Senior Clinical Research Associate

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Senior Clinical Research Associate supporting NAMSA’s medical-device clinical trials. Managing site monitoring, regulatory documentation, audits, study metrics, and clinical research operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Work on assigned studies to ensure human subject protection, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and applicable regulations are followed
  • Coordinate and manage clinical site monitoring responsibilities in accordance with contractual agreements, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines
  • Conduct on-site and remote site qualification, site initiation, interim, and site close-out monitoring visits
  • Serve as primary point of contact for site questions about enrollment, conduct, and close-out issues
  • Communicate site performance, trends, deficiencies, and concerns to site investigators and project teams
  • Support study start-up activities, including study document tracking and quality review and site activation letters
  • Perform study-related training
  • Manage study documents, processes, systems, monitoring plans, templates, trackers, tools, and site-specific documents
  • Ensure quality and completeness of central and site master files; track required documents, perform quality control reviews, and manage renewals
  • Track site and overall study metrics, including enrollment, deviations, adverse events, and trial master file maintenance
  • Attend internal and external meetings and provide progress reports and visit documentation
  • Support safety activities, including narrative writing and managing the CEC/DSMB
  • Prepare and coordinate submissions to regulatory authorities OUS
  • Assess investigative site suitability and provide input to site selection
  • Assist with site budgets and contract negotiations
  • Assist sites with audits and resolution of audit action items; support audits remotely and onsite
  • Participate in meetings with prospective clients
  • Support training and mentoring of CRAs during remote and onsite visits
  • Assist the Clinical Study Manager with clinical protocol, investigational plan/brochure, SIV training presentations, and study operations development
  • Support Core Laboratory management and serve as primary contact when assigned
  • Support data management, including CRF development, validation rules, UAT, data review, trend identification, and reporting/analysis
  • Perform and summarize literature searches
  • Register trials on Clinicaltrials.gov
  • Perform other activities as assigned

Requirements:

  • Fluency in English and local language, if different, required
  • Higher education degree or equivalent education, training, and experience
  • Preferred 5 years clinical trial experience
  • Preferred 3 years monitoring experience
  • Preferred 1 year device trial experience
  • Able to work independently once trained
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Basic computer proficiency
  • Understanding of clinical research processes and regulations
  • Certifications such as Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) Certification preferred but not required
  • Extensive use of a computer keyboard
  • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
  • Ability to meet the stated physical demands, with reasonable accommodations where applicable

Benefits:

  • Up to 20% travel for In-House Clinical Research Associates; up to 80% travel for Field Clinical Research Associates
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
  • Equal employment opportunity
  • Pre-employment background and drug screen processes aligned to local, state and federal laws