Medical Officer at SENCE Nigeria

Job summary

We are looking for a highly organized candidate with extensive experience in both medical and management roles.

Chief Medical Officer would be responsible for managing hospital budgets, recruiting and training healthcare physicians, ensuring that all staff adhere to safety standards and delivering the highest quality of medical care.

 Responsibilities:

• Balancing the duties of a physician with that of an administrator.
• Ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of medical care.
• Being responsible for the performance of physicians under your supervision.
• Ensuring that all healthcare regulations and safety standards are met.
• Keeping staff updated on new healthcare regulations.
• Finding ways to improve clinical services.
• Liaising between administration and medical staff.
• Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors.
• Recruiting and mentoring physicians.
• Developing and managing a hospital budget.
• Achieves study objectives by working with team members to set project priorities and milestones and resolve project conflicts
• Assesses the operational feasibility of studies and recommends execution and risk mitigation plans
• Co-monitors as needed
• Develops and tracks study timelines, budget, and quality metrics
• Ensures appropriate clinical resources are available for the clinical project
• Ensures GCP and regulatory compliance is maintained
• Leads the development of study-related documents, including study protocols, informed consent documents, study manuals and plans, trial master files, case report form design, etc.
• Maintains professional expertise through familiarity with therapeutic area and clinical research literature
• Manages clinical projects from concept through clinical study report completion
• Oversees clinical research study conduct
• Manages, mentors, and develops direct reports
• Organizes and leads the clinical project team.  Leads regularly scheduled cross-functional study team meetings with internal and external resources
• Participates in CRO and other vendor selection, negotiation and management, including monitoring of associated budgets and contracts
• Participates in meetings with investigative sites, key opinion leaders and consultants as needed
• Plays a part  in the analysis, summary, and reporting of clinical data through the course of the study
• Aides in the training and development of all clinical staff members
• Proactively identifies and resolves issues, and participates in process improvement initiatives as required
• Responds promptly and appropriately to study questions and issues raised by investigative sites, vendors, monitors, and consultants
• Reviews and approves invoices from study vendors, investigators, consultants, etc.
• Evaluates monitoring reports with significant findings to confirm appropriate conclusions and actions taken
• Reviews serious adverse events and other pertinent data with the medical monitor and drug safety personnel to identify safety trends and potential risks
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Medical degree.
• Master of Health Administration (MHA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) will be advantageous.
• Valid medical license.
• Min of 8+ years’ clinical experience.
• 4+ years’ experience in a management role.
• Clinical risk management experience.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good managerial skills
• Strategic planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.