Services

Six ways we support your site, across drug, biologic and medical device trials. Take on one project, or bring us in as an extension of your team across every study.

An on-call partner for your site, from start-up to close-out.

Our consultants step into your operations wherever you need them, adding experience and efficiency to the everyday work of running studies. Sponsors and CROs notice sites that are compliant, efficient and consistent. We help you become one of them.

Research sites

Private and independent sites are the heart of our work. We support owners, investigators and coordinators across regulatory, quality and operations.

Site networks and SMOs

One master agreement covers every location, with consistent audits, SOPs and training across your sites.

CROs and sponsors

Subcontract internal audits, QC and remediation for the sites running your studies, delivered by consultants who know site operations firsthand.

Audits and quality assurance

Find the issues before a sponsor or the FDA does, with risk-based audits modeled on how BIMO inspectors work.

We audit your site's processes, documentation and data across drug, biologic and medical device studies, then deliver a detailed report with actionable findings that prepare you for FDA, sponsor or IRB audits. Between audits we help you build CAPA plans that hold up, and we prepare the regulatory reports your IRB, sponsors or the FDA ask for.

Our mock inspections also give your staff real practice. They answer an inspector's questions, pull documents on request and walk through their own processes, so when a sponsor auditor or FDA investigator arrives, your team has done it before and stays confident.

  • Internal audits at your site
  • Mock FDA inspections and staff interview practice
  • Drug, biologic and medical device (IDE) studies
  • Source document QC, ongoing or retrospective
  • CAPA development and audit remediation
  • Sponsor audit preparation
  • FDA inspection preparation, even on short notice
  • Reports for IRBs, sponsors and the FDA

Regulatory management

Your regulatory files kept complete and current from start-up to close-out, on site or remotely.

We manage and maintain your regulatory documents as protocols and standards change. We can place a regulatory specialist at your site, or maintain your eRegulatory binders remotely and keep everything up to date, which frees your coordinators to focus on screening and enrollment. We also handle sponsor and CRO affairs, including coordinating meetings and overseeing monitoring visits.

Just starting up, or not ready for a full-time regulatory person? Our as-needed regulatory support covers what you need, when you need it.

  • Remote eRegulatory binder maintenance
  • Regulatory specialist placement on site
  • As-needed support for start-up sites
  • IRB submissions and reporting
  • Essential document collection and tracking
  • Monitoring visit preparation and coordination
  • Sponsor and CRO communication
  • Study close-out documentation

Budgets and contracts

Study budgets and clinical trial agreements negotiated so your site is paid fair market value for its work.

We review the protocol and schedule of assessments, build a budget that covers the real cost of every visit and procedure, and negotiate counter-offers until the numbers work for your site. Using real-world and industry insight, we track what the market pays and make sure your budgets and contracts keep up with it. We know how much work goes into every visit, and we negotiate to get your site the most for it.

Once a study is running, we can track invoicing and payments so the money you earn gets collected.

  • Protocol and schedule of assessments review
  • Fair market value benchmarking
  • Budget development and counter-proposals
  • Start-up, screen failure and close-out fees captured
  • Clinical trial agreement review and negotiation
  • Invoicing and payment tracking

eSource and CTMS

Compliant electronic source, from a full implementation to taking configuration work off your team's plate.

Whether you're moving to eSource for the first time or already running on it, we take on as much as you need. For a new implementation we handle system setup and configuration, complete protocol source creation and site training. For sites already on eSource, we take over the source builds, visit schedules and amendment updates that eat into coordinators' time. Every build follows ALCOA+ principles and 21 CFR Part 11.

  • Full eSource implementation for your site
  • Complete protocol source creation
  • Source configuration for sites already on eSource
  • Visit schedule builds and amendment updates
  • eISF setup and organization
  • Configuration to ALCOA+ and Part 11
  • Site staff training
  • Ongoing support after go-live

Training and SOPs

The written processes and trained people that keep a site consistent, tailored to what your site needs.

Already have an SOP package? We run a gap analysis against current regulations, including ICH E6(R3), then review and update your SOPs so they match how your site actually works. Starting from scratch? We write a complete SOP package for you.

Training is built around your site and your team: GCP and ALCOA+ principles, QA/QC practices, inspection readiness, protocol-specific training, or any topic your staff needs to strengthen. When studies get busy, we can also add staffing and data entry support.

SOPs

  • SOP gap analysis against current regulations
  • Review and update of an existing SOP package
  • New SOP package creation
  • Ready-to-use regulatory templates

Training

  • Tailored to your site's needs
  • GCP and ALCOA+ principles
  • QA/QC training
  • Inspection readiness
  • Protocol-specific training
  • Training logs and documentation

Site start-up and consulting

Expert guidance for new sites, growing sites and sites returning to research.

We support your site through the entire start-up process and give you the resources to start winning studies. We advise on regulatory compliance and operational management, and we help you meet HIPAA, FDA and OSHA requirements across your research operations.

  • Site start-up planning
  • Strategies for obtaining studies
  • HIPAA, FDA and OSHA compliance
  • Operations and workflow review

Why work with a research consultant?

Sponsors and CROs place high value on sites that show strong compliance, efficiency and quality. Partnering with an experienced consultant raises your site's performance and signals reliability to sponsors, which gives you an edge when studies are placed.

Our team is both an expert resource and a lifeline. We help your site meet regulatory demands, streamline operations and build a reputation for excellence that leads to long-term partnerships.

Running studies across several sites?

Site networks and SMOs can bring every location under one master agreement, with the same audit approach, SOPs and training at each site.

CROs and sponsors

Subcontract internal audits, QC and remediation for the sites running your studies.

Better together.

Tell us where your site needs support. We'll talk it through and show you how we can help.