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(Sr.) Manager, CTSS will ensure that CTSS Representatives are effectively supporting the clinical operations team with respect to system maintenance, contract execution, invoice retrieval, IP/non-IP supplies and administrative tasks like preparation of submission dossiers, filing and reporting, and payment activities. (Sr.) Manager, CTSS will ensure all above-mentioned supporting activities in compliance with Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and appropriate Quality Standards.

1. Leadership

Provides line management support for Country CTSS Representatives, ensure the delivery of the service.Ensure coaching and supervision of the CTSS staff.Recognize and reward direct reports proactively.Monitor work/life balance.Ensure training program is in place for direct reports.Conflict resolution, issue management and appropriate escalation.

2. Set up and maintain the capabilities and efficiencies of CTSS team to provide sustained administrative supporting level.  Develop CTSS function capability and improve productivity with the book of work increasing, ensure the administrative supporting level sustained high.

Responsible for updating of clinical research related system, e.g, CDE Clinical Trial Registry, eTMF etc.Oversight the logistic support for site safety mailing ethical committee submission.Provide operational expertise and oversight the operational support in local IIT, include preparing IIT study contract and/ or IP based on internal approved IIT proposal, tracking IIT enrollment progress, coordinating distribution to site and processing site payment, if applicable.Oversight the local site study equipment leasing process, investigator/sponsor TMF archival process.Ensure the hard copy TMF are managed compliant to GCP.

3. Deliver site and vendor contract and payment in a compliance way that support the accelerated site initiation and during trial execution.

Ensure vendor and sites contract process well executed in the system, fully in compliance with global and local finance policy.Balance the investigator sites and Lilly finance requirement to process clinical trials payment in a timely manner.Identify opportunities and take innovative approach that could lead to site payment acceleration.

4. Work with cross function team to proceed Third-Party Organization (TPO) sourcing process that meet Clinical Operation deliveries requirements which related to CTSS service, trial equipment leasing and calibration, printing, translation.

Develop team capability in vendor management that provide enough support in trial execution where required.Oversight vendor performance on a regular basis.Partner with study team to provide feedback to vendor and get involved in vendor management for service improvement where necessary.Develop new service vendors while business needs evolve.Ensure the process and practices are following finance and other relevant policy.

5. Maintain the relationship with stakeholders to meet CTSS team deliveries requirements, including but not limit to global trial capabilities team, Finance, Procurement, IQVIA CRA team, ClinOps CSM team etc.

6. Oversight the CTSS representatives for the logistics and management of Investigational Product (IP)/non-IP supplies in collaboration with local TPO from ordering, receipt, storage, delivery to/return from sites until destruction.

Sourcing of IP (commercial material) and non-IP supplies as study team request.Support import/export/shipment/return/destruction activities related to IP/non-IP supplies.Provide operational expertise to IP distribution management training for CRAs.Coordinate with IP SME and MQR to ensure appropriate audit/inspection responses are provided and implement corrective actions.

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