Senior Clinical Research Associate at ICON plc | Blue Bell, PA, US | Rezi

Senior Clinical Research Associate at ICON plc

Senior Clinical Research Associate

ICON plc · Blue Bell, PA, US

4 days ago

Senior Clinical Research Associate

ICON plc · Blue Bell, PA, US

5 days ago
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About the Role

As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, ICON offers stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

Responsibilities

  • Implements and monitors clinical trials to ensure sponsor and investigator obligations are met and are compliant with applicable local regulatory requirements and ICH GCP guidelines.
  • Assesses potential investigative sites, initiates trials, instructs site personnel, and closes trials.
  • Responsible for site startup activities, including regulatory document collection, informed consent review, IRB/IEC submission support, and budgets and contracts negotiations.
  • Reviews and verifies accuracy of clinical trial data collected, either onsite or remotely.
  • Provides regular site status information to team members and trial management, and updates trial management tools.
  • Completes monitoring activity documents as required by sponsor's SOPs.
  • Works closely with other clinical team members to facilitate timely resolution of trial and/or clinical issues.
  • Escalates site and trial related issues per Sponsor's SOPs until resolved or closed.
  • Performs essential document site file reconciliation.
  • Performs source document verification and query resolution.
  • Assesses investigational product (IP) accountability, dispensation, and compliance at investigative sites.
  • Verifies serious adverse event (SAE) reporting according to trial specifications and ICH GCP guidelines.
  • Communicates with investigative sites.
  • Updates applicable tracking systems.
  • Ensures all required training is completed and documented.
  • Functions with little oversight.
  • May serve as a subject matter expert for clinical operations on monitoring related activities.
  • May be assigned to complex studies and/or sites.
  • Provides leadership skills to assigned projects within the clinical operations department.

Requirements

  • Highly responsive and proactive, team player.
  • An undergraduate degree or its equivalent in a clinical, science, or health-related field from an accredited institution; a licensed health care professional or equivalent work experience required.
  • 2-5 years clinical monitoring experience required (CRA 2 for sponsor).
  • 5+ years clinical monitoring experience required (Sr CRA for sponsor).
  • Knowledge of ICH and local regulatory authority regulations regarding drug.
  • Read, write and speak fluent English.
  • Oncology monitoring II/III experience required.
  • Serves as observation and performance visit leader.
  • Experience doing feasibility/site selection/site start up required.
  • Budget negotiations experience preferred.
  • May serve as a resource for and interact with other functional areas to resolve site issues and facilitate trial timelines.
  • May be assigned clinical tasks where advanced negotiating skills are required.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
  • Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Skills

  • Clinical monitoring
  • ICH GCP guidelines
  • Site startup
  • Regulatory document collection
  • Informed consent review
  • IRB/IEC submission support
  • Budgets and contracts negotiations
  • Data verification
  • Investigational product (IP) accountability
  • Serious adverse event (SAE) reporting
  • Leadership skills

Location

  • East Coast

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior
  • 5+ years clinical monitoring experience
  • 2-5 years clinical monitoring experience

Education Level

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent in clinical, science, or health related field
  • Licensed health care professional

Salary/Compensations

  • $110,520.00-$138,150.00

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
  • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

About the Company

  • 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.

Equal Opportunity

  • ICON is an equal opportunity employer.
  • We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
  • If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.