MDC and NMD4C Hiring Full-Time Clinical Trials and Community Practice Manager

Muscular Dystrophy Canada is hiring a full-time Clinical Trials and Community of Practice Manager to support our Clinical Trial Network and Community of Practice task groups and help bring clinical trials to Canada!

Join our team of dedicated colleagues and volunteers in breaking down barriers for the neuromuscular community. Work closely with clinicians, NMD4C investigators and members, industry, government, clinical trial Principal Investigators, the Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry (CNDR) and the Care and Trial Site Registry (CTSR) in Canada to ensure a coordinated approach to clinical trials.

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MDC and NMD4C now recruiting: clinical trials and community of practice manager

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