O pozici
Job Description Under the direction and oversight of the ICMR Directors/Therapeutic Area Team Leads (TAL), the Individual Case Medical Review (ICMR) Physician will:
Co budeš dělat
- As required per SOP, provide in-line medical review of individual case safety reports (ICSRs) arising from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (Company) clinical trials and other sources, as required, and will include the following actions: Determine or confirm the need for expedited reporting to regulatory agencies, ensure the quality coherence, and accuracy of the case narrative, performs a medical assessment of the case in the context of the available safety data and the known safety profile, and provide a company statement and a causality assessment which will be included as part of the Individual Case Report
- Improve the accuracy and completeness of the case report by generating medical queries, as needed, which will be communicated to the corresponding site via the safety database
- Ensure compliance with global expedited reporting timelines with timely case assessment
- Under the direction of the ICMR Director (TAL), perform Analysis of Similar Events (AOSE) when applicable
- May participate in quality review of ICSRs from other ICMR Physicians and Associates
- May lead and/or participate in cross-functional projects as the ICMR subject matter expert contributing to continuous process improvement of ICSR assessments
- Consult with the Clinical Director for the trial and with the Clinical Safety and Risk Management (CSRM) Physician, as needed, for cases requiring additional clinical or safety subject matter expertise
- May participate in the training of the specified ICMR Team
- May participate in process, quality, innovation, technology and other business-related activities
- May participate on special projects or rotational assignments within or outside of ICMR as part of their professional development
- The MSR Physician will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in other departments in the Company, including but not limited to: Clinical Safety Scientists, Clinical Directors in Clinical Research, CSRM Physicians, and CSRM Associates and Scientists, Global and US Pharmacovigilance and Global Pharmacovigilance Case Management.
- The ICMR Physician will be an extended member of the Risk Management Safety Teams (RMST’s) for the products that they support, and other relevant sub-teams.
Koho hledáme
- Education Requirement: M.D. or equivalent Ex US degree in Medicine
- Minimum of 1 year experience in clinical medicine following training, with 3 years of experience preferred; this experience is required in patient care settings
- A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience that may include both clinical medicine practice post training and pharmaceutical industry experience required
- The candidate must have a strong understanding of scientific and medical concepts
- Excellent writing and communication skills in English required
- Effective presentation skills and experience influencing and negotiating required
- Computer skill required- use of database and basic MS Office suite applications
- Problem-solving, conflict resolution, and critical thinking skills are required