Clinical Scientist
Key information
- Publication date:06 September 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Pratteln
Job summary
Santhera Pharmaceuticals is a Swiss specialty company dedicated to innovative treatments for rare neuromuscular diseases. Join us in making a difference!
Tasks
- Design and review clinical study documents for trials.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for study execution.
- Monitor study progress and ensure data integrity.
Skills
- PhD, PharmD, or MD with 5+ years in clinical research.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to analyze and present scientific data.
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Clinical Scientist
Location: Pratteln, Switzerland (Hybrid) Scope of Work
The Clinical Scientist is a key member of a Clinical Science team, who contributes to the design, execution, and interpretation of clinical studies across different phases of clinical development. In close collaboration with crossfunctional colleagues, this role ensures the scientific integrity of study protocols, accuracy and integrity of data collection and analysis, supports regulatory submissions, and contributes to the advancement of our clinical development strategy. Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, writing, and review of clinical study documents, such as study protocols, statistical analysis plans and clinical study reports (CSRs), as well as some other documents (e.g., investigator brochure).
- Provide scientific input into feasibility and operational planning of studies, including clinical trials and realworld evidence-based studies.
- As a member of the Study Management Team, work cross-functionally with Clinical Research Physician, Clinical
- Monitor study progress, perform regular medical data review, and support preparations for data snapshots and data analysis to ensure consistency with protocol requirements and scientific objectives.
- Contribute to safety monitoring, including review of adverse events and support of Data Monitoring
- Collaborate with study investigators and CROs to ensure the scientific robustness of data.
- Assist in the preparation of regulatory documents and submissions to health authorities as needed.
- Stay current with scientific, medical, and competitive developments relevant to the therapeutic area.
- Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent in life sciences or medical field).
- Experience of at least 5 years in clinical research within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry or CRO in rare diseases (preferably neuromuscular).
- Experience in working with multiple vendors and outsourced clinical trials.
- Practical experience with protocol amendments, database locks, CSRs and inspection readiness.
- Preferred: experience with safety studies and interactions with regulatory agencies.
- Strong knowledge of clinical trial methodology, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory requirements.
- Solid understanding of drug development process from preclinical through clinical stages.
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present clinical and scientific data.
- Ability to perform tasks independently and collaborate with the cross-functional team
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to write clinical documents with scientific accuracy.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
