Profilo professionale
Panoramica
Esperienza lavorativa
Istruzione
Competenze
Risultati conseguiti
CORE COMPETENCIES
Certificazioni
LANGUAGES
PUBLICATIONS
Disclaimer
Cronologia
Generic
Natascia Caroccia

Natascia Caroccia

Castel d’Aiano,BO

Profilo professionale

Clinical Research and Clinical Project Management professional with over six years of experience coordinating investigator-initiated and sponsor-sponsored clinical studies in Infectious Diseases within a leading Italian public Academic Research Hospital (IRCCS).

Proven expertise across the clinical trial lifecycle, including study start-up, regulatory submissions, multicentre study coordination, clinical operations, REDCap database management, and cross-functional collaboration with investigators, sponsors, CROs and regulatory authorities.

Holding a PhD in Cancer Biology and a Master's Degree in Clinical Study Coordination, I combine strong scientific expertise with hands-on operational experience to ensure regulatory compliance, study quality and successful project delivery.

Panoramica

1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience

Esperienza lavorativa

Clinical Project Manager

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
2020.10 - 2026.07
  • Coordinate operational management of investigator-initiated and sponsor-sponsored interventional and observational clinical studies in Infectious Diseases.
  • Coordinate multicentre international studies involving academic institutions and industry partners.
  • Contributed to the management of an EU Horizon 2020 research project on COVID-19 involving multiple European and International partners.
  • Coordinate study start-up, site activation and recruitment activities.
  • Monitor recruitment performance and support corrective actions when required.
  • Prepare regulatory documentation for AIFA (RSO), Ethics Committees, CTIS and ClinicalTrials.gov submissions and maintenance.
  • Coordinate sponsors, CROs, investigators and participating centers.
  • Administer REDCap databases, develop eCRFs, perform data quality review, reporting and data export activities.
  • Maintain Investigator Site Files (ISF)
  • Support sponsor oversight activities through collaboration with CROs during monitoring visits, TMF management and inspection readiness.
  • Review study budgets and scientific aspects of contracts.
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders including investigators, pharmacists, laboratory staff, sponsors, CROs and administrative departments.
  • Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, protocol requirements and applicable regulations.
  • Review study protocols, informed consent forms, study reports, scientific manuscripts and study presentations.

PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

University of Ferrara, Dept. of Medical Sciences
2016.11 - 2020.02
  • Pre-clinical research in mitochondrial dynamics and apoptotic cell death in cancer diseases and other pathologies.
  • PhD abroad period (Feb - May 2019) in mesothelioma cancer's research at University of Hawaii - Cancer Center, Honolulu, USA

Postgraduate trainee

University of Barcelona
2014.09 - 2015.03
  • Pre-clinical research in fatty acid oxidation in liver at the Department of Pharmacy

Istruzione

Master’s Degree - Clinical Study Coordinator

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
2024-01

PhD - Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

University of Ferrara
2020-02

Master of Science - Molecular and Cellular Biology

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
2014-03

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
2011-12

Competenze

  • REDCap (Administrator)
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mendeley
  • PubMed
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Excel (Advanced)
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • Outlook

Risultati conseguiti

  • Coordinated 30+ investigator-initiated observational studies, including multicentre international projects.
  • Supported the operational management of Phase II–IV clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organisations.
  • Managed regulatory submissions to AIFA (RSO) and study registrations on ClinicalTrials.gov.
  • Prepared documentation supporting CTIS submissions.
  • Administered REDCap databases and designed eCRFs for investigator-initiated studies.
  • Contributed to the management of a Horizon 2020 European research project on COVID-19.
  • Collaborated with 5–10 pharmaceutical sponsors and 5–10 CROs.
  • Supported clinical research involving datasets of over 10,000 participants across investigator-initiated and sponsor-sponsored studies.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Clinical Project Management
  • Clinical Trial Coordination
  • Study Start-up and Site Management
  • Regulatory submissions (AIFA, Ethics Committees, CTIS, ClinicalTrials.gov)
  • ICH-GCP E6(R3) compliance
  • REDCap Administrator (database development, eCRF design, data quality, reporting, data export)
  • Investigator Site File (ISF) management
  • Trial Master File (TMF) support
  • Monitoring visits, audits and inspection readiness
  • Budget and contract review
  • Protocol & ICF Review
  • Investigator Meetings and stakeholder management
  • Collaboration with Sponsors, CROs and multidisciplinary teams

Certificazioni

  • ICH-Good Clinical Practice E6 (R3) certificate
  • IATA training for transportation of dangerous goods
  • Qualified Biologist (Italy)

LANGUAGES

Italian – Mother tongue
Madrelingua
C2
English
Intermedio avanzato
B2
Spanish
Intermedio
B1

PUBLICATIONS

Publications are available at PubMed profile: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=caroccia+n

Disclaimer

In compliance with the Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 dated 30/06/2003, I hereby authorize the recipient of this document to use and process my personal details for the purpose of recruiting and selecting staff and I confirm to be informed of my rights in accordance to art. 7 of the above mentioned decree. 

Cronologia

Clinical Project Manager

IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
2020.10 - 2026.07

PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

University of Ferrara, Dept. of Medical Sciences
2016.11 - 2020.02

Postgraduate trainee

University of Barcelona
2014.09 - 2015.03

Master’s Degree - Clinical Study Coordinator

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

PhD - Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology

University of Ferrara

Master of Science - Molecular and Cellular Biology

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Natascia Caroccia