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Lisa Vega

Fresh Meadows,NY

Summary

Clinical Research Professional with over 17 years’ experience. Highly motivated, and detail-oriented professional who can prioritize time and projects efficiently and in accordance with regulatory guidelines and sponsor standards. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on new challenges and added responsibilities to meet team goals. Multiple therapeutic area experience includes, but not limited to: CNS, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Psychiatry, Neurology, Dermatology, Oncology, Cardiovascular and Vaccine trials.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificate

Work History

Clinical Site Liaison/ Sr. CRA Lead

PRA Health Sciences/ICON (dedicated To Pfizer)
08.2020 - Current

• Responsible for oversight of both site and monitoring quality, regulatory and GCP compliance.

•Drive inspection readiness and provide support for site audits/inspections as needed.

• Follow study oversight guidance and proactively put in place mitigations for known or anticipated risks.

• Responsible for site and monitoring quality using and interpreting signals identified by Signal Interpretation Leads in conjunction with local country intelligence to proactively identify risks.

• Apply knowledge of data and analytics to target site and study, recommend and implement actions

for mitigation and control.

• Conduct and report oversight activities, both remote and onsite visits.

• Perform additional oversight visits/reviews with CRAs based on the risks that arise during the course of a study to ensure audit readiness.

• Work with CROs, CRAs and other CRO colleagues as appropriate, to drive resolution to quality events.

  • Review of CRA monitoring visit reports
  • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with CRAs to review oversight visit findings and/or quality events

• Accountable for identifying site and CRA performance issues and quality events and other quality issues at patient and/or site level, escalating, and supporting implementation of CAPAs.

• Serve as a point of contact for quality and safety escalations for CRO, CRAs, and study team leads.

• Assisted with on-boarding and training, as well as served as a mentor to new Site Care Partners

•Assisted PRA/ICON interviewer with hiring of new SREPs/SEPs/SCPs

Sr. Clinical Research Associate

Randstad Life Sciences
07.2019 - 08.2020
  • Monitor and oversee investigator drug trials with both on-site and remote visits in US and Canada.
  • Subject eligibility/Data Verification, Drug Accountability/ IMP dose observation, Query issuance and closure.
  • Complete monitoring visit reports (MVRs) within company metrics/timelines.
  • Conducts on-going site management to determine compliance and prepares/collects required documentation to ensure inspection-readiness.
  • Collection of essential documents and maintenance of site ISFs and eTMF compliance.
  • Responsible for multiple projects working both independently and in a team environment.
  • Ensure subject safety at all times (document AE’s, SAEs) and ensure timely submissions.
  • Identify, report, and escalate protocol deviations
  • Act as liaison between sponsor and site.
  • Collaborates with vendors (Almac/IXRS, Oracle/EDC, WCC/WorldPro, MedPace
  • Conducted initiation, monitoring and closeout visits to verify study procedures, regulatory documents and data completion.
  • Implemented electronic data capturing systems to adhere with clinical research guidelines.
  • Followed drug storage procedures to comply with protocols and SOP requirements.
  • Organized and maintained research study regulatory documents in site binder to maintain accuracy and integrity.

Sr. Clinical Research Associate

IQVIA IMS
01.2018 - 07.2019

• Completed: Site selection, initiation, interim monitoring (on-site & remote/risk-based, and close out visits in accordance with good clinical practice.

  • Worked with principal investigator and sponsors to facilitate daily trial activities and comply with research protocols.

• Provided both blinded & unblinded monitoring for multiple protocols, and therapeutic areas.

• Administer protocol related training to assigned sites and establish regular lines of communication to

manage ongoing project expectations and issues.

• Evaluate the quality and integrity of study site practices related to the proper conduct of the protocol

and adherence to applicable guidelines.

• Escalate site quality issues to project manager and study leads as appropriate.

• Monitor timely regulatory submissions and approvals, recruitment/enrollment case report form (CRF) completion, Data entry and timely query resolution.

• Create and maintain documentation regarding site management, visit findings, and action plans by

submitting visit reports, follow up letters and other study documents

Clinical Research Associate

INVENTIV Health (Syneos Health)
10.2015 - 01.2018
  • Performed both on-site and remote site visits (centralized) while monitoring activities in accordance with protocol,
  • GCP/ICH Guidelines, and/or other applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Complete appropriate documentation (confirmation, follow-up letters, trip reports and /or communication logs) as required
  • Evaluate overall performance of site and site staff.
  • Ensure site compliance and understanding of study requirements by site contacts.
  • Ensure adequate enrollment.
  • Identify and escalate more complex issues.
  • Interpret data to identify protocol deviations or major risks to data integrity.
  • Understand and interpret protocol and regulations to ensure sites are inspection-ready.
  • Assisted with sponsor audits on site and follow-up CAPA
  • Understand project scope, budgets, and timelines to better provide input and manage project objectives
  • Reviewed clinical data, source documentation, case report forms and investigative site regulatory files to verify accuracy and completion.
  • Adhered to procedures, practices and regulatory requirements to maintain health, safety and environmental compliance.
  • Collaborated with clinical study site and sponsor to troubleshoot and provide solutions to study-related issues.
  • Reviewed data queries and listings and worked with study centers to resolve data discrepancies.

Clinical Research Program Manager, Neurosurgery

NYU Medical Center
01.2014 - 10.2015
  • Spearheaded Department of Neurosurgery's clinical research program.
  • Developed systems to track study activities. Prepared protocols, informed consents and reports.
  • Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
  • Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
  • Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
  • Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
  • Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
  • Built teams to address project goals and objectives for multiple projects.
  • Prepared and reviewed all study related documents for completeness and accuracy.
  • Submitted regulatory documents for IRB approval.
  • Collected and maintained clinical data.
  • Assisted in specimen collection/shipments per IATA guidelines.
  • Attended all PSSV, SIV, f/u site and closeout visits.
  • Developed budgets and allocated required resources.
  • Interviewed/trained new site staff.
  • Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.

Education

Master of Science - Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01.2007

Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Technology and Aviation Maintenance

College of Aeronautics (Vaughn College)
Astoria, New York
06.1997

Skills

  • Clinical Operations /GCP Compliance
  • Report Writing
  • Quality Assurance/Inspections
  • Interviewing
  • Auditing
  • Site Visits/Communication
  • Recruitment
  • Systems - Powerpoint, Excel, MS Word, MS Office, Sharepoint, Teams
  • Proficient in CTMS, eTMF (Veeva Vault), Spotfire tools, Argus, PSSA (Safety), EDC (Medidata Rave, InForm), IVRS (Conduit, Impala, Almac, ClinPhone)
  • Site Operations
  • Trend Analysis
  • Administrative Oversight
  • Corrective Actions
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Site Management

Languages

English
Spanish

Timeline

Clinical Site Liaison/ Sr. CRA Lead

PRA Health Sciences/ICON (dedicated To Pfizer)
08.2020 - Current

Sr. Clinical Research Associate

Randstad Life Sciences
07.2019 - 08.2020

Sr. Clinical Research Associate

IQVIA IMS
01.2018 - 07.2019

Clinical Research Associate

INVENTIV Health (Syneos Health)
10.2015 - 01.2018

Clinical Research Program Manager, Neurosurgery

NYU Medical Center
01.2014 - 10.2015

Master of Science - Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Capella University

Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Technology and Aviation Maintenance

College of Aeronautics (Vaughn College)
  • Auditor Refresher Training - 11/16/2023
  • Management Essentials Training - 10/25/2023

Certification

  • Auditor Refresher Training - 11/16/2023
  • Management Essentials Training - 10/25/2023
Lisa Vega