Government and Industry Medical Science Liaison

What We Do

Care Access is a unique, multi-specialty network of research sites which operates as one connected team of physician investigators, nurse coordinators, and operations managers. Our goal is to engage every healthcare professional in clinical research and to make clinical trials a care option for every patient. By removing this bottleneck, Care Access is helping accelerate the approval and delivery of critical and life-saving therapies.

Who We Are

We care. Our people are the engines behind our mission: to revolutionize access to clinical trials for the benefit of patients everywhere. We care for one another, find new ideas to accelerate medicine, and seed a long-term impact for generations.

Position Overview

Understand the needs and opportunities in the health system, with an eye towards new trends, position statements, and regulatory changes, and identify and build opportunities for joint research initiatives between Care Access, other industry, government, and health care systems.

What You'll Be Working On

Duties include but not limited to:

• Liaise with regional and provincial government officials to understand needs and changes in health system, and establishing opportunities to work jointly on research (clinical trials)
• Collaborate with leadership and local research bodies to support Care Access strategy
• Identify joint opportunities with government and industry partners for clinical trial and pre- screening programs that address regional, provincial, and health system needs.
• Communicate program needs for joint projects to Operations support to build out project plans that appropriately address the opportunity.
• Monitor trends in practice standards and how they may impact future research opportunities
• Monitor and flag funding opportunities from the Tri Council Agencies and provincial health systems that Care Access may be eligible for independently, or in partnership with academic institutions or individuals
• Oversee funding applications as a partner or as the primary applicant
• Collaborate internally to create and build funding and research proposals
• Network with physicians interested in Clinical Trials, to establish a working relationship and assessment of the clinic and patient database for adding a Care Access site
• Identify service gaps in regional and provincial screening programs connected to trial opportunities with opportunity for private/public partnership support
  
  

Physical And Travel Requirements

This is a remote position with less than 30% travel requirements. Occasional planned travel may be required as part of the role.

What You Bring

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• You are a strong leader, able to coordinate highly professional teams to achieve specific goals, such as funding applications, on tight timelines. You are able to review technical writing, with significant understanding of content, to ensure finished documents are very high quality suitable for senior scientific review.
• You bring to this role significant understanding of health and treatments across several therapeutic areas, the health system in Canada (with experience in 2 or more provincial health systems), policy and regulation on research in Canada, tri-council and other funding bodies and the unique requirements for partnering with institutions.
• Prior health research experience required, prior work with industry partners required.
• You have great connections in industry, government, and health systems, to help identify and solution unique opportunities for Care Access to solve healthcare challenges through innovation and research.
• You have a very strong working knowledge of software(s) used in health and research.
  
  

Certifications/Licenses, Education, And Experience

• Doctorate degree preferred, Masters or higher required in a health-related field
• Active registration with provincial licensure body required
• Demonstration of previous peer reviewed publications in areas of private-public research partnerships is expected
  
  

Benefits

• 6 weeks paid vacation annually
• Access to group health benefits plan for self and dependents
• Voluntary group RRSP retirement plan with matched contributions
  
  

Diversity & Inclusion

We serve patients and researchers from diverse cultures and communities around the world. We are stronger and better when we build a team representing the people we aim to support. We maintain an inclusive culture where people from a broad range of backgrounds feel valued and respected as they contribute to our mission. We value diversity and believe that unique contributions drive our success.

At Care Access, every day, we are advancing medical breakthroughs. We’re uniting standard patient care with cutting-edge treatments and research. Our work brings life-changing therapies to those in need and paves the way for newer and greater treatments to reach the world. We’re proud to advance these breakthroughs and work with the big players while engaging with the

physicians and caring for patients.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Care Access is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

Employment Statement

Care Access complies with all employment laws and regulations with respect to its employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and pay equity and wages. Care Access does not engage in any unfair or forced labor practice and does not tolerate, under any circumstances, the use of any form of forced or involuntary labor, child labor, or human trafficking. This extends to suppliers, partners, or other third parties with whom Care Access does business. Care Access values and promotes the protection of human rights everywhere.