Salary
💰 $113,900 - $170,900 per year
Tech Stack
Google Cloud Platform
About the role
- Manage and develop 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) ensuring resources are assigned appropriately and provided necessary tools
- Generate action plans and provide developmental/strategic oversight to optimize CRA services
- Assist with and contribute to project resourcing and update tracking systems; interface with project teams
- Collaborate with Clinical Team Leads/Clinical Trial Managers and Clinical Operations Management Team
- Develop, mentor, manage and coach CRA staff; perform accompanied site visits to assess CRA skills and developmental needs
- Identify quality risks and recommend corrective action plans
- Ensure staff have proper resources, training, materials, and access to systems
- Ensure CRAs provide timely and accurate updates of all required administrative material on company systems
- Work with Clinical Operations Management Team to improve CRA expectations and procedures
- Develop and maintain metrics pertinent to CRA resource oversight; participate in interview process and conduct on-boarding training
- Represent Precision for Medicine professionally; manage CRA staff according to company values and policies
- Assist with planning, assigning, and directing of work and gather performance feedback
- 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
- Experience creating effective development programs for clinical staff
- Experience developing evaluation processes, performing gap analysis, and ensuring all clinical staff are properly trained
- 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
- 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
- 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