Clinical Research Associate II/ Senior - FSP

Parexel; Victoria; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parexel is seeking a Field-based CRA in Australia/New Zealand, preferably based in NSW or VIC. The role requires at least 3 years of CRA experience and offers experience across oncology trials.

You will monitor study sites, ensure compliance with SMP, GCP, and regulatory requirements, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support timely data delivery and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years CRA monitoring experience; oncology preferred.
• Fluency in English and local languages; willingness to travel 60–80%.
• Valid driving license and passport.

Responsibilities

• Ensure conduct of clinical trials per SMP, laws, GCP, and client standards to meet goals.
• Manage operational aspects from site activation to database lock within timelines.
• Serve as primary contact for investigator sites; coordinate with SCP for site delivery quality.
• Interface with study team, vendors, and sites to facilitate information flow.
• Provide investigator site development and protocol training to ensure compliance.
• Attend investigator meetings and support site activation and recruitment issues.
• Perform onsite or remote monitoring per SMP and SOPs.
• Monitor AEs/SAEs and liaise with Drug Safety Unit.
• Submit required reports and manage TMF documentation.
• Identify and resolve site issues; implement CAPA.
• Ensure oversight of investigational product at the site.

Skills

Clinical trial monitoring

GCP/ICH knowledge

Oncology experience

Global clinical trials

Fluent English

Travel willingness 60-80%

Drivers license & passport

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences

Job description

FSP CRA Opportunity with at least 3+ years of CRA experience from Australia/ New Zealand Location to be based: NSW or VIC

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure proper conduct of clinical trials in accordance with the Study Monitoring Plan (SMP) and applicable prevailing laws, GCP, and client standards to achieve project goals, timelines and quality
• Manage assigned operational aspects for implementation of clinical trial activities at assigned investigator sites from site activation through to database lock, ensuring relevant timelines and quality deliverables are met
• During study conduct, serve as the primary point of contact for assigned investigator sites. Work in partnership with and/or accelerate to the SCP to ensure quality of site delivery
• Interface with the study team as needed, facilitate information flow between members of the study team, vendors and assigned investigator sites
• Partner with SCP to perform investigator site development, coaching and training of site personnel to ensure ongoing compliance with protocol and
• Ensure proper conduct of clinical trials in accordance with the Study Monitoring Plan (SMP) and applicable prevailing laws, GCP, and client standards to achieve project goals, timelines and quality
• Manage assigned operational aspects for implementation of clinical trial activities at assigned investigator sites from site activation through to database lock, ensuring relevant timelines and quality deliverables are met
• During study conduct, serve as the primary point of contact for assigned investigator sites. Work in partnership with and/or accelerate to the SCP to ensure quality of site delivery
• Interface with the study team as needed, facilitate information flow between members of the study team, vendors and assigned investigator sites
• Partner with SCP to perform investigator site development, coaching and training of site personnel to ensure ongoing compliance with protocol and the safeguarding of patients; provide protocol training to, and address protocol related questions from the investigator site staff when required, including discussions on known/anticipated operational and clinical trial risks
• Attend investigator meeting when required (virtual or F2F). Provide enrollment support and ensure progress by responding to site activation and recruitment issues from investigators. Partner with SCP and the study team to define and support recruitment initiatives at site level
• Conduct onsite, remote/electronic monitoring as needed for study site initiation, routine monitoring and study site closure activities and ensure these are conducted accordance to the SMP, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and commensurate with emerging issues and technologies
• Monitor site level adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) and collaborate with the Drug Safety Unit and follow-up with investigators sites, as needed, to bring SAE reports required information to resolution
• Submit all required reports, documentation, updates and tracking within required timeframes, including but not limited to Trial Master File (TMF) documentation, site reports, site follow up letters, protocol deviations, patient recruitment, clinical supply management, study progress and metrics
• Identify and resolve investigator site issues within required timeframes; agree and develop corrective and preventative actions with investigator and site personnel to close open issues and to prevent recurrence/persistence of issues
• Resolve data queries within required timelines, prepare investigator site close-out plan and conduct close-out activities within required timelines
• Ensures adequate oversight of the investigational product at the investigator site, including receipt, handling, accounting, storage conditions, and destruction activities
• Support database release as needed
• May undertake the responsibilities of an unblinded monitor where appropriate

Clinical/Scientific and Site Monitoring Risk

• Maintain thorough understanding of the product, protocol and therapy area in sufficient details to have appropriate discussions with the investigator and site team
• Interact with investigator site heath care professionals in a manner which enhances the client's credibility, scientific leadership and in order to facilitate the client’s clinical development goals
• Support the study clinician in ensuring patient safety, eligibility and providing clinical guidance to investigators
• Drive Quality Event (QE) remediation, when applicable
• Serve as a point of contact for audit conduct, and drive Audit Observation corrective action/preventive action (CAPA) development and checks, when applicable

Collaboration

• Reports to Director of Clinical Site Operations (DCSO) or Director of Site Management and Monitoring (DSMM)
• Partners with SCP and Country Study Operations Manager (SOM)
• When required Partners with other Study Team members (e.g. Clinician, Recruitment Specialist, Clinical Data Scientist)
• May Mentor / Train Clinical Research Associates and Sr CRA I as assigned
• May serve as an SME on related initiatives / planning

Compliance with Parexel standards

• Complies with required training curriculum
• Completes timesheets accurately as required
• Submits expense reports as required
• Updates curriculum vitae (CV) as required
• Maintains a working knowledge of and complies with Parexel processes, International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) - GCPs, and other applicable requirements

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of clinical trial methodologies, ICH/GCP, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and local country regulations
• Monitoring Experience: Minimum 3 years relevant experience in clinical research site monitoring (preferably 2 years in Oncology)
• Preferred therapeutic experience in Oncology, Vaccines, Internal Medicine or Infectious Diseases
• Global clinical trial experience
• Must be fluent in English and in the native language(s) of the country they will work in
• Significant travel (60-80%) within area is required. May require some international travel and some weekend travel
• Valid driver’s license and passport required

Knowledge And Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical research and development processes and ability to gain command of process details
• Demonstrated knowledge of global and local regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated understanding of key operational elements of clinical research (e.g., monitoring, data acquisition and cleaning, reporting, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge in disease and technical areas pertaining to clinical studies, including knowledge of company direction, investigational product(s), and associated development plan(s)
• Demonstrated ability to support sponsor regulatory interactions/inspections
• Demonstrated knowledge of the processes around protocol design and feasibility assessment
• Demonstrated understanding of region/country, culture, and medical practice and how they affect clinical trial delivery
• Proven ability to work in a matrix team environment with the ability to influence, drive / lead and work through others for successful delivery of clinical trial
• Ability to evaluate, interpret and present complex issues and data to support risk management and mitigation
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in relating to colleagues and associates both inside and outside of the organization

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or professional degree in life sciences such as nursing, pharmacy, medical background or equivalent