SCRA I/ II- FSP

Syneos Health Australia Pty Ltd; Australia; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Associate to oversee site qualification, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits in Australia. You will ensure regulatory and GCP compliance, perform site visits on-site or remotely, and communicate issues with the project team while developing corrective actions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or RN, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to travel up to 75% across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or RN in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Basic level of critical thinking expected; ability to reasoning through complex data.

Responsibilities

• Performs site qualification, site initiation, interim monitoring, site management and close-out visits (on-site or remote) ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP, and protocol compliance.
• Communicates/escalates serious issues to the project team and develops action plans.
• Maintains knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines and company SOPs; ensures informed consent is obtained and documented.
• Reviews ISF and TMF, supports subject recruitment and retention, and tracks observations and actions.
• Leads, with supervision, clinical monitoring activities and training for junior staff as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or Registered Nurse (RN)

Job description

SCRA I/ II- FSP Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress. Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape. Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

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Why Syneos Health

• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with.

Job Responsibilities

Performs site qualification, site initiation, interim monitoring, site management and close-out visits (performed on-site or remotely) ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP and/or Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) and protocol compliance. Uses judgment and experience to evaluate overall performance of site and site staff and to provide recommendations regarding site-specific actions; immediately communicates/escalates serious issues to the project team and develops action plans. Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes. Verifies the process of obtaining informed consent has been adequately performed and documented for each subject/patient as required/appropriate. Demonstrates diligence in protecting the confidentiality of each subject/patient. Assesses factors that might affect subject/patient’s safety and clinical data integrity at an investigator/physician site such as protocol deviation/violations and pharmacovigilance issues. Per the Clinical Monitoring/Site Management Plan (CMP/SMP): Assesses site processes. Conducts Source Document Review of appropriate site source documents and medical records. Verifies required clinical data entered in the case report form (CRF) is accurate and complete via review of site source documents and medical records. Applies query resolution techniques remotely and on site, and provides guidance to site staff as necessary, driving query resolution to closure within agreed timelines. Utilizes available hardware and software to support the effective conduct of the clinical study data review and capture. Verifies site compliance with electronic data capture requirements May perform investigational product (IP) inventory, reconciliation and reviews storage and security. Verifies the IP has been dispensed and administered to subjects/patients according to the protocol. Verifies issues or risks associated with blinded or randomized information related to IP. Applies knowledge of GCP/local regulations and organizational procedures to ensure IP is appropriately (re)labelled, imported and released/returned. Routinely reviews the Investigator Site File (ISF) for accuracy, timeliness and completeness. Reconciles contents of the ISF with the Trial Master File (TMF). Ensures the investigator/physician site is aware of the requirement of archiving essential documents in accordance with local guidelines and regulations. Documents activities via confirmation letters, follow-up letters, trip reports, communication logs, and other required project documents as per SOPs and Clinical Monitoring Plan/Site Management Plan. Supports subject/patient recruitment, retention and awareness strategies. Enters data into tracking systems as required to track all observations, ongoing status and assigned action items to resolution. Understands project scope, budgets, and timelines for own and others’ activities in the clinical team; manages site-level activities / communication to ensure project objectives, deliverables and timelines are met. Must be able to quickly adapt to changing priorities to achieve goals / targets. May act as primary liaison with project site personnel, or in collaboration with Central Monitoring Associate. Ensures all assigned sites and project‑specific site team members are trained and compliant with applicable requirements. Prepares for and attends Investigator Meetings and/or sponsor face to face meetings. Participates, and may, with supervision, lead, global clinical monitoring/project staff meetings (inclusive of Sponsor representation, as applicable) and attends clinical training sessions according to the project specific requirements. Provides guidance at the site and project level towards audit readiness standards and supports preparation for audit and required follow-up actions. May provide training or mentorship to more junior level CRAs. May perform training and sign off visits for junior CRA staff, as assigned. May be mentored and assigned clinical operations lead tasks under supervision of an experienced Clinical Operations Lead (COL), or operational line manager. For Real World Late Phase (RWLP), the Sr. CRA I will use the business card title of Sr. Site Management Associate I. Additional responsibilities include: Site support throughout the study lifecycle from site identification through close out Knowledge of local requirements for real world late phase study designs Chart abstraction activities and data collection As required, collaborate and build relationships with Sponsor and other affiliates, medical science liaisons and local country staff Identify and communicate out of scope activities to Lead CRA/Project Manager Proactively suggest potential sites based on local knowledge of treatment patterns, patient advocacy and Health Care Provider (HCP) associations Identify operational efficiencies and process improvements Develop country level informed consent forms Collaborate with RWLP Regulatory team to ensure updated regulatory information is applied and shared Participate in bid defense meetings.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or RN in a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and experience Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH Guidelines and other applicable regulatory requirements Must demonstrate good computer skills and be able to embrace new technologies Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. Basic level of critical thinking skills expected. Ability to manage required travel of up to 75% on a regular basis.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients. No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever‑changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health. http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

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