About the Role
Experienced professional individual contributor that works under limited supervision. Applies subject matter knowledge in the area of Clinical Research. Requires capacity to apply skills/knowledge within the context of specific needs or requirements in site management, including oversight of contract CRAs and mentoring of less experienced CRAs.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the monitoring, planning, and execution of clinical trials/research, and data collection activities.
- Contributes to the implementation of clinical protocols.
- Recruits clinical investigators and negotiates study costs with clinical sites.
- Directs human clinical trials, pre- and post-marketing trials, PMS, and clinical research activities.
- Monitors compliance with protocols, J-GCP, GPSP, and SOPs.
- Manages and oversees contract/temporary CRAs to ensure study activities are executed in compliance with protocols, SOPs, regulations, and study timelines.
- Provides day-to-day guidance, performance oversight, and workload management for contract/temporary CRAs, including issue escalation and resolution.
- Mentors and supports junior and less experienced CRAs through coaching, training, and regular feedback.
- Facilitates knowledge sharing and promotes best practices across the CRA team.
- May participate in adverse event reporting and safety monitoring responsibilities.
- May act as a consultant and liaison with clinical sites.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a CRA in the healthcare sector.
Skills
- Site management
- Oversight of contract CRAs
- Mentoring CRAs
- Monitoring clinical trials
- Planning clinical trials
- Execution of clinical trials
- Data collection activities
- Clinical protocol implementation
- Clinical investigator recruitment
- Study cost negotiation
- Directing clinical trials
- Compliance monitoring
- Protocol compliance
- J-GCP compliance
- GPSP compliance
- SOP compliance
- Contract CRA management
- Temporary CRA management
- Issue escalation
- Issue resolution
- Coaching
- Training
- Performance feedback
- Knowledge sharing
- Best practice promotion
- Adverse event reporting
- Safety monitoring
- Consulting
- Liaison with clinical sites
Experience Level
- Experienced professional
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or above
Benefits
- Career development with an international company
- Access to diverse opportunities
- Company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries
- Named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
- Recognized as one of the best big companies to work for
- Recognized as a best place to work for diversity
- Recognized as a best place to work for working mothers
- Recognized as a best place to work for female executives
- Recognized as a best place to work for scientists
About the Company
- Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health.
- We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Equal Opportunity
- Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
