【Position Summary】
Formosa Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company operating in the areas of ophthalmology and oncology, with emerging interests in respiratory, dermatology, and age-related ailments. We are seeking a Clinical Research professional to join our team. The successful candidate will review, analyze, and design clinical protocols, monitor clinical trials, and communicate with CROs, external stakeholders, and international regulatory agencies. To learn more about our company, please visit: https://www.formosapharma.com
【Job Responsibility】
• Prepare and critically review and revise clinical trial protocols
• Clinical trial operations oversight and direction through direct communication with clinical trial CROs, vendors and authorities
• Identify and communicate with local and international KOLs in therapeutic indications related to corporate programs
• Identify and engage with consultants and CROs for services related to company programs
• Analyze and review clinical trial data to support scientific and business decisions
• Generate and deliver presentations on behalf of Formosa Pharmaceuticals
【Technical requirements】
• Establish comprehensive understanding of company strategy and programs and keep current with latest relevant research and development
• Generation and review of technical reports and presentations
• Ability to search and survey technical literature using online tools
【Minimum Qualifications】
• Advanced degree in clinical sciences, or equivalent combination of education and experience. M.D. or Ph.D. is a plus
• Experience with oncology clinical trials and managing clinical CROs
• Strong understanding of clinical trial methodology, regulatory affairs, and medical strategy
• Effective bilingual (spoken/written) communication in English & Chinese
【Required application material】
• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• Summary of experience with detailed emphasis on clinical trial work
• References with contact information
1. Review and provide the technical recommendations for CMC documentation and Common Technical Document(CTD) dossier from a regulatory perspective.
2. Interpretation and Handling the regulatory technical query’s responses that were asked by Client and Authority during the due diligence or submission deficiency phase and provide the action plan or solution and scientific justification.
3. Responsible for evaluating the registration feasibility and mapping the global registration strategy for assigned new R&D products.
4. Cooperate and teamwork with R&D, technical, and RA PM on new R&D project technical challenges and complete the dossier till product approval.
5. Responsible for regulatory registration for export products and make sure all the documents are meet the authority's requirements.
6. Responsible for deficiency response preparation to ensure our response meets the authority’s requirements.
7. Accurately follow the update of the registration regulation, and provide the regulation update to the team and training.
【About the role】
We have an exciting opportunity for motivated individuals to join our CMC team working to develop cell therapies against cancer. The successful candidate will be expected to be a good team player, work with enthusiasm to execute assignments properly.
【Position Title】 (Sr.) Research Associate
【Location】 Taipei, Taiwan
【Reports to】 Principal Scientist
【Job Type】 Full-time
【Responsibilities】
• Support IND enabling related study.
• Optimize immune cell culture process.
• Develop new projects generally on a yearly basis.
• Manufacture cell therapy products in a GTP lab as a core team member.
• Conduct QC tests to secure safety, stability, and efficacy for our valuable products.
• Establish and maintain the documentation system.
【Qualification】
• Passionate about research, self-motivated, values teamwork, willing to join the international cell therapy drug development field.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with flow cytometry-based experiments is a must.
• Familiarity with tumor-killing assay experiments is a plus.
• Familiarity with GTP Lab practice is a plus.
【Academic and/ or working experience】
• MSc (or above) in life science or related fields (pharmacology, immunology, chemistry, and biochemistry).
• 2+ years of working experience with cell culture as the primary duty.