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Careers at ELS

  • Would you like to join a young and growing company, where you can make an immediate impact?
  • Does the opportunity to be associated with a truly global organization devoted to excellence sound challenging?
  • Would you feel excited to work with a highly qualified and motivated team of doctors, managers, clinicians and advisors?
 If you answered, "yes" to these questions, then Excel Life Sciences is the right place for you.

Excel Life Sciences offers a challenging work environment that promotes creativity, innovation and leadership.

Currently we have the following open positions:

Clinical Research Coordinator

Description

Responsible for collecting data at clinical trial sites and assisting investigators in all aspects of clinical trial execution including pre-trial, during the trial and post trial activities.

Our Clinical Research Coordinators are dedicated to ensuring the safety and welfare of research subjects and maintaining scientific integrity throughout the clinical trial.

Job Responsibilities
  • Site & PI identification as per the specific needs of Client & Protocol
  • Regulatory submission
  • IRB submission
  • Site set up
  • Document collection
  • Create source document template
  • Prepare site for SIV
  • Pre screening, in case of chronic disease trials
  • Enroll & Follow Up
  • Assist in the ICF process, screening & enrollment
  • Coordinate subject follow up visits - prevent lost to follow up & missed visits
  • Manage CTM accountability, distribution & logistics
  • Coordinate Central Lab logistics & sample flow
  • Coordinate Monitoring & Audit visits
  • Subject reimbursements
  • Safety - Coordinate SAE reporting on time
  • TMF - Maintain and update the file
  • Post trial Activities
  • Training - Project Specific & ICH GCP
  • CRC - Recruit & Train CRC
  • Investigator Meet - Organize multicentric trial meetings
  • Contracts - Coordinate with all parties
  • Financials - Coordinate for all milestone payments
  • Create and Maintain local PI / Facility database
Requirements

This position requires a graduate in a scientific-related field. Any experience in clinical research would be a plus. Knowledge of ICH, FDA, and GCP regulations and practices is also a plus. Strong working knowledge of guidelines, and systems for clinical trial management. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

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Description

Responsible for working with the Director of Clinical Operations and the Excel Life Sciences team to develop systems to implement and manage all clinical trials. This position will provide broad oversight for all clinical research from protocol development to staff education.

Job Responsibilities

  • Reviewing all new protocols to determine requirements for implementation and feasibility
  • Periodically reviewing staffing resources in order to identify staffing needs
  • Serving as resource for protocol development, initiation and implementation
  • Leading a team of clinical research personnel
  • Assigning work and providing performance evaluations
  • Developing and maintaining efficient, organized, systematic methods of protocol implementation
  • Developing and preparing resource materials for clinical research staff education
  • Working with Director of Clinical Operations and finance team to develop clinical trial budgets

Requirements

MBBS or MD preferred. Must have at least 2 years relevant experience in Clinical Trials

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Assistant Medical Director

Description

Responsible for managing a team of project managers and serving as a resource to the organization and to our network of principal investigators and other stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

  • Bridge between Operations / BD internally
  • Externally, represent ELS with physician groups, Pharmaceutical companies, NGOs, IRBs, patient advocacy groups and other stakeholders
  • Manage feasibility reports
  • Provide operational inputs to proposals
  • Investigator Relationships including investigator and site analysis, communications and investigator forums
  • Closely work with IRBs/ NGOs, patient groups cancer, Allergy, heart Disease, Lipid disorders, etc.
  • Develop and improve patient recruitment strategies.
  • Collaborates with the in house patient recruitment
  • Prepare macro level documents on disease prevalence/SOC on most common conditions relevant to clinical research
  • Understand the protocol requirements
  • Include relevant questions in the feasibility questionnaire for the CRCs
  • Compiles feasibility reports in user friendly formats
  • Direct Project Managers to identify appropriate investigators, assist in the completion of the operational aspects of proposals e.g., regulatory challenges, recruitment and retention challenges, etc.
  • Bi-monthly Investigator News Letter on topics of relevance and current interest
  • Identify local/regional/national physician meetings for ELS speaking opportunities and participation
  • Conduct community out reach programs in collaboration with IRBs/physicians/ hospital administrations, etc., on benefits of medical research, and participation in clinical research in particular

Qualifications

  • Excellent people management skills
  • Physician with Board Certification in Internal Medicine currently in a Junior Faculty Position.
  • Prior experience in clinical research will be extremely desirable
  • Physician from the pharmaceutical industry- with 3-4 years experience as a Medical Advisor
  • Experienced in speaking / organizing product related meetings for the physicians
  • Go getter
  • Self starter
  • Ability to network
  • Good writing skills
  • Personally well organized, and good at time management
  • Willing to travel 40-50%

Requirements

MD required. Must have at least 2 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry or clinical research industry.

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Director of Sales, West Coast

Description:

Excel Life Sciences is interested in expanding its successful business development operation with the addition of a seasoned sales executive. This individual will be directly responsible for growth and management of the ELS business on the West Coast of the United States. All applicants must have a minimum of 10 years sales experience with at least 3 years of proven sales experience in the drug development and clinical research industry. Experience in dealing with biopharmaceutical companies carrying out global clinical trials and placing trials in non-U.S. locations will be a great advantage. Individuals must have strong relevant industry contacts.

Job Responsibilites:

  • Develop a comprehensive business plan for raising awareness about Excel Life Sciences and securing new clients, including
  • Identifying sales targets and building a strong pipeline
  • Establishing quarterly / annual sales goals, comparing performance against goals and taking corrective action
  • Defining the actions, timelines and frequency of sales efforts and execute as per plan
  • Contact biopharmaceutical companies on the west coast to introduce Excel Life Sciences trial management services in India to prospective buyers in the clinical operations group
  • Perform at least 3 hours of cold calls per day and 2 hours of follow up calls
  • Involves travel up to 40% of the time
  • Identify and participate in regional conferences and professional meetings where prospective clients may be present
  • Conduct presentations at 2 or more industry conferences annually
  • Write 2 articles to appear in industry trade magazines and journals annually


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Training Specialist


Description:

This position will be responsible for supporting the learning and development function at ELS. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and delivery and ELS training programs and the development and work closely with HR, clinical operations and senior management to ensure training needs are adequately assessed and that performance gaps are addressed.

Job Responsibilites:

  • Conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new hires
  • Develop testing and evaluation procedures for the delivery of training and development, ensuring that training meets business needs
  • Conduct ongoing technical training and personal development classes for staff members
  • Offer specific and innovative training programs to help CRC/Sr. CRC maintain or improve job skills
  • Develop and organize training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials
  • Plan, develop, and provide training programs, using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, conferences, and workshops
  • Conduct leadership training sessions
  • Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs
  • Present information, using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos and lectures
  • Evaluate training materials already available such as outlines, text, and handouts
  • Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen
  • Conducting training needs assessments test on a monthly basis to review and evaluate the Job knowledge of the employees
  • Managing and participating in organizational improvement projects
  • Contribute to the development of annual training calendar by liaising with senior management and maintaining calendar of training events
  • Assume responsibility for administration activities necessary for the operation of training and development programs including scheduling of functions, reservations of in-house and outside space maintaining accurate training activity records
  • Evaluation of training curriculum success including training effectiveness and knowledge transfer metrics
  • Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things
  • Develop a cadre of regional trainers. Help CRCs consider this a career path
  • Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with other functional units in the organization and maintain them over time
  • Visit sites and PIs
  • Conducting training programs related to education on Clinical Trials within sites
  • Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books and magazine articles
  • Maintain and report training metrics to management
  • Contribute to the Learning and Certification Management System (LCMS)


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