FSP (Functional Services
Provider, client-dedicated)
PPD became an industry leader by focusing on one task at a time—and getting it right every time. You can help our Functional Service Provider team do the same. Offering individual clients such single services as clinical management, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and biometrics, our FSP (Functional Service Provider) team provides two service models. In some countries, we act as the sponsor’s clinical operations function; in others, we work alongside of existing client staff to provide clinical operations services within the client’s infrastructure.
Our team serves nine of the top 10 biopharmaceutical companies and more than 30 mid-sized pharma companies, with PPD clinical management teams alone accounting for 425 assigned staff members.
best-fit characteristics
If you’re an established CRA who’s determined to explore the pharma environment while working within the client setting, this role offers the best of both worlds. Here, you can experience more autonomy, client-management experience, and contact with the organizations that pioneer the assets we work with: Treatments and solutions. Demonstrate the knowledge and expertise you’ve acquired with the Functional Service Provider team as you develop site relationships throughout the trial process, from site selection right on through to study close-out.
Your attributes and experience
As the client-facing representative of PPD, you must have the ability to present a professional attitude, toward your work and other people while working in the name of the sponsor. In addition, you must be able to keep ever in mind that you are a PPD employee following our line management support, career-development opportunities and benefits. Additional qualities that will help you succeed include adaptability to new environments, learning agility with new systems, willingness to perform tasks not included in the job description, ability to work independently, proficiency with risk-based monitoring approach and excellent soft skills.
Skills you can attain here
In this area, you can get much closer to the client and build broader experience in clinical research, including study start-up activities and all aspects of bringing a drug to market. You’ll gain exposure to medical, marketing and sales, an enhanced understanding of customer orientation and the experience of working in a role with higher visibility. Additional learning opportunities include the ability to become a subject matter expert with deeper expertise of the client’s therapeutic area, as well as PI relationship management.