Senior Clinical Research Associate

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Vancouver, BC, CAN
In-Office
109K-136K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech • Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
The Role
Serve as primary contact between investigational sites and sponsor; perform site selection, initiation, routine monitoring, and close-out; ensure ICH‑GCP and Health Canada compliance; maintain CTMS/eTMF documentation; monitor safety reporting (AE/SAE/PQC); support recruitment, drug accountability, data query resolution, site budgets/payments, and escalate risks to the clinical team.
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Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology/Multi TA - Vancouver

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.


What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Serve as the primary point of contact between investigational sites and the sponsor

  • Conduct all types of site visits, including selection, initiation, routine monitoring, and close-out

  • Ensure site compliance with ICH-GCP, SOPs, and Health Canada regulations

  • Maintain up-to-date documentation in CTMS and eTMF systems

  • Support and track site staff training and maintain compliance records

  • Monitor patient safety, ensuring timely and accurate AE/SAE/PQC reporting

  • Support subject recruitment and retention efforts at the site level

  • Oversee drug accountability and ensure proper storage, return, or destruction

  • Resolve data queries and drive timely, high-quality data entry

  • Document site progress and escalate risks or issues to the clinical team

  • Assist in tracking site budgets and ensuring timely site payments (as applicable)

  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners including CTAs, LTMs, and CTMs

Ce Que Vous Ferez:

  • Servir de point de contact principal entre les sites d’études et le promoteur

  • Effectuer tous les types de visites sur site, y compris la sélection, l’initiation, la surveillance de routine et la clôture

  • Assurer la conformité du site aux normes ICH-GCP, aux SOPs et aux règlements de Santé Canada

  • Maintenir la documentation à jour dans les systèmes CTMS et eTMF

  • Soutenir et suivre la formation du personnel du site et tenir les dossiers de conformité à jour

  • Surveiller la sécurité des patients, en assurant un signalement rapide et précis des AE/SAE/PQC

  • Appuyer les efforts de recrutement et de rétention des participants à l’étude au niveau du site

  • Superviser la gestion des médicaments, y compris leur entreposage, leur retour ou leur destruction appropriée

  • Résoudre les requêtes de données et encourager une saisie de données rapide et de haute qualité

  • Documenter l’avancement du site et signaler tout risque ou problème à l’équipe clinique

  • Contribuer au suivi du budget du site et veiller aux paiements rapides (le cas échéant)

  • Collaborer avec les partenaires interfonctionnels, incluant les CTA, LTM et CTM

You are:

  • Based in Vancouver, BC Area

  • Eligible to work in Canada without visa sponsorship

  • A clinical research professional with 3+ years of on-site monitoring experience in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry

  • Experienced across multiple therapeutic areas, ideally including Oncology, Hematology, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Early Phase/Phase 1

  • A graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or equivalent, or a qualified RN

  • Knowledgeable in Health Canada regulations and working with Research Ethics Boards (REBs)

  • Proficient in ICH-GCP, local regulatory requirements, and clinical systems like CTMS and eTMF

  • A clear communicator, problem-solver, and collaborative team player

  • Willing and able to travel approximately 50% for on-site monitoring visits

Vous êtes:

  • Basé(e) dans la région du Vancouver, BC

  • Autorisé(e) à travailler au Canada sans parrainage de visa

  • Un(e) professionnel(le) de la recherche clinique avec plus de 3 ans d’expérience en surveillance sur site dans l’industrie pharmaceutique ou auprès d’une CRO

  • Expérimenté(e) dans plusieurs aires thérapeutiques, idéalement en oncologie, hématologie, cancer de la prostate, cancer du poumon et en phases précoces / Phase 1

  • Titulaire d’un baccalauréat en sciences de la vie ou d’un diplôme équivalent, ou infirmier(ère) autorisé(e) (IA)

  • Connaissant bien les règlements de Santé Canada et le travail avec les comités d’éthique de la recherche (CER)

  • Maîtrisant les ICH-GCP, les exigences réglementaires locales et les systèmes cliniques comme le CTMS et le eTMF

  • Un(e) communicateur(trice) clair(e), apte à résoudre des problèmes et collaboratif(ve) au sein d’une équipe

  • Prêt(e) et capable de voyager environ 50 % du temps pour des visites de surveillance sur site


Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.


Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.


Benefits may include:

  • 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

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.


Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.


Inclusion and Accessibility

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.


If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.

Salary Range

$108,576.00-$135,720.00

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Skills Required

  • Based in Vancouver, BC area
  • Eligible to work in Canada without visa sponsorship
  • 3+ years of on-site monitoring experience in pharmaceutical or CRO industry
  • Experience across multiple therapeutic areas (ideally Oncology, Hematology, Prostate, Lung, Early Phase/Phase 1)
  • Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or equivalent, or registered Nurse (RN) qualification
  • Knowledge of Health Canada regulations and experience working with Research Ethics Boards (REBs)
  • Proficient in ICH-GCP, local regulatory requirements, and clinical systems (CTMS and eTMF)
  • Willing and able to travel approximately 50% for on-site monitoring visits
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: Dublin
34,685 Employees
Year Founded: 1990

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.

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