Orion Animal Health is looking for a proactive and solution oriented Clinical Study Director to a team responsible for animal health clinical projects.
Orion Corporation’s business division Animal Health (AH) comprises more than 350 employees in 11 countries. We sell animal health products to more than 100 countries through operations by Orion, Belgium based V.M.D. and Laboratoires Biové located in Arques, France. Orion Corporation is a pharmaceutical company listed on the Helsinki, Finland stock exchange Orion - Building well-being
Description of Position
Your main responsibilities as the Clinical Study Director are to lead and coordinate clinical studies in veterinary pharmaceutical development projects.
You will be participating in clinical study protocol planning and writing clinical study information given to study animal owners and designing owner diaries as applicable.
In addition, you need to keep the clinical team and other stakeholders from R&D (Research and Development) informed.
You are a key player in coordinating and collaborating with clinical CROs. In studies conducted in Finland, you will be responsible for management and monitoring of the study locally.
This is a permanent position based in Finland, Turku or Espoo.
Description of Unit
This position is situated in the Animal Health Clinical Development, which belongs to the Animal Health R&D organization within Orion AH. In this small and dynamic cross-functional Clinical Development team we have experts from different areas needed for clinical studies.
We Offer
We offer a great team to join with skilled and highly motivated colleagues. Appreciation of colleagues and continuous development are part of our core values. We enable opportunities to utilize your skills and competencies widely as we continuously create something new.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should have the following educational and professional work experiences:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in, e.g. life sciences, (veterinary) medicine or nursing science
• 5-7 years of experience in clinical study management (including budgeting and budget follow-up), experience in animal health clinical studies is an advantage
• Thorough understanding of GCP requirements
• Good co-operation skills, but also capability to work independently
• Readiness to take responsibility and willingness to develop processes further
• Excellent communication skills in Finnish and English
• Good networking and stakeholder management skills
• Pro-active and solution-oriented and have a hands-on mentality
• Good skills in IT systems
• Willingness to travel on a regular basis within Finland

Additional information
If you think this position is made for you, please send your CV and your application no later than 23rd September 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact Mirja Huhtinen, Director of AH Clinical development via Teams or Tel. +358 50966 7719. Preferred contact times are 13 Sept 9:00 - 11:00, 17 Sept 9:00-11:00 or 13:00-15:00.
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Approved medical examination which also includes drug testing is required prior to the employment. We will also carry out a security clearance prior to the employment for the selected person.

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