Drafting or consolidation of TPP documents for regulatory filings
Preclinical/nonclinical strategy
Development of regulatory positioning and early interaction strategy
General planning for IND readiness including gap analysis
Animal model selection and study design
Strategic interim leadership
Roadmap to IND
IND roadmap delivery
Gantt chart
Timeline analysis
Critical path identification
Resource planning
CRO/CDMO/vendor selection
CRO oversight
Vendor/CRO selection
Cross-functional vendor oversight with technical program management
CRO audit planning and performance monitoring
Project management, including maintaining up-to-date project timelines, organizing project team meetings, capturing meeting minutes, establishing RACI (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) matrices, and following up on achievement of action items.
Study design and oversight
Design of nonclinical proof-of-concept studies
Feedback on critical quality attributes (CQA) and experimental ranges
Compilation and review of nonclinical assay data
Advisory on in vivo model selection and suitability, aka, a de novo nonclinical package or study design
Nonclinical study endpoint selection and study design