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Jessica Alejandra Mateos Rodríguez

Jessica Alejandra Mateos Rodríguez

Clinical Research Associate, Senior
Mexico City

Summary

Analytical and detail-oriented Clinical Research Associate Senior with M. Sc. in Biochemistry, with more than twelve years experience in clinical and biomedical scientific research. Interested in the combination of scientific education, personal and clinical research experience and knowledge to change the effectiveness and improvement of health care, based on therapeutic options with better efficacy and proven results that will make an impact in people's life. Curious, persevering, honest, committed, empathic personality, with critical, creative thinking, highest standards deliverables, awesome detail and client attention and great English level.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Clinical Research Associate

Syneos Health
Mexico City
05.2023 - Current

- In charge of performing site qualification, site initiation, interim monitoring, site management and close-out visits, ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP and protocol compliance.

- Used to employ judgment and experience to evaluate overall performance of site and site staff and to provide recommendations regarding site-specific actions; immediately communicating serious issues to the project team and developing action plans.

- Ongoing verification that the process of obtaining informed consent has been adequately performed and documented for each subject as required.

- Demonstrates diligence in protecting the confidentiality of each subject.

- Assesses factors that might affect subjects' safety and clinical data integrity at an investigator site such as protocol deviation/violations and pharmacovigilance issues.

- Verifies issues or risks associated with blinded or randomized information related to the Investigational Product.

- Applies knowledge of GCP/local regulations and organizational procedures to ensure IP is appropriately (re) labelled, received, monitored, returned and destroyed if applicable.

- Routinely reviews the investigator Site File (ISF) for accuracy, timeliness and completeness. Reconciling contents of the ISF with the Trial Master File (TMF) and ensuring the site is aware of the requirement of archiving essential documents in accordance with local guidelines and regulations.

- Documents activities via confirmation letters, follow-up letters, trip reports, and other required project documents as per SOPs and Clinical Monitoring Plan.

- Supports subject recruitment, retention and awareness strategies

Clinical Research Associate II

IQVIA
Mexico City
10.2022 - Current
  • In charge of monitoring visits and site management for a variety of protocols, sites throughout Mexico and therapeutic areas.
  • Mentoring of new and unexperienced clinical staff.
  • CRAs supervision as leader on big studies and issues escalation as applicable.
  • Collaboration and assistance with study team members for project execution support as appropriate (i.e., with the clinical team managers and project managers for study tools, documents, study processes improvement and development).
  • Mentoring of Junior CRAs on role knowledge, processes, systems guidance and best practices to be followed.
  • In depth knowledge and application of clinical research regulatory requirements; i.e., GCP and ICH guidelines.
  • In depth therapeutic and protocol knowledge as assigned by company.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills including excellent management of English language.
  • Strong time management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients.
  • Extensive use of telephone and face-to-face communication requiring an accurate speech.
  • FDA Audit preparation, May2022.
  • Investigator Meeting Assistance, Atlanta, USA, Sep2022.
  • Management of sites with more than 130 subjects.
  • Management of pediatric studies.

Clinical Research Associate I

IQVIA
Mexico City
12.2020 - 09.2022
  • Perform onsite and remote monitoring visits and follow-up (initiation, monitoring and close-out visits) according to scope of work and regulatory requirements. Ensuring full source data verification and review is done according to client monitoring requirements in both adult and pediatric populations, small or big trials and maintaining a strict investigational product overview.
  • Work with sites to adapt, drive and track subjects recruitment.
  • Administer protocol and related study training to assigned sites and establish and maintain good and constant lines of communication with sites to manage project expectations and issues resolution.
  • Evaluate the quality and integrity of study site practices related to the proper conduct of the protocol and adherence to applicable regulations.
  • Escalation of quality issues when appropriate.
  • Manage the progress of assigned studies by tracking regulatory submissions and approvals, recruitment and enrollment, case report form (CRF) completion, submission, and data query generation, follow up and resolution. Support on start-up phase as required.
  • Ensure site documents are available for filing in the Trial Master File (TMF) and verify that the Investigator's Site File (ISF) is maintained in accordance with GCP / ICH and local regulatory requirements.
  • Create and maintain complete and correct documentation regarding site management, monitoring visit findings and action plans by submitting regular visit reports, generating follow-up letters and other required study documentation.

Clinical Trial Coordinator II Lead - Central (CTC-C II)

PPD
Mexico City
03.2017 - 12.2020
  • Team leader for CTC-Cs mexican team on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine project from May2020 to Dec2020.
  • Administration for start-up, ongoing and close-out ready studies; creation, reconciliation and filing of study-specific documents (such as the Protocol, IB, ICFs, patient materials, study newsletters, study metrics, logs, team lists, study FAQs, directives, etc.).
  • Meeting minutes creation and distribution, study metrics reports delivery, clinical systems access management.
  • Global, Country and Site level audit preparation of the clinical systems documents and vendors trackers maintenance.
  • Client meetings scheduling, purchase orders requests, clinical project-specific training management.
  • Team meetings coordination, tasks planning and assignation; new staff members mentoring.

Graduate Research Assistant

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Institute of Biomedical Research
Mexico City
01.2014 - 12.2016
  • Principal activities: project and experimental protocol design, cell cultures, amplification and titration of Dengue virus, protein quantification, differential ultracentrifugation, flow cytometry, transmission electron microscopy, sucrose and Iodixanol (OptiPrep) gradients, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NanoSight), purification and quantification of RNA, RT-PCR, electrophoresis.

Research Assistant (undergraduate Thesis)

National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán
Mexico City
01.2012 - 08.2013
  • Principal activities: clinical study design, clinical file review, peripheral venous blood sampling, Ficoll PBMCs extraction, cell counting and culture, ELISAs.

Research Assistant

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mexico City
01.2011 - 12.2011
  • Principal activities: MCF-7 mammary carcinoma cell line cultures, protein extraction, protein quantification by the Bradford method, Western Blot, densitometry.

Short Stay Research Assistant

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mexico City
  • Principal activities: brain implant surgeries in Wistar rats, sleep record analysis.

Education

Master of Sciences - Biochemistry

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico City
01.2013 - 12.2016

Bachelor - Experimental Biology

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Mexico City
08.2008 - 05.2013

Skills

  • Adaptability

  • Organization and prioritization skills

  • Oral and written communication

  • Teamwork and collaboration

  • Analytical thinking

  • Problem-solving

  • Multitasking and organization

  • Document management

  • Research ethics

  • Attention to detail

  • Technical writing

  • Scientific writing

Certification

Good Clinical Practices Certification, 05/01/22

Therapeutic Areas Of Expertise

  • Oncology (Breast, Esophagus, Gastric, Cervical, Lung and Prostate cancer)
  • Hematology (Essential Thrombocytemia)
  • Virology (HIV, Dengue and Coronavirus Type 2 virus)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (Diabetes Type I and Type II, Obesity)
  • Neurology (Migraine)
  • Immunology (Psoriasis)

Timeline

Senior Clinical Research Associate

Syneos Health
05.2023 - Current

Clinical Research Associate II

IQVIA
10.2022 - Current

Clinical Research Associate I

IQVIA
12.2020 - 09.2022

Clinical Trial Coordinator II Lead - Central (CTC-C II)

PPD
03.2017 - 12.2020

Graduate Research Assistant

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Institute of Biomedical Research
01.2014 - 12.2016

Master of Sciences - Biochemistry

National Autonomous University of Mexico
01.2013 - 12.2016

Research Assistant (undergraduate Thesis)

National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán
01.2012 - 08.2013

Research Assistant

Metropolitan Autonomous University
01.2011 - 12.2011

Bachelor - Experimental Biology

Metropolitan Autonomous University
08.2008 - 05.2013

Short Stay Research Assistant

Metropolitan Autonomous University
Jessica Alejandra Mateos RodríguezClinical Research Associate, Senior