About this role
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development
We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in the Northeast region to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Senior CRA at ICON Plc, you will play a critical role in overseeing and managing clinical trial activities to ensure they are conducted according to protocol, regulatory requirements, and industry standards. You will contribute to the success of clinical trials by ensuring data integrity, participant safety, and compliance throughout the study lifecycle. Ideal locations would be: Northern NJ, New York Metro or CT.
What You Will Be Doing:
Perform site management activities to support Oncology site success and maintain a continuous state of inspection readiness
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 trials
Deliver training to ensure sites comply with the protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practices (GCPs) and regulations
Support sites during 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
Your Profile:
Bachelor’s degree (scientific field preferred)
3+ years monitoring Oncology trials independently conducting on-site and remote monitoring visits
1+ years early development trial experience preferred
Solid tumor clinical trial experience is preferred
Experience utilizing Veeva CTMS for report writing is required
Demonstrated experience developing/maintaining site relationships and securing compliance
Expertise in GCPs 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 an FSP (or in-house) monitoring model is preferred
Willing to travel up to 50% domestically
Reside in Northeast Region USA
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, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised 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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Other facts
About ICON plc
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times.
We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
What you'll do
- The Senior CRA will oversee and manage clinical trial activities to ensure compliance with protocols and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include performing site management activities, conducting monitoring visits, and supporting sites during regulatory inspections.
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