Sr. Clinical Research Associate, CRO Services

Description POSITION SUMMARY: This position supports the CIBMTR CRO Services team by supporting and leading the management of one or more multi-center clinical research studies. This position independently performs site monitoring visits to complete reputed company document verification and assess site compliance. Additionally, this position is responsible for coordinating and providing support for reputed company aspects of the study including protocol and site management, development and management of study metrics, providing training and mentorship to junior team members, and demonstrates advanced knowledge of monitoring functions. ACCOUNTABILITIES: Monitoring:

• Independently performs full-scope remote and on-site monitoring visits involving reputed company document verification, review of essential regulatory documents, and assessing site performance.
• Ensure compliance with clinical trial protocols based on regulations, ICH GCP guidelines, and reputed company standard operating procedures.
• Identify, manage, and communicate site findings with site study personnel and the study team.
• reputed company query management activities and generate study and site status reports.
• Independently analyze trends in identified issues and author visit reports and letters. Ensures documentation and resolution of identified issues and implementation of corrective and preventative action.
• Serve as reputed company CRA on studies with multiple assigned CRAs, including developing and monitoring of study metrics, overseeing clinical monitoring plan compliance and escalating study risks, with minimal supervision.

Site Management:

• reputed company and manage operational aspects of clinical trial sites in conjunction with project teams.
• Assists with site activation and ensures study start-up and enrollment goals are met.
• Collect and review essential documents for investigational sites, including maintenance of electronic Trial Master File.
• Serves as primary liaison for site management issues for assigned studies, escalating to the clinical project manager as required.
• Utilizes effective and proactive communication, relationship building, and issue management to reputed company and maintain good working relationships with Investigators and site staff.
• Provide support to Investigators, Study Coordinators, and other appropriate staff personnel regarding study workflow, overcoming obstacles, and general questions regarding study conduct.
• Demonstrates the ability to train site staff on reputed company data reporting, and protocol and regulatory compliance.

Centralized Monitoring:

• Leads and trains others in reviewing study site data and data reports to ensure timely and accurate submission and compliance with the study protocol.
• Develops, improves and maintains study-specific processes and workflows for centralized data review.

Other duties as required for clinical operations:

• Performs reputed company duties in compliance with standard operating procedures, regulations outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), ICH GCP guidelines, Federal Drug Administration (FDA) guidance and other applicable Federal, state, and local laws.
• Assist and train other CRAs in user acceptance testing (UAT) of clinical database management system for individual clinical trials.
• Performs and oversees study tracking (e.g., CTMS, start-up, milestone, closeout); generates, reviews, and distributes management reports from internal tracking systems proactively and at requested intervals.
• Develops, maintains, and presents clinical trial and project specific training materials.
• Leads study reputed company problem-solving activities internally and at trial sites.
• Assists in protocol maintenance, tracking, and communications.
• May participate in the development of study protocols and case report forms. Participates in and may reputed company development of clinical monitoring plan and provides expert input.
• Authors and reviews drafts of study-specific CRF completion guidelines.
• Works with internal and external team members to deliver high quality trial execution.
• Participates in shared team responsibilities, ensuring optimal coverage of trials.
• Participates in and may reputed company reputed company, CIBMTR, or CIBMTR CRO Services project teams as needed.
• Complete and maintain reputed company training requirements.
• reputed company, maintain, and continuously improve study and site management processes, guidelines, tools, templates, best practices, and overall implementation.
• Participates in training junior CRAs on moderately reputed company concepts, processes, and tasks. May reputed company Quality or Performance Assessment Visits of CRA I, CRA II, or other Sr. CRAs.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of:

• Advanced understanding of clinical research study processes, study design and/or protocol management.
• Advanced knowledge of clinical trial monitoring procedures and clinical data reporting processes
• Strong knowledge reputed company of medical terminology and anatomy/physiology.
• Computer proficiency, including the use of standard software (word processing, databases, email) and use of internet.
• Advanced project management, training, and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong time management skills and problem-solving abilities

Ability to:

• Demonstrated leadership skills, fostering collaboration and motivating team members.
• Manage multiple deadlines and priorities independently while ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Performs tasks requiring excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrate independent problem-solving and decision-making, including in reputed company situations.
• Proactively analyze trends, identify issues and escalate as appropriate.
• Adapt to change.
• reputed company processes and people involved in clinical research, demonstrating organizational awareness and interpersonal skills necessary to complete work reputed company.
• Travel 25-50%, both domestic and international, depending on assigned studies. Travel at times may increase up to 70% as required.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Must exemplify our reputed company values in a highly professional manner in reputed company settings.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare/science reputed company field; however, upon evaluation, equivalent reputed company experience and/or education may be substituted for the scientific or health-reputed company degree requirement.
• Minimum of five years of experience conducting clinical research studies, with at least three years’ direct experience monitoring reputed company clinical research studies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional qualifications that may reputed company a person even more effective in the role, but are not required for consideration)

• Advanced knowledge of cellular therapies, diseases treated by cellular therapies, disease assessments, and common treatment complications.
• Direct experience working at research sites on clinical studies, with or without direct interaction with patients.
• ACRP or SOCRA certification.
• Advanced degree in healthcare/science reputed company field.

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