Senior Clinical Research Associate

US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field preferred
  • 5+ years of independent monitoring experience in clinical trials
  • At least 2 years of solid tumor clinical trial monitoring experience
  • 1+ years of early development trial experience
  • Experience with Veeva systems preferred
  • Strong experience in developing site relationships and ensuring compliance
  • Expertise in GxPs and Risk-Based Monitoring techniques

Responsibilities

  • Perform site management activities for Oncology trials to maintain inspection readiness
  • Act as primary contact, facilitating communications between clinical trial teams and sites
  • Conduct on-site and remote monitoring visits to ensure compliance with protocols and data integrity
  • Assess monitoring quality and train or mentor junior CRAs when necessary
  • Document monitoring activities and manage site essential documents and TMF reconciliations
  • Support site IRB/EC submissions and confirm approvals
  • Analyze Key Risk Indicator metrics to identify trends and ensure prompt resolutions

Benefits

  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • Range of health insurance offerings
  • Competitive retirement planning options
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme providing 24-hour support
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible optional benefits tailored to individual needs
Full Job Description
Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology - Southern California The Sr. Clinical Research Associate (Sr. CRA) will be responsible for performing investigative site management and monitoring activities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. This Sr. CRA role will support the client's Oncology clinical trials to ensure data integrity, subject safety, and inspection readiness at the clinical investigative sites.  Responsibilities: - Perform site management activities to support the client's Oncology site success and maintain a continuous state of inspection readiness  - Act as the primary contact and facilitate efficient communications between the the client's clinical trial team and the sites  - Perform remote and on-site monitoring/co-monitoring visits (Site Qualification Visits, Site Initiation Visits, Interim Monitoring Visits and Close-Out Visits) to ensure data integrity and subject safety in the client's trials  - May perform oversight activities to assess monitoring quality and train/mentor less experienced CRAs  - Promptly document monitoring activities and submit/approve visit reports   - Manage site essential document collection and TMF reconciliation with site files  - Support sites with local Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) submissions and confirm approvals  - Regularly review site Key Risk Indicator (KRI) metrics, issues and action items to detect trends and ensure prompt resolution  - Independently determine root causes and develop/implement site Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans  - Deliver training to ensure sites comply with the protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and regulations  - Support sites and the client's regulatory inspections  - Contribute to site identification; drive site feasibility and qualification progress; and support site activation activities   - Lead site engagement initiatives and foster relationships with key Oncology sites and networks   Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree (scientific field preferred)  - 5+ years monitoring clinical trials independently conducting on-site and remote monitoring visits. Atleast 2 years monitoring solid tumor clinical trials. - 1+ years early development trial experience   - Solid tumor clinical trial experience is required - Experience utilizing Veeva systems is highly preferred  - Demonstrated experience developing/maintaining site relationships and securing compliance  - Expertise in GxPs and Oncology monitoring techniques (including Risk-Based Monitoring) and terminology  - Experience collaborating with sites from initial engagement through close-out phases  - Experience activating sites  - Experience training site staff  - Experience supporting sites and/or sponsors in regulatory inspections  - Experience working within a Functional Services (or in-house) monitoring model is preferred  - Willing to travel up to 50%  What ICON can offer you: Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent. In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family. Our benefits examples include: - Various annual leave entitlements - A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs. - Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead. - Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being. - Life assurance - Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others. Visit our to read more about the benefits ICON offers. Salary Range $110,520.00-$138,150.00 Bonus, Com, Stock, Benefits & Disclaimer verbiage: Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, education/training, and skill level.   You may be eligible for a bonus, stock compensation and commissions in some cases depending on your role and performance. Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click to apply

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