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Lavanya KC

BANGALORE

Summary

I was appointed as the Business Solution Lead for the Asia Pacific Investigator Contract Solution (APICS) IQVIA team on 12/01/22. My role involves overseeing and facilitating the initiation of all necessary contracting activities for designated sponsors, studies, or multi-protocol programs based on the agreed algorithm or Sponsor’s specifications, including pre-award tasks. I also provide guidance on contracting language and extend assistance to other Regional Investigator Contract Analysts. With over 9 years of experience in Clinical Research and 2 years in Teaching, I have served as a Senior Project Associate in Clinical Research for 3 years, a Site Start-up Specialist for 4 years at Quintiles from Aug 2005 to May 2012. I rejoined Quintiles on 02/24/21 as a Records Management Analyst in the RIM team for 1 year and 8 months. My expertise includes in-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL, maintaining and reviewing in-house files, startup activities such as translations and EC submissions, coordinating with sites, preparing IP packets, maintaining tracking logs, archival, in-house audit preparations, IM preparations, newsletters, and providing training for Project Associates.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Budget Solution Lead

Asia Pacific Investigator Contract Solution (APICS) IQVIA
12.2022 - Current
  • Develop contracting strategies and proposal text to support the proposal development process
  • Develop contract and budget language templates and contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials for selected sponsors, studies or multi-protocol programs according to the Scope of Work and Project Plan, within the agreed project strategy
  • Ensure collaboration, including communication with sponsors, stakeholders and RSU regions and countries, to successfully deliver the agreed project scope in compliance with sponsor requirements and/or the RSU Management Plan
  • Provide specialist contracting support to facilitate efficient business development and initiation and maintenance of clinical trials, whilst enabling compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Assess and review the contracting landscape and contribute to the collection, interpretation, analysis and dissemination of accurate contracting intelligence to support assigned studies and the wider company, as required
  • Work with Quality Management to ensure appropriate contract management and quality standards
  • Mentor and coach colleagues as required
  • Deliver presentations to clients as required.

Document Specialist

02.2021 - Current
  • Provide Trial Master File (TMF) related assistance to study teams
  • Ensure all work is conducted in accordance with SOPs, policies and practices, good clinical practices and applicable regulatory requirements and meets quality and timeline metrics
  • Establish and maintain effective internal client communications
  • Perform QC tasks & Request assistance within agreed timelines
  • Perform Wingspan/I-eTMF QC as per IQVIA SOP standards and QC Guidance documents.

Site Start Up specialist

07.2008 - 05.2012
  • Review and negotiate site regulatory documents and contracts with sites and sponsors for agreement on wording and budgets
  • Maintain and manage SSU data tracking entries in database
  • Review for completeness and accuracy
  • Review and provide feedback to management on site performance metrics
  • Serve as contact for investigative sites, designated project reports, communications, and customer service
  • Resolve site issues and determine status for product shipment
  • Interact with regulatory team members or sponsor to secure authorization of regulatory documents
  • Interact with legal team members or sponsor to secure authorization of contracts
  • Interact with Clinical Operations, Project Management and Site Identification on SSU project specific status and deliverables
  • Inform team members of completion of regulatory and contractual documents for individual sites
  • Work with team members in preparation of Ethics Committees and Institutional Review Board submissions per work instructions
  • Serve as a SSU Lead for project(s) as needed
  • Coordinate project-specific activities per work instructions with SSU team.

Senior Project Associate

08.2006 - 07.2008
  • Training other Project Associates and new team members
  • In-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL
  • Maintaining and periodic review of in-house files
  • Start-up activities like Translations, Ethics Committee Submissions
  • Co-ordination and correspondence with sites
  • Preparing Investigational products Packets
  • Maintaining tracking logs
  • Archival
  • In-house Audit Preparations
  • Investigator’s Meeting preparations
  • Newsletters preparation.

Project Associate

08.2005 - 07.2006
  • In-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL
  • Maintaining and periodic review of in-house files
  • Start-up activities like Translations, Ethics Committee Submissions
  • Co-ordination and correspondence with sites
  • Preparing Investigational products Packets
  • Maintaining tracking logs
  • Archival
  • In-house Audit Preparations
  • Investigator’s Meeting preparations
  • Newsletters preparation.

Lecturer

Don Bosco College of Sciences and Management
Bangalore
08.2003 - 07.2005
  • Handling Biotechnology classes for BSc
  • And MSc
  • Students.

Education

Master of Science - BIOTECHNOLOGU

DON BOSCO
BANGALORE
06-2003

Skills

  • Preparing proposals
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Multitasking
  • Time Management

Clinical Trial Experience

Phase 2, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Project Assistant, Training other Project Associates and new team members. In-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL. Maintaining and periodic review of in-house files. Start-up activities like Translations, Ethics Committee Submissions. Co-ordination and correspondence with sites. Preparing Investigational products Packets. Maintaining tracking logs. Archival. In-house Audit Preparations. Investigator’s Meeting preparations. Newsletters preparation.

Therapeutic Experience

  • Rheumatology, 1.5, Training other Project Associates and new team members. In-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL. Maintaining and periodic review of in-house files. Start-up activities like Translations, Ethics Committee Submissions. Co-ordination and correspondence with sites. Preparing Investigational products Packets. Maintaining tracking logs. Archival. In-house Audit Preparations. Investigator’s Meeting preparations. Newsletters preparation
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis, 1.0, Training other Project Associates and new team members. In-house support for Clinical Research Associate/CTL. Maintaining and periodic review of in-house files. Start-up activities like Translations, Ethics Committee Submissions. Co-ordination and correspondence with sites. Preparing Investigational products Packets. Maintaining tracking logs. Archival. In-house Audit Preparations. Investigator’s Meeting preparations. Newsletters preparation

Department Specific Experience

  • Clinical, Feasibilities, Yes
  • Clinical, Reg Body and/or Ethics Comm Submissions, Yes
  • Clinical, Study Files Maintenance, Yes
  • RSU, RSU Within Quintiles, 1-3
  • RSU, Asia, 1-3
  • RSU, Feasibility Experience, Yes
  • RSU, Contract Negotiation, Yes
  • RSU, Preparation of Regulatory Authority Submissions, Yes
  • RSU, Preparation of Ethics Committee Submissions, Yes
  • RSU, Collection and Review of Regulatory Packages, Yes
  • Records Management, Intelligent TMF, 1-3
  • Records Management, IQVIA Wingspan, 1-3
  • Records Management, QC, 1-3

Job Title

Budget Solution Lead

Business Title

Budget Solution Lead

Country Of Residence

India

Formal Educational History

  • 05/2003, DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT, India, Master of Science, Biotechnology, Completed
  • 05/2001, CHRIST COLLEGE, India, Bachelor of Science, CBZ, Completed

Other Relevant Information

GCP certification exam, 2022

Languages

  • Kannada, Fluent, Fluent, Fluent
  • Hindi, Fluent, Fluent, Fluent
  • Telugu, Fluent, Basic, Basic

Languages

English
First Language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Timeline

Budget Solution Lead

Asia Pacific Investigator Contract Solution (APICS) IQVIA
12.2022 - Current

Document Specialist

02.2021 - Current

Site Start Up specialist

07.2008 - 05.2012

Senior Project Associate

08.2006 - 07.2008

Project Associate

08.2005 - 07.2006

Lecturer

Don Bosco College of Sciences and Management
08.2003 - 07.2005

Master of Science - BIOTECHNOLOGU

DON BOSCO
Lavanya KC