Physical Therapist, Clinical Research

We are seeking a Physical Therapist, Clinical Research to join the Forge Biologics team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high growth manufacturing company. The ideal candidate will have experience in administering and interpreting motor scales in a pediatric population, especially in neurodegenerative diseases. The candidate must possess strong organizational skills, the ability to communicate clearly with multi-disciplinary teams and training experience. The candidate must uphold the highest level of confidentiality while fostering trust, respect, cooperation, and collaboration across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Aid in the design of motor outcome protocols for clinical trials
• Train clinical sites in administration of tools and recognition of challenges experienced by patients with neurodegenerative diseases
• Review videos and ratings across studies and subjects to ensure efficacy and consistency and to prevent rater drift.
• Articulate rating issues to Site Administrator(s), Director, Principal or Sub-Investigator, CRO and/or Sponsor, and other study team members.
• Development of training for site teams in the administration of motor measures used in the trials.
• Participate in clinical trial sites study start-up and continued support of site raters. Travel to sites may be required.
• Communicate with the team on issues impacting neurodevelopmental analysis and outcomes.
• Interface with cross-functional teams (e.g. Medical Monitor, Regulatory Affairs, CRO, vendors and Investigators/site staff).
• Maintain paper and electronic filing and tracking systems.
• Prepare slides for posters and presentations.

Requirements:

• Masters’ degree or equivalent professional experience required
• Knowledge, familiarity, and experience performing a variety of scales, including the motor subtest of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (2^nd Edition), Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (3^rd Edition), Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (2^nd Edition), and Gross Motor Function Measure (88 item scale), Bruininks Oseretsky test of Motor Proficiency and fine motor scales such as the Beery-Buktenica Visual Motor Integration
• At least 3 years of experience administering and interpreting scales for subjects enrolled in clinical trials
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc)
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organizational priorities and ambiguous environments
• In our commitment to the safety of our employees, customers, and their families, a COVID vaccination is required