Total 2 job vacancies by Affinity Human Venture Llp

MEDICAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST

KOREAN SPEAKER

Full time

Home based or Office based

Singapore

Medical Communications is a global group providing inbound and outbound, post-approval contact center services designed to support our clients' business objectives for medical/ technical information, while maintaining regulatory compliance and a high-level of customer service. Our teams deliver medical/technical information to healthcare professionals and consumers for both legacy and newly launched products. Come join one of the leading CRO organisation and a growing team of nearly healthcare professionals providing medical information and education.

Summarized Purpose:

Provides technical and medical information, and/or performs intake of adverse events/ product complaints with quality customer service. Analyzes and researches inquiries and documents interactions according to organizational, client and regulatory guidelines. The information provided will be given to a level in parallel with the individual’s expertise, experience and training.

Essential Functions:

• Responds accurately and professionally to technical and medical information inquiries received via phone, email, internet or mail in reference to pharmaceutical or device products. Processes fulfillments and provides clinical trial information or after-hours on call support.
• Analyzes caller’s questions to formulate an accurate and concise response using client-approved resources and records inquiries and interactions in the appropriate databases following organizational, client and regulatory guidelines.
• Identifies, records and triages adverse events and product complaints according to organizational, client and regulatory guidelines and provides additional support (including follow up) as needed.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of project and corporate policies and procedures including client products, SOP's, protocols, GCP's, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Works closely with internal and external client contacts (up to and including members of client management) to resolve complex inquiries. As needed, researches medical literature and drafts responses for such inquiries.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences courses is required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent language skills in English and Korean language (comprehension, speaking, reading and writing);
• Proficient computer and keyboarding skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to interpret client provided complex medical and technical information
• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to maintain a positive and professional demeanor in challenging circumstances

Contact:

Sarka Llorens via [email protected]

For more information please contact Sarka via email [email protected] or via phone +65 92979345

EA No: 17S8637 Reg No: R1329451

Summarized Purpose:

• Provides support to investigator sites, monitors, department, business unit or function through communication of information, training sites and documentation of services pertaining to clinical trials. Supports the overall performance, education and training of the sites on a study level to ensure the execution of protocols are completed accurately and on time. Uses the tools provided to answer all questions, takes orders and ensure clean data at the earliest point in time.

Essential Functions:

• Acts as the point of contact for sites, ensuring that questions, material orders and request for information are responded and documented in an accurate and timely manner. Ensures that the sites are properly trained in aspects of the protocol (following the study flow sheet) relating to the department. Provides guidance on pre-analytical aspects of the study to ensure smooth flow of data to and from the site.
• Triages calls where necessary to appropriate individual/departments and follow through to resolution.
• Resolves queries so that efficient and timely sample analysis is undertaken by the laboratory so report turn around time is met. Continually reviews exceptions to resolve so that the data is cleaned within the agreed timelines.
• Notifies the sites and all necessary contacts via telephone/fax of all relevant critical/voice alert values/ study specific requirements.
• Places all calls to the sites delivering sponsor alert, voice alert values (VAV) and any other critical values. Answers incoming phone calls, resolves different types of exceptions within assigned timelines.
• Monitors and escalates site issues through the appropriate departments/people e.g. project management to resolve and report as soon as possible. Ensures that all site issues are communicated and followed up to resolution, primarily to site and monitor. Reviews site performance metrics to educate where needed or to report back to monitor or sponsor. Informs site of the results or reasoning not to proceed.
• Follows the specifications and scope of work to evaluate requests for any additional test(s) (test performed in protocol) to be added to a sample. Evaluates the request for out of protocol testing following Scope of work for study. Facilitates requests to the appropriate person.
• Coordinates and resolves issues with samples at time of scanning to have the samples in the database and reported as soon as possible.

Job Qualification

Education and Experience: 
High / Secondary school diploma or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Mandate to be fluent in Japanese and English langaugese (Speaking, Reading, Writing)
• Accurate data entry skills with intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and time management skills
• Strong client and phone service skills
• Excellent verbal communications and customer service skills
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills to support quality decision making
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment

Training will be provided. No prior work experience needed.