Senior Clinical Research Associate

IRE • Rochester, NY

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster. As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (scientific field preferred)
• 5+ years monitoring clinical trials independently conducting on-site and remote monitoring visits.
• At least 2 years monitoring solid tumor clinical trials.
• 1+ years early development trial experience
• Solid tumor clinical trial experience is required
• Demonstrated experience developing/maintaining site relationships and securing compliance
• Expertise in GxPs and Oncology monitoring techniques (including Risk-Based Monitoring) and terminology
• Experience collaborating with sites from initial engagement through close-out phases
• Experience activating sites
• Experience training site staff
• Experience supporting sites and/or sponsors in regulatory inspections
• Willing to travel up to 50%

Nice To Haves

• Experience utilizing Veeva systems is highly preferred
• Experience working within a Functional Services (or in-house) monitoring model is preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform site management activities to support the client's Oncology site success and maintain a continuous state of inspection readiness
• Act as the primary contact and facilitate efficient communications between the client's clinical trial team and the sites
• Perform remote and on-site monitoring/co-monitoring visits (Site Qualification Visits, Site Initiation Visits, Interim Monitoring Visits and Close-Out Visits) to ensure data integrity and subject safety in the client's trials
• May perform oversight activities to assess monitoring quality and train/mentor less experienced CRAs
• Promptly document monitoring activities and submit/approve visit reports
• Manage site essential document collection and TMF reconciliation with site files
• Support sites with local Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) submissions and confirm approvals
• Regularly review site Key Risk Indicator (KRI) metrics, issues and action items to detect trends and ensure prompt resolution
• Independently determine root causes and develop/implement site Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans
• Deliver training to ensure sites comply with the protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and regulations
• Support sites and the client's regulatory inspections
• Contribute to site identification; drive site feasibility and qualification progress; and support site activation activities
• Lead site engagement initiatives and foster relationships with key Oncology sites and networks

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
• Retirement and pension plans
• Life assurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior