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The Sr. Clinical Research Associate (Sr. CRA) will be responsible for performing investigative site management and monitoring activities throughout the clinical trial lifecycle. This Sr. CRA role will support the client's Oncology clinical trials to ensure data integrity, subject safety, and inspection readiness at the clinical investigative sites.
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 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
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (scientific field preferred)
5+ years monitoring clinical trials independently conducting on-site and remote monitoring visits. Atleast 2 years monitoring solid tumor clinical trials.
1+ years early development trial experience
Solid tumor clinical trial experience is required
Experience utilizing Veeva systems is highly preferred
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
Experience working within a Functional Services (or in-house) monitoring model is preferred
Willing to travel up to 50%
What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
Various annual leave entitlements
A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
Life assurance
Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
Salary Range
$110,520.00-$138,150.00Bonus, Com, Stock, Benefits & Disclaimer verbiage:
Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, education/training, and skill level. You may be eligible for a bonus, stock compensation and commissions in some cases depending on your role and performance.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree (scientific field preferred)
- 5+ years monitoring clinical trials
- At least 2 years monitoring solid tumor clinical trials
- 1+ years early development trial experience
- Experience utilizing Veeva systems
- Experience activating sites
ICON plc Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ICON plc and has not been reviewed or approved by ICON plc.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as comprehensive, with medical coverage and wellness initiatives highlighted. Larger sites are also associated with added wellness supports such as onsite fitness options and access to an employee assistance program.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off and flexibility provisions are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including vacation/annual leave and flexible work scheduling. Flexibility is sometimes cited as helping offset long hours in certain roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and savings support is presented as a core component of the benefits package, including offerings such as pension arrangements in some locations and a U.S. 401(k) plan with company match. Financial planning resources are also emphasized as part of broader security benefits.
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What We Do
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
