Medical Officer

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To manage and lead the clinical trial team and activities and to provide health care to patients participating in clinical trials according to study protocols

**Location**:

- **27 Ridge Road, Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Clinical Trial Management_
- Compile source notes and recruitment tools
- Undertake recruitment of eligible patients according to protocol requirements
- Actively engages with sponsors and attends project meetings, as and when required
- Plan, implement, and complete the clinical research activities for clinical trials
- Conduct clinical trials in accordance with GCP regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
- Proactively resolve protocol queries and missing data with Study Coordinators and/or Clinical Trials Assistants
- Patient care and screening_
- Screen and enroll patients in accordance with the study protocol and ethical guidelines
- Provide medical care to patients
- Review patient vitals, echocardiograms, scans, and other study-related results
- Report any adverse events
- Study the full history of referred patients from other clinics and discusses the relevant risk factors
- Quality Assurance_
- Perform spot-check evaluations to quality control clinical source notes and CRFs
- Conduct regular clinical team meetings to identify, discuss and solve study queries
- Meet with Monitors as and when required
- Teamwork & Support_
- Conduct staff training i.e. CRF completion training, quality assurance, and other study-related training
- Assist the team with ad hoc assignments and duties

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **MBBCh/MBChB Degree**:

- **Certification in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), project management, and a license in drug dispensing will be an advantage**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum one (1) year of experience in clinical trials**

**Professional body registration**:

- Registration with HPCSA

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Displays serious concern for the safety and well-being of patients
- Ability to function and operate strategically with sound clinical and business acumen
- Confidentiality, tact, and discretion must be maintained at all times
- Thorough, with good attention to detail
- Ordered and systematic in approach to tasks, with strict adherence to protocol
- Exceptional planning and organizational skills are required together with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
- Ability to prioritize own workload, take initiative (pro-active) and work to tight deadlines
- Self-motivated with high regard for work ethic, values, and integrity
- Overtime and traveling may be required from time to time
- Communicate effectively with patients, management, clinicians, and sponsors
- Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure good patient care and good-quality data
- Work effectively, co-operatively, and amicably with patients and staff

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.