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Vivli is hiring a Contract Management Consultant

VIVLI, the Center for Global Clinical Research, is seeking a Contract Management Consultant. Vivli is a mission-focused non-profit and to help manage our continued growth, we are looking for a seasoned Contract Management Consultant to manage Vivli’s legal agreements with data contributors and researchers.

Location: Remote

20 hours per week. Initial consultancy is for one-year, with the possibility to extend.

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

  • Manage Vivli’s Data Use Agreements.
  • Managing contract workflows, document storage, renewal dates, monitoring performance
  • Manage Vivli’s Data Contributions and Membership Agreements.
  • Ensuring contracts comply with legal regulations and company policies.
  • Analyzing contract data to identify trends, improve processes and provide insight to management.
  • Manage and help contribute to projects related to Vivli’s mission.
  • Perform other duties when requested.

 Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience of contract law, business practices and risk management.
  • Minimum 2 years prior experience managing legal agreements.
  • Minimum 3 years prior experience managing contracts related to clinical data.
  • 1-2 years of experience working in an industry, government or academic research center contracts office,
  • Understanding of global regulatory requirements for clinical trial disclosure.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • 2-3 years of prior experience with following agreed SOPs and process improvement
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office, Excel, Dropbox, DocuSign, AdobeSign, etc.
  • Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage projects and resources
  • Bachelor’s degree in a health profession, science field, legal profession, business administration or related field.

What We Offer

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • A dynamic and collaborative workplace culture
  • Meaningful work that makes a real difference in the world

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter to hr@vivli.org

Vivli is hiring a Clinical Trial  Disclosure Specialist

VIVLI, the Center for Global Clinical Research, is seeking a Clinical Trial Disclosure Specialist. Vivli is a mission-focused non-profit and to help manage our continued growth, we are looking for a detail-oriented Clinical Trial Disclosure Specialist to join the operations team. The operations team manages the governance process to help researchers seeking to access to datasets from contributors.

Location: Remote, working core hours of 9am-5pm Eastern timezone.

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

  • Manage day-to-day data request review process for specific requests following strict SOPs.
  • Work closely with Vivli end users to ensure researchers and members meet assigned requirements on specific requests.
  • Support researchers with enquiries and related requests and follow ups.
  • Manage and help contribute to projects related to Vivli’s mission.
  • Contribute to process improvements to make the data request process more efficient for researchers and data contributors.
  • Perform other duties when requested.

 Qualifications

  • Minimum 2 years prior experience managing data disclosure processes, either at an existing repository, platform or as a data contributor
  • Understanding of global regulatory requirements for clinical trial disclosure, preferred
  • 2 years of experience working in an academic medical center, industry or government preferred
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • 2-3 years of prior experience with following agreed SOPs and process improvement
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Dropbox etc.
  • Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage projects and resources
  • Bachelor’s degree in the health profession or science field.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • A dynamic and collaborative workplace culture
  • Meaningful work that makes a real difference in the world

How to Apply

Must be authorized to work in the US. Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter to hr@vivli.org

Vivli co-founder to be honored at Research!America Advocacy Awards


Vivli is delighted to congratulate our co-founder and Board member Dr. Barbara Bierer on being chosen to receive the Herbert Pardes Family Award for National Leadership in Advocacy for Research.

The Research!America Advocacy Awards honor “individuals and organizations whose leadership efforts have advanced our nation’s commitment to medical, health, and scientific research.” The award will be presented at an event on March 12 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Bierer is the faculty co-chair of the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (MRCT Center); a Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; and a hematologist/oncologist. Her clinical, research, and non-profit work throughout her career demonstrate her commitment to public engagement, research integrity, and innovation.

“We are thrilled to hear of Dr. Barbara Bierer’s award,” said Rebecca Li, Vivli CEO. “Her work as both a clinician and an advocate for improving access to medical data have had an enormous impact on health research.”

Read more about the Research!America Advocacy Awards

 

Vivli launches Ambassador Program

Vivli is delighted to announce the launch of the Ambassador Program. The Ambassador Program aims to raise awareness of the importance of data sharing and data reuse, and of the research opportunities available in the Vivli data repository. Successful Vivli Ambassadors will be eligible for financial support to attend conferences in their area of research specialty. A total of five travel grants of $2,500 are available for successful applicants. Vivli Ambassadors will also participate in user interviews and testing twice a year to contribute to ongoing development of the Vivli platform.

Researchers who have successfully completed a research project using data from the Vivli repository are eligible to apply to become a Vivli Ambassador. Vivli will contact eligible researchers directly via email, with an invitation to submit a brief proposal outlining their idea for promoting research using the Vivli data repository.

If you have questions about this initiative or think you might be eligible to apply and haven’t received an email by April 1, 2025, please get in touch at support@vivli.org.

Vivli Webinar: Unlock the Power of Data Analysis in Vivli: Practical approaches to understanding the data and delving deeper into the CDISC standard

Are you a researcher who has analyzed data on Vivli? Or has your research team already analyzed data in the Vivli platform but is looking for more efficient approaches?

This 3-hour training will provide researchers with a practical approach to understanding the data, provide an overview of CDISC, and how this data standard can help you understand the data. It is aimed at clinical researchers and biostatisticians interested in analyzing data in the Vivli platform. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions.

View the Recording

Topics include:

  • Understand the type of datasets and supporting documents received after approval.
  • Understand CDISC, SDTM and ADaM? How can these standards help make my analysis more efficient?
  • How to conduct reproducible, safe, open and efficient analyses with special considerations for secondary trial analyses within the Vivli environment.

Speakers & Panelists:

  • Jack Shostak, Director of Biostatistical Operations, Duke & CDISC instructor
  • David A McAllister, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Informatics and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine, University of Glasgow
  • Nicole Harmon, COO, CDISC
  • Rebecca Li, CEO, Vivli

View the Recording

 

New Chair announced for Vivli Independent Review Panel

Vivli is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Chair to the Independent Review Panel (IRP). Dr. Sonali Kochhar, MD, will take on this role from 14th February 2025. Dr. Kochhar has already served as a member of the IRP for several years, bringing her wealth of expertise in Global Healthcare and clinical development.

Vivli CEO, Rebecca Li, PhD, welcomed Sonali as Chair, saying “We’re delighted to have Sonali take over as Chair of the IRP. Her experience and commitment will be invaluable going forward. ”

Vivli would also like to thank the longstanding IRP Chair, Jeff Koplan, who has served as Chair of the review panel since 2015.

“Jeff’s hard work and dedication in chairing the IRP for the last 10 years has been invaluable, and we wish him a happy retirement!” said Li.

Upcoming Webinar: The Power of Sharing Clinical Trial Data: How to Build a Data Sharing Program While Protecting Participant Privacy


Vivli is partnering with Real Life Sciences (RLS) to present this webinar on Thursday, February 20 at 10:00 am ET. Presenters will explore how RLS and Vivli enable secure data sharing for study sponsors. Participants will learn key steps to launching a data-sharing program and discover why empirical data anonymization techniques are essential for maintaining participant privacy while maximizing research value.

Get more information and register today.



Upcoming webinar: Vivli and RDCA-DAP: Data Platform Partnerships to Promote Rare Disease Data Sharing

Julie Wood, Vivli Chief Operating Officer, will join colleagues from Vivli and C-Path for a webinar on Thursday, February 20 at 12:00 pm ET. Julie will present an overview of Vivli’s global data-sharing and analytics platform and how Vivli’s collaboration with RDCA-DAP is advancing data sharing in rare diseases.

In addition to Julie’s presentation, the webinar will also include a panel discussion on platform-to-platform collaborations, strategies for facilitating data sharing, an interactive Q&A session with participants, and more!

Get more information and register today.



Vivli Webinar: Navigating Clinical Trial Data Sharing Under the New Declaration of Helsinki: Practical Steps for Instituting an Ethical and Effective Program

In this webinar, we will discuss the new Declaration of Helsinki and how institutions can take practical steps to institute an ethical and effective data sharing program.

Join us on Thursday, January 23 at 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT, for a discussion with Vivli’s CEO Rebecca Li and COO Julie Wood about the top five questions companies or non-profit foundations should ask when they are considering embarking on a data sharing program.

View The Recording

Topics include:

  • Why should we share clinical trial data?
  • When should we begin a data sharing program?
  • How do we start to build a data sharing program?
  • How can we manage a data sharing program?
  • What can a partner like Vivli do for us?

Speakers:

  • Rebecca Li, CEO, Vivli
  • Julie Wood, COO, Vivli

View The Recording

Vivli is hiring a Clinical Trial Transparency Associate

VIVLI, the Center for Global Clinical Research is seeking a Clinical Trial Transparency Associate. Vivli is a mission-focused non-profit and to help manage our continued growth, we are looking for a seasoned Clinical Trial Transparency Associate to join the operations team. The operations team supports researchers seeking to access datasets from contributors and provides support for data contributors.

Location: Remote, working core hours of 9am-5pm Eastern time zone, with the ability to travel 3-4 times per year.

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

  • Manage day-to-day data request review process for specific requests following strict SOPs.
  • Work closely with Vivli end users to ensure researchers and members meet assigned requirements on specific requests.
  • Help manage approved research projects when in the analysis stage all the way through to project closeout.
  • Manage and help contribute to projects related to Vivli’s mission.
  • Testing new platform features and writing instructions for users on how to use those features, as required.
  • Perform other duties when requested.

 Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience managing data transparency processes, either at an existing repository, platform or as a data contributor
  • Understanding of global regulatory requirements for clinical trial disclosure, preferred
  • 1-2 years managing data sharing agreements, including working with academic contracting offices
  • 1-2 years of experience working in an academic medical center or academic research center, preferred
  • Understanding of clinical trials processes and/or clinical data management, preferred
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • 2-3 years of prior experience with following agreed SOPs and process improvement
  • Computer proficiency in MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Dropbox etc.
  • Excellent organizational skills and high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to manage projects and resources
  • Bachelor’s degree in the health profession or science field.

Must be authorized to work in the United States.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • A dynamic and collaborative workplace culture
  • Meaningful work that makes a real difference in the world

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter to hr@vivli.org