Alcon, Inc. is the worlds leading eye care company with sales of $6.3 billion in 2008. The companys nearly 15,000 employees worldwide, work in 75 facilities around the world to research, develop, manufacture and sell eye care products in more than 180 countries. Alcon is the largest specialty eye care company in the world and leads the growing $14.5 billion market for eye care products. Alcon has delivered strong and stable growth for more than 60 years, and it is positioned to build on this record in the years to come. For 11 consecutive years, Fortune magazine has selected Alcon as "One of the 100 Best Companies to Work For". Alcons U.S. Headquarters are at its 300-acre campus in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information on Alcon, Inc., visit the Companys web site at www.alcon.com
-Responsible for providing effective scientific and tehnical expertise in the management and conduct of clinical studies to support product development in the assigned therapeutic area specialty. The position requires management of the planning, initiation, completion, and reporting of Phase I through Phase III clinical studies to support the development and marketing of drug products. The successful candidate will supervise a team dedicated to the conduct of scientifically sound clinical trials.
-Develop functional unit plans for clinical development of candidate drugs
-Manage initiation, completion, and reporting of clinical studies
-Monitor and review clinical data for trends, protocol compliance, and scientific validity
-Develop clinical protocols and prepare clinical investigator brochures, clinical study reports and clinical sections of INDs and NDAs
-Coordinate activities of other key clinical team contributors, including clinical operations, biostatistics and clinical data management, product safety, microbiology, and information technology
-Select investigators, IRBs, interface with CRO project managers, conduct investigator meetings
-Communicate effectively with key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, study coordinators, and medical monitors
-Provide regular progress reports on the conduct and status of studies to clinical and medical specialty management
-Travel required up to 25%
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements: Masters degree in an appropriate discipline (preferred Microbiology) and usually 12 years applicable experience or Doctorate degree in an appropriate discipline and usually 9 years experience.
Preferred Experience: Experience in Anti-Infectives or Allergy therapeutic area
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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to quality through diversity. M/F/D/V. Pre-employment drug testing.
Our generous benefits package includes the Alcon 401(k) Plan which matches employee contributions up to 5% of eligible pay at the rate of $1.00 for each dollar contributed, and the Alcon Retirement Plan (ARP), a qualified plan in which Alcon contributes 7% of eligible pay to the accounts of all eligible employees. By combining the Companys contributions to the 401(k) and ARP, employees can receive up to 12% of eligible pay from Alcon towards retirement. Alcon also offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, an on-site fitness center and much more. Consider having all this in a fast paced environment within a stable world-class organization.
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
Compensation: Competitive
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