Liquidia Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with rare cardiopulmonary disease. The company’s current focus spans the development and commercialization of products in pulmonary hypertension and other applications of its proprietary PRINT® Technology. PRINT enabled the creation of Liquidia’s lead candidate, YUTREPIA™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder, an investigational drug for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The company is also, through a phase 3 global trial, developing L606 an investigational sustained-release formulation of treprostinil administered twice-daily with a next-generation nebulizer.
Liquidia is deeply passionate and committed to the discovery, engineering, and development required to bring novel therapies to patients who need them most, and to the healthcare providers who care for them. Our team members include some of the industry’s top scientists, clinicians, business strategists, engineers, and pharmaceutical executives. We work together to help people lead longer, healthier, and happier lives.

Job Overview
The Clinical Trial Liaison (CTL) is a field-based expert reporting to the EU VP of Medical Affairs. This role is pivotal in supporting the conduct and the patient recruitment of Liquidia global clinical trials at investigative sites. This Clinical Trial Liaison role is responsible for maximizing site performance and site engagement in clinical studies. Leveraging strong clinical operational and therapeutic expertise (scientific, clinical, disease states, and treatment of alternatives knowledge within the therapeutic area(s)) to support execution of clinical studies.
The successful candidate will have clinical trial operational experience and deep understanding of patient pathways and trial recruitment. Proven expertise in engaging, building, and maintaining excellent working relationships with country/region specific investigative sites, KOLs, site networks and Patient Advocacy groups (PAG). From within the Trial Operations (Trial Ops) team, closely work together with the clinical trial operations team and with the CRO and other vendors.  Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required in the life or physical sciences.
• MD, PhD, or other clinical/medical advanced degrees preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong scientific background with at least five years of pharmaceutical clinical development and or medical affairs experience.
• Extensive clinical development and pharmaceutical experience with a base knowledge of the applicable regulations. 
• Experience working on Phase 2-3 clinical development studies.
• Highly desirable but not required: Experience supporting regulatory submissions, previous roles working as a study manager, study coordinator, research nurse, or in Med Affairs Operations, and working with rare diseases.

 Knowledge and Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, basic computer and typing skills, and tools/systems for managing clinical trials.
• Strong written and verbal English communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, and other languages an asset
• Skilled at conflict resolution, collaborating with stakeholders with varying viewpoints, influencing with and without authority, and negotiation. Includes relationship management of multiple stakeholders, internally and externally, such as KOLs, networks, PAGs (Patient Advocacy Groups), CROs, and others.

Location/Travel

• This position is a remote field-based position with expected field engagement of at least 60%. Additional travel may be required as needed to support the clinical trial in the region of focus.

Contributes to clinical and operational trial deliverables at trial sites according to timelines, budget, operational procedures, quality/compliance, and performance standards. One of the primary areas of focus for the CTL is to establish and maintain clinical relationships with key members of the clinical site including but not limited to; principal investigator, sub-investigators, study coordinators, clinical practice nursing, and other staff members. 

Site and Investigator Relationship Management

• Acts as an ambassador for Liquidia, supporting its positioning as a sponsor of choice, and representing the Liquidia with investigators and site staff.
• Drives enrollment at the principal investigator (PI) level, collaborating closely with clinical research associates (CRAs) and study coordinators.
• Facilitates collaboration between departments or groups within the same trial site to optimize subject enrollment.
• Maintains accountability for long-term operational partnerships with key sites, providing local intelligence.
• Leads strategic partnerships with key sites to implement collaborative initiatives for clinical trial execution.

Clinical Trial Recruitment/Clinical Trial Health/Collaboration and Best practices

• Oversees and tracks patient recruitment for sites, proactively identifying ways to prevent delays.
• Supports the development of recruitment and retention plans in collaboration with regional CSM, oversight team and CRO.
• Reports local site situations and provides insights on recruitment challenges and solutions to regional personnel including regional clin ops, OSM and other members of the team.
• Oversees the activities of local CRO teams to ensure effective sponsor oversight of monitoring activities.
• May attend pre-study visits (PSVs),  site initiation visits (SIVs) and selected conferences related to PH
• Identifies trial issues and opportunities proactively, seeks solutions, and escalates them to the appropriate team members (Medical Affairs, Clin ops global, CSM regional, CRO etc.)
• Collaborates with members of the Liquidia clinical and medical teams to share best practices and beneficial experiences.
• Supports CRAs and local CRO team members to aid trial delivery and compliance.