Assistant CRA

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a life science-related field.

Experience

Prior clinical research experience 0-1 year as well as knowledge of clinical monitoring through classwork/training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities. In some cases, previous experience in a clinical environment where experience is gained in clinical trials, data management, medical terminology, medical research or health care or experience in a health sciences field with formal training in medical terminology and anatomy may be considered.

Prefer individuals who aspire to advance into a CRA role.

A day in the Life:

• Develops and maintains a close and collaborative communication with the site staff. Actively discusses protocol conduction, enrollment rates and strategies, open issues, EDC completion and queries, as well as any other topic or indicator associated to project status and site performance.

• Completes/tracks/follows up ETRTR for subject data present in the EDC and other applicable systems, according to the study-specific guidelines. Raises manual queries in EDC when applicable.

• Remotely reviews study logs as deemed necessary.

• Conducts and documents site management calls/contacts according to the monitoring plan. Participates in investigator meetings. Investigates and follows-up on centralized monitoring findings.

• Evaluates PI oversight (e.g., protocol adherence), subject safety and study processes to assess site’s ability to conduct study on a regular basis. Conducts remote investigations into site performance using a risk based monitoring approach: applying root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help identify site process failure and work on corrective/preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risk.

• Provides refresher training, follows up on outstanding administrative needs (e.g., outstanding/updated regulatory documents), assists with regulatory reviews, as requested, etc.

• Reviews ad-hoc clinical listings review, tracks and trends violations and deviations, site status, enrollment, CRF status and SAE follow up.

• Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to study manager.

• Participates in the investigator payment process, if applicable.

• Liaises with internal staff to promptly collect documents, review data points and findings from EDC and file reviews, etc.

• Assists in ensuring audit ready files and complying with CTMS and eTMF data stewardship. Contributes to company, client, and federal/local regulatory requirements/audit responses.

• Detailed task assignment and responsibilities are outlined on the task matrix, as well as any applicable protocol guidelines.