Everest Clinical Research

Senior Clinical Research Associate – Pain, Oncology, CNS Therapeutic Areas

Everest Clinical Research

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $145,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Interact with personnel from study Sponsors, investigational sites, vendors, and Everest functional groups to enable quality and on-time execution of clinical trials in compliance with ICH-GCP and relevant local regulations.
  • Identify potential sites for participation in clinical trials.
  • Perform protocol/site feasibility and Pre-Study Visits to recommend qualified sites.
  • Participate in Investigator Meetings, Clinical Research Associate (CRA) and Study Coordinator training sessions, and assist sites with study-related questions as needed.
  • Provide feedback to study manuals, Case Report Form completion guidelines, monitoring plans, informed consents, recruitment materials, and monitoring tools, as needed.
  • Perform Site Initiation Visits, Interim Monitoring Visits, and Close-Out Visits in compliance with the approved protocol and monitoring plan.
  • Submit quality and on-time Monitoring Visit Reports and follow-up letters to the Clinical Operations Lead or designee for review and approval via Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS).
  • Complete monitoring visit reports and follow-up letters, including summaries of the significant findings, deviations, deficiencies, and recommended actions to ensure site compliance.
  • Assist with oversight visits and monitoring visit report review/approval of CRA I/II, evaluating their performance and providing feedback to their supervisor, if requested.
  • Review ISFs to ensure essential documents are current and submitted to the TMF throughout the trial for reconciliation purposes.
  • Ensure sites have submitted relevant documents to their Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee as needed.
  • The CRA is responsible for ensuring that the TMF is maintained in an inspection-ready state.
  • Establish regular lines of communication and administer ongoing protocol/study-related training to assigned sites.
  • Assist with site management tasks and ensure continuous data flow (i.e., on-time site data entry, query resolution, and source document verification).
  • Assess the clinical research site’s patient recruitment/retention success and offer suggestions for improvement.
  • Ensure proper handling, accountability, and reconciliation of all investigational products, medical devices, and clinical trial supplies.
  • Prepare sites for inspections/audits conducted either by regulatory authorities, Sponsors, or Contract Research Organizations.
  • Submit accurate and on-time expense reports.
  • Assist with preparation of materials for Requests for Proposals and bid defenses.
  • Assist the Clinical Operations team with additional related tasks as needed.
  • Plan and carry out professional development.
  • Complete timesheets as requested and on-time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a Life Science or related field of study.
  • Minimum of 4 years’ of relevant and/or monitoring experience.
  • Thorough knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and applicable regulations.
  • Demonstrated experience working on clinical trials across Pain (acute and chronic), Oncology, and CNS therapeutic areas.
  • Thorough comprehension of medical terminology.
  • Excellent organization and communication skills (both verbal and written).
  • Ability to travel a maximum of 70% of working hours to locations nationwide.
  • Must maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to drive to monitor sites.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
clinical trial monitoringprotocol/site feasibilitysite initiation visitsinterim monitoring visitsclose-out visitsmonitoring visit reportscase report form completiondata entrysource document verificationpatient recruitment
Soft Skills
organizationcommunicationinterpersonal skillsfeedback provisiontrainingproblem-solvingtime managementteam collaborationadaptabilityprofessional development