Clinical Trial Assistant

Company Description

First of all, out of our various vacancies.
However, SGS also gives you another choice. Do you choose to expand or to enrich? We are not only looking for colleagues who can go into depths of their discipline. We are equally as much looking for colleagues who we call ‘connectors’, people who can connect our diversity to our services. To each other. And this way, enrich our business.

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We’re also the benchmark worldwide for quality and integrity. And that makes us very proud.
This can only happen thanks to our more than 90.000 colleagues worldwide, with over 1800 employees in Belgium only. Our employees give 110% of themselves every day, divided over all expertises, branches and cultures. Our coworkers build their own way inside the company, the services and the expertise.

SGS Pharma carries out all type of services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, from coordination and running of clinical trials with new molecules or techniques on human beings, to support and consultancy on post marketing registration activities. SGS Pharma has also expertise in the quality control of pharmaceuticals.

We currently have an interesting opportunity for a Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA).

Job Description

The key purpose of the role is to assist the clinical project team in its day-to-day business.

Working in a team environment, this position requires you are used to working close together with your team, your colleague CTA’s as well as with other departments and clients.

The position will be based in Mechelen and contains the following:

• General administrative assistance to the Project Team (Project Manager/CRAs)
• Preparing, updating, follow-up of electronic filing of clinical trial related documents
• Preparing of study binders for site use
• Correspondence with internal and external clients (mainly in English)
• Attending team meetings, writing meeting minutes and/or reports
• Arranging investigator meetings, general meetings
• Arranging international travel
• Entering, updating and tracking of records in the Clinical Trial Management System
• Attending site visits to assist CRA in study binder review

Handling of study supplies (incl. shipments, tracking,  

Qualifications

• You have a bachelor’s degree ‘Medical/Administrative assistant’ or equivalent by relevant experience
• You have very good knowledge of Dutch and excellent knowledge of English
• You have good communication skills
• You have good organizational skills
• You have a profound knowledge of Microsoft Office
• You are interested in using multiple databases
• You are a real team player
• You are precise and have a great eye for detail
• Clinical experience as well as eTMF experience is a plus!

Lastly, you can recognize yourself in the following characteristics:

• Driven and eager: you are curious, flexible, and ambitious to learn from the global SGS network
• Determined: to learn from the different skills, backgrounds, and behaviors around you
• Open-minded: you strive to maximize the opportunity of making a difference in the world
• Socially responsible: you want to be part of work that improves millions of lives
• Committed to health, safety, and sustainability: you want to express our purpose in everything, you do and lead by example.
• Well-being programs for you, your family and local communities.

Additional Information

Do you want to be part of this?

Were you already considering a switch in your career? Maybe this could be your next step. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Send us your story and your resume via the apply button and maybe you will soon join us for work and coffee breaks. Still have questions? Heidi can give you more details about the job.
Send her an e-mail at heidi.aerts@sgs.com