Study Operations Assistant

Posted:
10/16/2025, 7:36:01 AM

Location(s):
San Jose Province, Costa Rica

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

Use Your Power for Purpose

Reporting to the Research & Development division, you will be integral in bridging evidence-based medical decision support with colleagues and stakeholders to enhance health and treatment outcomes. By developing frameworks to ensure our evidence is scientifically robust, providing unbiased and medically necessary expertise, or investigating data gaps, our mission remains clear: to empower healthcare decisions regarding the safe and appropriate use of medicines for patients. Your work will support better health outcomes, ensuring that our evidence is sound and that healthcare decisions are informed and safe for patients.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Support via conduct of basic operational tasks the studies and projects (Non-Interventional Studies, Low Interventional Studies, Research Collaborations, etc.) across the Medical Evidence Generation department by working collaboratively with involved teams and groups

• Perform operational responsibilities for assigned tasks in compliance with Pfizer policies and procedures

• Support financial aspects of assigned studies or research projects including, but not limited to:

  • Entering, updating, and maintaining financial information into tracking tools
  • Tracking invoicing and payment activities to respond to queries
  • Providing financial details to address study team or program level requests
  • Assisting with provision of study financial details for financial planning
  • Tracking study contracts and amendments and entering applicable financial updates to budget/forecast in relevant tools and systems or communicating these changes to the appropriate study and program contacts
  • Other financial assistance as needed by study or program team

• Facilitate execution of Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements

• Schedule, participate in and take minutes during scheduled team meetings (if required) – distribute minutes, action items, follow-up for completion as needed

• Create or assist with study documents as requested by Clinical Scientist or Study Team (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

• Create folders and file documents in shared drive locations (Sharepoint, Teams, etc) for Study Team to actively manage the project

• Prepare and assist others with required internal study documents including, but not limited to, concept submission, due diligence checklist, laboratory worksheets, supply requests, study team rosters, vendor lists, etc.

• Maintain study master file and file study documents in the appropriate Pfizer repository (i.e. GDMS, PTMF, etc)   

• Maintain study details in required systems as necessary from concept to close-out (Siebel, SToD, etc)

• Support audits/inspections as applicable

• Assist with other department or platform needs and activities as requested 

Here Is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

  • BA/BS degree and 0-2 years of prior relevant experience is required;
  • Experience with participating in and supporting a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Fluent in English with exceptional written and oral communication and cross-functional collaborative skills
  • Outstanding organizational skills, managing several projects concurrently that are often time pressured; strong ability to effectively multi-task and prioritize
  • Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Powerpoint

 
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

  
Work Location Assignment: Hybrid

EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) & Employment Eligibility 

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, or disability.

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Pfizer

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Headquarter Location: New York, New York, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1849

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

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