Associate Validation Analyst II

Education and Experience:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Client focused approach with strong interpersonal skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to teach others

• Strong attention to detail and problem solving skills

• Competent with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project

• Demonstrates positive attitude, enthusiasm toward work and the ability to work well with others

• Good organization skills and time management skills with the ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities and to manage multiple assignments with challenging/conflicting deadlines

• Good understanding of clinical trials operational processes and terminology

• Good understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC)

• Proven ability to learn new computer software with minimum of instruction

• Strong troubleshooting skills needed to analyze software defects and the ability to explain how errors are produced

• Ability to attain, maintain and apply a working knowledge of GCPs, applicable SOPs/WPDs, and Process Maps

• Ability to review and critique SDLC documentation including Requirements, Functional Design, System Design, and Test Plans

• Ability to assess the cause of test failures

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

• Frequent mobility required.

• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.

• Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.

• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

• Regular and consistent attendance.