Senior Clinical Research Associate
- Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.
As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.
As a Senior CRA at ICON Plc, you will oversee and manage clinical trial activities to ensure they are conducted according to protocol, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. This is a sponsor dedicated position requiring current Oncology monitoring experience.
What You Will Do
You will lead on clinical trial monitoring tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Monitoring clinical trial sites to ensure adherence to study protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
- Conducting site visits to assess site performance, resolve issues, and provide support to ensure successful trial execution.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting.
- Providing training and guidance to site staff and other CRAs to maintain high standards of clinical trial conduct.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with site personnel and stakeholders to facilitate smooth trial operations.
You will have a strong foundation in clinical trial monitoring, with the experience to work independently and guide others.
Required Qualifications And Experience
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
- Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate, with a strong understanding of clinical trial processes and regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to manage multiple sites and projects simultaneously, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in monitoring practices, data integrity, and site management, with proficiency in relevant clinical trial software and tools.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive compliance within a complex environment.
- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 60%)
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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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.
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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.
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Monitor clinical trial sites and conduct site visits to ensure compliance with study protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practice, while assessing performance and resolving issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support accurate data collection and reporting, train site staff and other CRAs, and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare-related field and extensive Clinical Research Associate experience, including current oncology monitoring experience. Candidates should be able to manage multiple sites and projects, demonstrate expertise in monitoring, data integrity, and site management, communicate effectively, and travel approximately 60%.
Skills
- Clinical Trial Monitoring
- Oncology Monitoring
- Good Clinical Practice
- Regulatory Compliance
- Site Management
- Data Integrity
- Clinical Trial Protocols
- Site Performance Assessment
- Issue Resolution
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Collection and Reporting
- Training and Guidance
- Stakeholder Management
- Organizational Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Trial Software
Benefits
- Annual Leave
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Planning
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Life Assurance
- Childcare Vouchers
- Bike Purchase Schemes
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Subsidized Travel Passes
- Health Assessments
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Science & Research
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Clinical Research Associate
- Clinical Trial Monitoring
- Oncology
- Good Clinical Practice
- GCP
- Clinical Trial Protocols
- Regulatory Requirements
- Clinical Trial Sites
- Site Visits
- Site Performance
- Site Management
- Data Integrity
- Data Collection
- Data Reporting
- Clinical Trial Software
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Stakeholder Management
- Monitoring Practices
- Quality Improvement
- Clinical Trial Conduct
- Sponsor-Dedicated Model
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing