Senior Clinical Research Associate

Job description

- Remote working opportunity on the US West Coast
- Working within the company’s Oncology business unit, with travel limited to the West Coast, primarily California with potential, limited travel to Washington State and Oregon
- Working with a medium-sized, European CRO (around 3,500 employees globally) that are currently expanding their already significant presence in the states
- This CRO has been consistently winning new clients and projects in recent times with a huge focus on the Oncology sector. This company are building themselves a fantastic reputation within the Oncology space and are looking for talented, Oncology experienced Senior CRA’s to join their team.
- The company pride themselves on their ability to offer a true work/life balance – The Senior CRA’s typically have 1-2 protocols at any one time, allowing a true focus on quality.

The Company

My client is a mid sized CRO with approximately 3,500 employees globally, a significant portion of those in the USA. This CRO has European roots and have offices across Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and the US. They have 5 offices throughout the USA.

Due to a lot of recent success, this client is expanding their operations dramatically, looking for a number of experienced professionals to join the team either office or field based in the US. Due to an increasing reputation for excellence within the Oncology space, as well as an acquisition of a small, Oncology focused CRO in 2013, this company have a lot of good things going for them right now, offering their staff unparalleled opportunities for growth.

This company is not one of the top 10 CRO’s globally, nor do they want to be. Their size and global presence allows them to take on large studies for big name sponsors, whilst at the same time they are also small enough, with quick decision lines and a flexible approach, meaning that they can also effectively work with much smaller pharma’s and Biotech companies. This company is growing, they are competing with the top 10 CRO’s and winning in a lot of cases, but without the corporate politics that come with working within one of the industry’s giants.

The Role

In this company, the SCRA’s are an essential part of the Clinical Trial process and are treated with respect and gratitude. The SCRA will be responsible for all monitoring activities. This will include site qualifications, site initiations, ongoing monitoring visits, audit support, motivational visits and close-out visits. You will also work with other members of the project team to identify potential research sites for assigned studies, and conduct the feasibility assessments of potential sites.

The Senior Clinical Research Associate is also an integral part of the team, being relied on heavily by more junior CRA’s and the PM’s as a “knowledge resource”, offering help, support, mentorship, co-monitoring support etc.

Senior CRA’s are also given the opportunity to take on lead responsibilities for some of the protocols that they are working on, offering the opportunity to gain experience in a more Project Management related position, giving a strong foothold for future growth. The company also offer a very clear and structured career path and are dedicated to advancing their employees.

Requirements

- University degree in a relevant life sciences subject.  
- Experience within Oncology, ideally with 18 months experience in this field with 4 years + experience as a monitor.
- Strong working knowledge and experience of applying RECIST principles and various other Oncology specific tools
- Ideally, you will have worked with both solid and liquid cancers, although this is not essential
- Preferably you will have worked across the majority of development phases and understand the differences in how a first in man, phase I study should be monitored compared to a large Phase III trial, as you will be working on a huge variety of studies.

 To find out more about any of these exciting opportunities, please get in touch with me to discuss in more detail. I can be reached on 0044 (0) .

Keywords

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