Job description
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Qualifications:
Minimum Required Education and Experience:
- Requires 4-yr degree in computer, biological or life sciences or related area, or equivalent combination of education, training and professional experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Fundamental training, knowledge and experience with systems and software validation processes.
- 2 years experience with systems or programming tools in use at PPD or within the CRO/Pharmaceutical industry.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to teach others.
- Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills.
- Competent with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project.
- Demonstrates positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work and the ability to work well with others.
- Good organization skills and time management skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and to manage multiple assignments with challenging/conflicting deadlines.
- Good understanding of clinical trials operational processes and terminology.
- Good understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC).
- Proven ability to learn new computer software with minimum of instruction.
- Strong troubleshooting skills needed to analyze software defects and the ability to explain how errors are produced.
- Ability to attain, maintain and apply a working knowledge of GCPs, applicable SOPs/WPDs, and Process Maps.
- Ability to review and critique SDLC documentation including Requirements, Functional Design, System Design, and Test Plans.
- Ability to assess the cause of test failures.
Working Conditions and Environment:
- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Frequent mobility required.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
- Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multitask.
- Regular and consistent attendance.
Working Hours:
India: 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM IST
Philippines :3:30 PM - 12:30 AM PHT