Salary
💰 $113,900 - $170,900 per year
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Manage and develop the organization’s Clinical Research Associate (CRA) workforce and support departmental initiatives to strengthen quality and productivity of GCM operations
- Independently lead, manage, and motivate a team of CRAs (employee and/or consultant) to a standard consistent with Precision for Medicine’s values and overall focus on quality
- Ensure the right resources are assigned to projects and that those resources have the tools necessary to be successful
- Generate action plans and provide developmental/strategic oversight to optimize CRA services, with a focus on high quality delivery of individual/team/departmental goals
- Assist with and contribute to project resourcing to ensure proper level and allocation resource is assigned for each project within their hierarchy
- Collaborate with Clinical Team Leads/Clinical Trial Managers and Clinical Operations Management Team to ensure resource needs and site requirements are met
- Develop, mentor, manage and coach CRA staff to progress their skills and advocate individual career development
- Perform accompanied site visits to assess CRA skills and developmental needs, and assist CRAs with project specific issues
- Identify quality risks and issues and recommend corrective action plans to leadership team
- Ensure staff have the proper resources, training, materials, and access to systems to deliver on position expectations
- Ensure CRAs provide timely and accurate updates of all required administrative material on company systems
- Work with Clinical Operations Management Team to continually improve CRA expectations and procedures
- Develop and maintain metrics pertinent to CRA resource oversight, and work with Clinical Operations Management Team on the evaluation of these metrics
- Participate in the interview process for new CRAs and conduct CV review and interviews
- Conduct on-boarding training for new CRA staff in conjunction with Human Resources, Clinical Training and other functional areas
- Represent Precision for Medicine professionally and manage CRA staff in accordance with company values and policies
- Assist with planning, assigning, and directing of work as well as gathering performance feedback to contribute to appropriate action plans
- Perform other duties as assigned by Leadership
Requirements
- Graduate, postgraduate, 4-year college degree, or equivalent experience ideally in a scientific or healthcare discipline
- At least 7 years or more in clinical operations, data management or related discipline either in CRO or Pharmaceutical industry with a minimum of 5 years onsite monitoring experience
- Monitoring experience includes use of electronic data capture systems as well as paper and electronic medical records
- 3-5 years of direct supervisory experience managing CRAs is expected in candidates for this position
- Experience creating effective development programs for clinical staff
- Experience developing evaluation processes, performing gap analysis, and ensuring all clinical staff are properly trained to perform their duties consistent with Precision for Medicine quality standards
- Ability to drive and availability for domestic and international travel including overnight stays, with an expectation of travel approximately 25%
- Demonstrates mastery knowledge of ICH-GCP, applicable local regulatory requirements, relevant Precision for Medicine SOPs, technical CRA knowledge of all phases of study (including remote monitoring and clinical data review) as well as regulatory guidance
- High capacity for Emotional Intelligence and a passion for people management and development
- Ability to develop training plans and hold personnel accountable to achieving training goals or addressing training needs
- Deep knowledge of how clinical research centers operate along with the ability to teach CRAs to solve site and execution related problems at the site level
- Demonstrates understanding and ability to work with EMRs and EDCs
- Exhibits high self-motivation and is able to work and plan independently as well as in a team environment
- Motivates other members of the project team to meet timelines and project goals
- Highly organized, ability to set priorities and possesses excellent problem-solving skills
- Focuses on continuous improvement, including the ability to make proactive assessments on how to make processes more efficient and people more effective
- Understands clinical trials methodology, including a working knowledge of protocols and indications being studied
- Ability to develop, coach and mentor CRA staff
- Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism, as evidenced by punctuality, ability to deliver on commitments, an understanding of the service culture and positive interactions with customers and teammates, including good interpersonal skills
- Communicates both verbally and in written form in an acceptable manner
- Conducts formal presentations to a wide variety of audiences including colleagues, investigative staff, and clients with a high level of proficiency
- Possesses practical knowledge of IT tools and systems in use on project teams
- Values system and work ethic consistent with Precision Values and Company Principles