FSP Sr CRA I

Job Description

Join Us as Senior Clinical Research Associate I – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation. We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.

DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Clinical Research Associate I in our FSP model, you will be dedicated to one specific client, acting as a representative of the client while exercising strong communication and collaboration skills. You will perform and coordinate all aspects of the clinical monitoring and site management process. You will conduct remote or on-site visits to assess protocol and regulatory compliance and manage required documentation. You will act as a site processes specialist, ensuring that the trial is conducted in accordance with the approved protocol, ICH-GCP guidelines, applicable regulations and SOPs to guarantee subjects rights, well-being and data reliability. You will ensure audit readiness and develop collaborative relationships with investigational sites.

What You'll Do

Monitors investigator sites with a risk-based monitoring approach.

Applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks.

Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through on-site and remote monitoring activities.

Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review.

Documents observations in reports and letters in a timely manner using approved business writing standards.

Escalates observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follow all issues through to resolution.

Maintains regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner.

Conducts monitoring tasks in accordance with the approved monitoring plan.

Participates in the investigator payment process.

Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues/findings resolution.

Investigates and follows-up on findings as applicable.

Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) as required.

Ensures study systems are updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System, CTMS).

Performs QC check of reports generated from CTMS system where required.

Participates in investigator meetings as necessary.

Identifies potential investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites.

Initiates clinical trial sites according to the relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted.

Ensures trial close out and retrieval of trial materials.

Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICH-GCP and applicable regulations.

Conducts on-site file reviews as per project specifications.

Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications/tools, and sharing ideas/suggestions with team members.

Performs additional study tasks as assigned by CTM (e.g. trip report review, newsletter creation, lead CRA team calls etc).

Facilitates effective communication between investigative sites, the client company and the project team through written, oral and/or electronic contacts.