Description

Job Purpose:

Leads the development of research capabilities within Fakeeh Care Group (FCG). Promotes research policies, procedures, training programs, and collaborations. Supports disease registries, grant-linked training, and regulatory accreditation. Enhances research excellence through talent development, process improvement, and fostering collaborations.

Key Responsibilities And Duties

Strategic Leadership: Establishes RCBU strategic roadmap. Develops SOPs and infrastructure to ensure compliance with ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements. Policy Development: Creates medical research policies, IRB guidelines, and scientific evaluation standards. Designs medical writing support guidelines. Promotes research policies across FCG. Accreditation & Compliance: Develops policies for registration/accreditation with SNIH, RDIA, and international bodies (AAHRPP). Oversees biobanking systems and disease registries. Collaboration: Fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across FCG units and external stakeholders. Represents FCG in national/international partnerships. Promotes multi-site research projects. Capacity Building: Assesses research skills, designs training programs, and increases pool of qualified Principal Investigators. Collaborates with HCM and Fakeeh Academy on career development. Establishes recognition and compensation mechanisms. Communication: Maintains regular communication between RCBU, IRB, and CFGO. Develops strategies to promote research initiatives internally and externally. Special Projects: Leads grant-linked training programs, disease registries, biobanking systems, and volunteer research assistant programs. Develops research management system proposals. Post-Trial Services: Assists with manuscript preparation and presentation of findings. Other duties as assigned within the scope of the job.

Requirements

Experience: Minimum 5 years in clinical trial management, with CRO and operational leadership experience. Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Clinical Research Administration, Nursing, Public Health, Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences, or related fields. Language: Excellent English proficiency; Arabic preferred. Licenses / Certifications: Certification in clinical trial management (SOCRA, ACRP) advantageous.