
Country Approval Specialist (Submissions Specialist)
Country Approval Specialist (Submissions Specialist) -
Netherlands
Office based in Bennekom
PPD’s mission is to improve health. It starts as an idea to cure. It becomes a life saved. All
in-between, it’s you! We know that meaningful results not only require the right approach, but
also the right people. We invite you to re-imagine health promoting protocols with us,
working alongside our talented, bright and energetic teams.
Our goal-driven teams combine and deliver startup activities for the clinical trials,
collaborating to improve processes, cycle and flexibility. We partner with our sites,
businesses and colleagues around the world to decrease startup timelines and exceed
expectations.
PPD is currently looking for a Country Approval Specialist to join our team in Netherlands,
working office based in Bennekom. For experienced candidates we may offer home based
flexibility
As a Country Approval Specialist you will
• Prepare, review and coordinate, under guidance, local regulatory
submissions (MoH, EC, additional special national local applications if applicable, e.g.
ge therapy approvals, viral safety dossiers, import license) in alignment with global
submission strategy
• Provide, under guidance local regulatory strategy advice (MoH &/or EC)
to internal clients
• Provide project specific local SIA services and coordination of these
projects
• May have contact with investigators for submission related
activities
• Act as the key-contact at country level for either Ethical or Regulatory
submission-related activities
• Coordinate, under guidance, with internal functional departments to ensure
various site start-up activities are aligned with submissions activities and mutually agreed
upon timelines; ensures alignment of submission process for sites and study are aligned to the
critical path for site activation
• May work with the start-up CRA(s) to prepare the regulatory compliance
review packages, as applicable
• May develop country specific Patient Information Sheet/Informed Consent
form documents
• May assist with grant budgets(s) and payment schedules negotiations with
sites.
• Support the coordination of feasibility activities, as required, in
accordance with agreed timelines
• Enter and maintain trial status information relating to SIA activities onto
PPD tracking databases in an accurate and timely manner
• Ensure the local country study files and filing processes are prepared, set
up and maintained as per PPD WPDs or applicable client SOPs
• Maintain knowledge of and understand PPD SOPs, Client SOPs/directives, and
current regulatory guidelines as applicable to services
provided
To be considered for the role of Country Approval Specialist you should have:
Bachelor's degree
• 0 - 2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education,
training, & experience
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and quality of documentation
• Good negotiation skills
• Good computer skills and the ability to learn appropriate
software
• Fluency in English and Dutch languages
• Basic medical/therapeutic area and medical terminology
knowledge
• Ability to work in a team environment or independently, under direction,
as required
• Basic organizational and planning skills
• Basic knowledge of all applicable regional / national country regulatory
guidelines and EC regulation
At PPD we
hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one
team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout
your career, and therefore at PPD you will benefit from an award-winning learning and
development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.
As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we offer a benefits package based around the
health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD truly
value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a
collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun
together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.
- We have a strong will to win - We earn our customer’s trust - We are gamechangers - We do
the right thing -We are one PPD -
If you resonate with our five principles above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the
delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs,
then please submit your application – we’d love to hear from you.
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