Sr. CRA & CRA II - West Coast - Ophthalmology

What You Will Do

• You will utilize your skills, knowledge, and clinical judgement to provide a high standard of care for participants in clinical trials and respond to emergency situations based upon clinical research standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of study site monitoring including routine monitoring and close-out of clinical sites, maintenance of study files, conduct of pre-study and initiation visits; liaise with vendors; and other duties, as assigned
• Responsible for all aspects of site management as prescribed in the project plans
• General On-Site Monitoring
• Ensure the study staff who will conduct the protocol have received the proper materials and instructions to safely enter patients into the study
• Ensure the protection of study patients by verifying that informed consent procedures and protocol requirements are adhered to according to the applicable regulatory requirements
• Ensure the integrity of the data submitted on Case Report Forms (CRFs) or other data collection tools by careful source document
• Monitor data for missing or implausible data
• Responsible for all aspects of registry management as prescribed in the project plans
• Undertake feasibility work when requested
• Complete Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reporting, process production of reports, narratives and follow up of SAEs
• Independently perform CRF review; query generation and resolution against established data review guidelines on Fortrea or client data management systems as assigned by management
• Aid with training of new employees, eg. co-monitoring
• Cookordinate designated clinical projects as a Local Project Coordinator (with supervision, if applicable) and may act as a local client contact as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

• University or college degree, or certification in a related allied health profession from an appropriately accredited institution (e.g. nursing licensure)
• 1-3 years of Clinical Monitoring experience
• Ophthalmology experience as a CRA
• Open to various hub locations

What do you get?

• Benefits
• Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD (multiple insurance carriers)
• 401(K)
• Paid time off (PTO) – Flex Plan
• Employee recognition awards
• Multiple ERG’s (employee resource groups)

Work Environment

• Fast paced: where no deviations from the study protocol are allowed, and not meeting a timeline for even few minutes will create a quality issue.
• Changing priorities constantly asking you to prioritize and adapt on the spot.
• Teamwork and people skills are essential for the study to run smoothly.
• Technology based. We collect our data directly into an electronic environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit for extended periods and operate a vehicle safely.
• Frequent travel to clients/ site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Variable hours may be required.