Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses gowning gloves lab coat ear plugs etc.)
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100 countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio our work spans laboratory digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.
Location/Division Specific Information
Our global Clinical Operations colleagues within our PPD clinical research services provide end-to-end support for clinical trials from study start up to monitoring through to study close out across commercial and government contracts. Together we help clients define and develop clinical programs minimize delays and execute high-quality cost-efficient clinical studies.
Discover Impactful Work:
Supports the Clinic in the overall conduct of multiple ongoing clinical trials involving an in-patient setting ensuring patient safety and cooperation during the study process.
A day in the Life:
- Reviews inclusion/exclusion criteria with patients to ensure eligibility to participate in study. Interacts with Principal Investigator for inclusion/exclusion review of patient data. Reviews and witnesses the consenting process for subjects. Prepares study-specific documents for applicable study visit.
- Ensures the safety of patients by monitoring and assessing AEs if any and communicating potentially serious findings to investigators.
- Performs all procedures in the treatment areas (i.e. check-ins gauze management administration of drug blood draws ECGs vital signs etc.) Monitors staff to assure adherence to GCP ICH FDA and OSHA guidelines.
- Attends initiation meetings when necessary to obtain study process clarification.
- Monitors and continuously evaluates the overall research experience of each patient to assure a positive experience.
- Performs other study-related duties as qualified by documented training
Keys to Success:
Education
- ADN from an accredited institution/active RN or LVN licence to practice
Experience
- 1 year experience as RN or LVN
- Technical positions may require a certificate
Previous experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to at least 6 years). Bachelors degree preferred.
Knowledge Skills Abilities
- Ability to work well in a team environment and interact with all levels of staff clients and subjects in a positive and professional manner
- Strong planning and organizational capabilities to manage multiple tasks and study groups at one time
- Basic computer skills good handwriting and attention to detail
- Willingness and ability to administer investigational drugs or test investigational devices intravenously topically or by other approved methods of dosing
- Willingness and ability to learn and perform a variety of technical procedures such as drawing blood processing and harvesting lab specimens taking vital signs performing ECGs etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond to medical emergency scenarios in accordance with ACLS guidance established emergency protocols and Investigator instructions
Physical Requirements / Work Environment
- Work is performed in an office or clinical environment with exposure to electrical office equipment
- Occasional drives to site locations. Potential Occasional travel required
- Frequent long hours weekends and/or holidays
- Exposure to blood and biohazardous waste
- Be available by cell phone after hours
- Exposure to fluctuating and/or extreme temperatures on rare occasions
- Frequently stationary for 4-6 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional crouching stooping bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- May interact with others relating and gathering sensitive information. Interaction includes diverse groups.
- Works with guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions from management. May require periods of intense concentration.
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.
- Regular and consistent attendance
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!