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













