Senior Clinical Research Associate - Psychiatry (US, Central)
About The Position
As a Senior CRA, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring clinical studies are conducted with the highest standards of quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Your expertise will help drive the successful execution of studies from site qualification through closeout, supporting the delivery of reliable data that advances clinical research. In this role, you'll serve as a trusted partner to investigative sites, study teams, and sponsors, building strong relationships while providing leadership, guidance, and oversight across clinical trial activities. You’ll have the opportunity to influence study success through proactive monitoring, site management, and collaboration with global teams. Your contributions will directly support high-quality study delivery by ensuring protocol adherence, regulatory compliance, timely data collection, and effective site performance throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. This is a home-based Clinical Research Associate role supporting sites across the Central of the United States. Candidates must reside within the territory to effectively support site visits and study activities. You will collaborate with sites, sponsors, and global study teams while traveling to investigative sites approximately 8-10 days per month. To best support our sites, we're seeking candidates who are based in the Central of the United States. Travel will primarily be regional, with occasional travel to support sites in other locations as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or a Nursing Degree
- 5+ years as a regional, traveling Clinical Research Associate
- Required experience monitoring: CNS and psychiatric clinical trials
- Requires travel within the specified region; 8 – 10 DOS monthly
- Strong knowledge of clinical trial processes, site management, and regulatory requirement
Nice To Haves
- Experience in full-service monitoring preferred.
Responsibilities
- Manage clinical research activities at investigative sites participating in Worldwide clinical studies.
- Identify and assess potential research sites to support successful study execution.
- Coordinate study start-up activities, including collection of regulatory documentation and support of contract and budget processes.
- Conduct all types of monitoring visits: Pre-Site Selection Visits (PSSVs), Study Initiation Visits (SIVs), Interim Monitoring Visits (IMVs) and Closeout Visits (COVs).
- Train site personnel on protocol requirements, data collection processes, and safety reporting expectations.
- Monitor site performance and provide ongoing support throughout study maintenance activities.
- Ensure compliance with informed consent requirements, safety reporting obligations, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Partner with sites and study teams to drive data quality, participant safety, and overall study success.
- Support site closeout activities and ensure study requirements are completed at the conclusion of the trial.
Benefits
- competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
