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Career Opportunities at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI), is a biopharmaceutical company that acquires, develops and commercializes a diversified portfolio of oncology and other drug candidates that meet critical health challenges for which there are few other treatment options. Spectrum’s expertise lies in identifying undervalued drugs with demonstrated safety and efficacy, and adding value through further clinical development and selection of the most viable and low-risk methods of commercialization. The Company’s pipeline includes promising early and late-stage drug candidates with unique formulations and mechanisms of action that address the needs of seriously ill patients, such as at-home chemotherapy and new treatment regimens for refractory disease.
Our passion to identify, develop and deliver better options for people suffering from cancer is behind every action we take. At Spectrum, each one of us is committed to excellence and strives to make a difference every day.
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Please select from the list of available positions below to view the respective job description.
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Under general supervision, the Clinical Research Associate (CRA)
will assist with coordination of clinical studies within the Clinical
Research Operations area. A CRA is expected to demonstrate initiative
and originality in organizing, systematizing and coordinating
clinical research activities.
Primary Responsibilities to include:
- Demonstrate superior communication and
organizational skills
in addition to the technical skills required for overseeing
clinical studies.
- Recognize the urgency
of meeting established
schedules and be able to prioritize tasks and time to meet those schedules.
- Help identify and select
trial sites. Conduct
qualification, initiation, interim monitoring close-out visits, and perform drug
accountability (approximately
50% travel required).
- Ensure the timely collection
of appropriate
regulatory documents from study sites.
- Assist in the development
of materials
that support the conduct of clinical studies including: site reference manuals,
monitoring flow sheets, CRF completion
guidelines, etc.)
- Review clinical documents
for accuracy
and completion (1572, consents, protocols, meeting minutes, etc).
- Assist in the preparation
of investigator ’s meetings.
- Remain current with applicable
regulations
concerning development and conduct of human clinical trials (CFRs, ICH). Communicate
to investigators the rudiments
of GCP
and their related responsibilities.
- Demonstrate
working knowledge of relevant
clinical trial SOPs.
- Ensure assigned studies
adhere
to approved protocols.
- Maintain a level of accuracy
that
minimizes data query rate and ensures data are accurately transcribed to meet
SOP and audit expectations. Identify and
provide
solutions for data trends.
Job Qualifications:
- Have a fundamental understanding of clinical research.
- Have a working knowledge
of the relevant SOPs.
- Have the necessary interpersonal
and communication skills
to establish professional working relationships with colleagues and site personnel.
- MS Word, Excel, in-depth
knowledge of other
presentation programs a plus.
- Minimum BA or BS degree
with 1+ years in
a clinical research environment.
- Strong, organizational
planning and
follow-through skills.
- Excellent language and
grammar skills,
ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Attention
to detail and the ability
to prioritize.
- Ability to work well under
pressure
and with tight schedules.
- Ability to plan and schedule
workload
and work effectively with others.
- Ability to exercise judgment
within
generally defined practices and policies for obtaining data.
- Self-direction and motivation
are
mandatory.
- Ability to resolve problems
positively and professionally.
Availability:
- Must have the quality-service
attitude and be willing
to work additional hours
to meet deadlines
- Required to make site visits (approximately 50% overnight
travel required).
Salary and Benefits:
Salary Commensurate with experience. Benefits Program including
health, dental, vision, life, AD&D and long-term disability,
401K with Company matching.
Position Type: Full Time, Employee
Contact:
Respond immediately with résumé and cover letter
indicating Job Title to:
jobs@spectrumpharm.com |
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Develop SAS programs for data cleaning and reporting. Create
customized listings/reports with SAS. Provide statistical programming
support under the direction of the senior staff for the creation
and maintenance of analysis data sets, tables, listings, and figures.
Primary Responsibilities to include:
- Create derived analysis datasets.
- Execute analyses specified
in the Statistical Analysis
Plan (SAP) under the
guidance of the project
statistician.
- Act as primary
programmer to produce tables,
listings, and figures
(TLFs) for
the clinical study report (CSR) and ad-hoc reports.
- Act as secondary programmer
to validate SAS programs
that produce derived
analysis
datasets and data analyses and ad-hoc reports.
- Assist Clinical Data Management
(CDM) group to design
or review database
structures,
and provide CRF listings for edit check purposes.
- Develop and Refine SOPs for
data handling, programming
and system validation.
Job Qualifications:
- Degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Statistics,
or related field
- General
knowledge of medical terminology
and clinical trial methodologies
- Bachelor’s degree with a
minimum 6yrs SAS programming
experience or a Master’s or
equivalent degree with
4 yrs SAS programming experience
- Strong SAS programming skills
with proficiency
in SAS/Base, SAS Stat, and SAS Macros with basic understanding of SAS/Graph
- Prior
experience working in the
pharmaceutical/Biotechnology
industry
- Ability to work independently
- Clear verbal and written
communication skills;
able to work with other cross function areas and CROs
- Excellent collaborative
skills and the ability
to manage complexity and change in a dynamic environment
Salary and Benefits:
Salary Commensurate with experience. Benefits Program including health, dental, vision, life, AD&D and long-term disability, 401K with Company matching.
Position Type: Full Time, Employee
Contact:
Respond immediately with résumé and cover letter
indicating Job Title to:
jobs@spectrumpharm.com |
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