Senior Clinical Research Associate [Remote]

Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology - Jacksonville, FL

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.

Responsibilities:

• Perform site management activities to support the client's Oncology site success and maintain a continuous state of inspection readiness 

• Act as the primary contact and facilitate efficient communications between the client's clinical trial team and the sites 

• Perform remote and on-site monitoring/co-monitoring visits (Site Qualification Visits, Site Initiation Visits, Interim Monitoring Visits and Close-Out Visits) to ensure data integrity and subject safety in the client's trials 

• May perform oversight activities to assess monitoring quality and train/mentor less experienced CRAs 

• Promptly document monitoring activities and submit/approve visit reports  

• Manage site essential document collection and TMF reconciliation with site files 

• Support sites with local Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) submissions and confirm approvals 

• Regularly review site Key Risk Indicator (KRI) metrics, issues and action items to detect trends and ensure prompt resolution 

• Independently determine root causes and develop/implement site Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans 

• Deliver training to ensure sites comply with the protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and regulations 

• Support sites and the client's regulatory inspections 

• Contribute to site identification; drive site feasibility and qualification progress; and support site activation activities  

• Lead site engagement initiatives and foster relationships with key Oncology sites and networks  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (scientific field preferred) 

• 5+ years monitoring clinical trials independently conducting on-site and remote monitoring visits. Atleast 2 years monitoring solid tumor clinical trials.

• 1+ years early development oncology trial experience and/or Phase I or Phase III Oncology trial experience

• Solid tumor clinical trial experience is required

• Experience utilizing Veeva systems is highly preferred 

• Demonstrated experience developing/maintaining site relationships and securing compliance 

• Expertise in GxPs and Oncology monitoring techniques (including Risk-Based Monitoring) and terminology 

• Experience collaborating with sites from initial engagement through close-out phases 

• Experience activating sites 

• Experience training site staff 

• Experience supporting sites and/or sponsors in regulatory inspections 

• Experience working within a Functional Services (or in-house) monitoring model is preferred 

• Willing to travel up to 50% 

What ICON can offer you:
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.

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

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.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

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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