Job Description
About the Role The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) is primarily responsible for ensuring the rights and wellbeing of trial participants are protected and the reported trial data are accurate, complete, and verifiable from the source documents. The CRA is the primary contact between the Investigational Sites, Novotech, and Sponsor. Key responsibility of a CRA is as a site relationship manager ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in accordance with ICH GCP guidelines, local and global regulatory requirements, and Novotech/Client SOPs.
Responsibilities - CRAs primary responsibility is to build relationships with Principal Investigators, study co-ordinators, pharmacists, and all relevant site trial personnel to ensure the efficient, expedited, and smooth management of clinical trials.
- Foster internal and external customer relationships to ensure focus on efficient, timely and productive project delivery as per study requirements and timelines.
- In collaboration with the In-house Clinical Research Associate (IHCRA) and Regulatory Start-Up Associate (RSA), prepare site essential documents, and support the ethics and regulatory submission and approval processes as needed.
- In collaboration with Regulatory Start-up (RSU) Team, understand the requirements of applicable local and international regulatory requirements as relevant to specific clinical trials.
- Ensure recruitment of participants as per the site target. Drive site recruitment and engagement initiatives and prepare site-specific recruitment plan(s) and update as required.
- Monitoring of investigational sites as per ICH GCP §5.18 (Monitoring) and the Clinical Monitoring Plan (CMP) for each study. This includes all monitoring visit types across all phases of a clinical trial including Site Selection, Site Initiation, Site Monitoring and Site Close Out, unblinded pharmacy visits, and co-monitoring visits. Visits can be conducted either onsite or remote as per CMP.
- Ensure the rights & wellbeing of trial participants are protected, including consent form checks, patient eligibility confirmation, protocol compliance, investigational drug compliance, and review of Adverse Events/SAEs. Ensure safety issues are reported to the sponsor promptly.
- Verify trial data are accurate and complete, ensure CRF data and queries are completed and resolved as per the study timelines documented in the Clinical Monitoring Plan.
- Ensure all study drug is appropriately stored, dispensed, accounted for, and reconciled as per the Clinical Monitoring Plan and the Protocol.
Experience and Qualifications
- Graduate in a clinical or life sciences-related field. Relevant experience/qualifications in allied professions may also be considered.
- Must have good time management skills, attention to detail, be able to work well in a team, and be computer literate.
- Preferably experience of working in the research, pharmaceutical industry or a related field per job level as follows:
- At least 2-3 years of Clinical Research Associate experience in the Clinical industry.
- Excellent interpersonal and team skills with a genuine commitment to contributing to the development of innovative treatments
Salary Band - Clinical Research Associate - $80,000USD-$125,000USD - Salary offered will be based on candidates experience level.
Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only one of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.
We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.
We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to talking to you about working at Novotech.
About Us Novotech is a global full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO). Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Novotech has 34 offices across
Asia-Pacific ,
North America , and
Europe . Novotech employs over 3000 employees and has over 5000 site partnerships and the resources and infrastructure to scale regionally and globally as clinical programs advance.
Novotech provides clinical development services across all clinical trial phases and therapeutic areas including feasibility assessments, ethics committee and regulatory submissions, data management, statistical analysis, medical monitoring, safety solutions, central lab services, report write-up to ICH requirements, project and vendor management. Novotech obtained the ISO 27001 certification which is the best-known standard in the ISO family providing requirements for an Information Security Management System. Together with the ISO 9001 Quality Management system, Novotech aims at the highest IT security and quality standards for patients and biotechnology companies.
About the Team At Novotech we have advanced therapeutic and regulatory expertise, the ability to execute across markets and a client-centric service model, so that our clients get a trusted, long-term partner and an accelerated path to bring their life-changing advances to market. This gives our employees the opportunity to develop their careers by joining a diverse and supportive global organization with a collaborative culture, whilst working with clients on the cutting-edge of life sciences.
At Novotech you will work alongside empowered teams with a shared commitment to success.
- Strategic vs transactional mindset.
- Ability to gain insights and make proactive decisions quickly.
- Culture that fosters partnership and collaboration, where every voice is heard and valued.
- Ongoing support from senior stakeholders and leadership team.
Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Local area, Remote work, Flexible hours,