and organizational skills in order to interact well under time pressure within a team of software developers and biologists and with external partners.

 

Applying for these roles and other Clincial IT roles:

Please contact Lindsay Hill, our Clinical & Pharmaceutical I.T. Consultant on (01932) 245 500.

In addition, you may wish to read Linsday's blog article regarding the Clinical IT job sector or her website article which gives an overview of the type of Clinical IT job roles regularly available from Jenrick CPI.