Senior Clinical Research Associate

Position & Purpose:

• The Sr. CRA/Site Relationship and Excellence Partner (SREP) is the main Client point of contact for investigative sites as well as accountable for safeguarding the quality and patient safety at the investigator site• This role is responsible for site monitoring and oversight and building and retaining relationships from site activation through the lifecycle of studies• As part of the oversight responsibilities, this role will utilize and interpret data from analytic tools, in conjunction with country and regional intelligence to proactively identify risks to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks• This role is also accountable for identifying Clinical Research Associate (CRA) performance issues and is responsible for ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are put in place• The Sr. CRA/SREP is the face of Client and therefore accountable for ensuring that sites receive necessary support and engagement, issues are resolved, and Client’s reputation is that of Partner of Choice• The Sr. CRA/SREP proactively collaborates and provides local intelligence to country outreach surveys, targeted sites strategies, study design, and Client pipeline opportunities• This role is accountable for study start up, activation, and execution to the plan for targeted sites. In addition to being the main point of contact, the lead will help coordinate with other roles and functions that will interface with target sites, thereby, simplifying site Client communications and enhancing overall visibility into and confidence of quality of site-level activities

Skills and Education:

• A scientific or technical degree in the healthcare area is preferred along with extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodology• In general, candidates for this job would hold the following levels of education/experience: BS/BSc/MS/MSc or equivalent + 5 years of clinical research experience and/or quality management experience• Solid knowledge of clinical development processes with strong emphasis on monitoring• Ability to lead, troubleshoot and influence for delivery• Must be fluent in English