For our client, an independent, non-governmental, non-profit cancer research organisation, we're actively looking for a Senior Clinical Scientist (6-month project).

Job description

The clinical scientist will support the scientific and strategic discussions of the radio-oncology scientific committee (ROSC Radiation Oncology) and the Brain tumor group (Brain).

New project development

• Provide strategic and operational support to the disease-oriented groups in their project development 
• Provide scientific input
• Coordinate the involvement of external committees, groups experts and headquarters (HQ) based teams to guarantee superior quality of projects 
• Initiate and develop relationships with industrial or academic partners both for collaboration on individual studies and to support longer-term partnership opportunities

Strategic endorsement of new projects : Coordinate the strategic review of new study concepts

Study conduct : Perform medical monitoring activities for clinical studies, with the support of a Research Physician and in close and dynamic collaboration with a multidisciplinary team (project, operations, regulatory, pharmacovigilance and data management, monitoring)

 Interaction with the internal network

• Support Disease-Oriented-Groups in their project portfolio management and guide them through internal processes
• Establish and maintain high quality relationships with internal group members and experts, by attending Group Meetings and Scientific Events

Department activities 

• Drive and be accountable for processes related to medical management of studies
• Participate in the discussion, review and updates on processes related to study conduct

Profile

• PHD or MD
• Clinical research experience required (min 5 years)
• Knowledge or interest in oncology
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry is an asset
• Able to write and check content and quality of scientific documents
• Must be fluent in English (oral and written), other languages are an asset
• Must be able to work within a team and take responsibilities and initiatives
• Good communicator with a broad range of stakeholders (academia, pharmaceutical industry, biotechnologies)

Offer

• Freelance mission (6 months + possibility of extension)
• The opportunity to work in a stable, friendly, not-for-profit environment whose number 1 mission is to advance research against cancer

Interested or curious to have more information? Don't hesitate to send me your CV: sybille@careforceone.be