Senior CRA Switzerland

Syneos Health, Inc.; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior CRA to join our Clinical Solutions team in Switzerland. You will manage site qualification, initiation, interim monitoring, and close-out visits, remotely or on-site, ensuring GCP compliance and patient safety.

Fluency in German is required; French is a plus. The role involves up to 75% travel and flexibility in remote work options. A Bachelor's degree or RN and prior monitoring experience are essential to succeed in this fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or RN in a related field or equivalent.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice/ICH Guidelines and regulatory requirements.
• Previous monitoring experience.
• Oncology knowledge.
• Must demonstrate good computer skills and embrace new technologies.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in German; French would be an asset.
• Location in Eastern Switzerland is preferred; travel up to 75%.

Responsibilities

• Perform site qualification, initiation, interim monitoring, and close-out visits (on-site or remote).
• Ensure regulatory, ICH-GCP and SOPs compliance; escalate issues and propose actions.
• Verify informed consent and protect confidentiality.
• Review ISF/TMF and conduct source data verification; manage queries to closure.
• Coordinate with site staff and project team; support recruitment and retention strategies.

Skills

GCP/ICH knowledge

Site monitoring experience

Oncology knowledge

German fluency

French a plus

Strong communication

Computer skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or RN

Job description

Senior CRA SwitzerlandThis website uses cookies to enhance user experience and to analyze performance and traffic on our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Privacy Notice# Work Here Matters Everywhere## Senior CRA SwitzerlandApply: Remote (Pre-Approved): CHE-Remote: Full time: Posted Today: 25113902Senior CRA SwitzerlandSyneos 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. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know: 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. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.**Job Responsibilities**For one of our single sponsor partnerships we are currently recruiting for an experienced CRA to join the team. * 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. 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* Previous monitoring experience* Oncology knowledge* 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.* Fluency in German. French would be an asset.* Location in Eastern Switzerland is preferred* Ability to manage required travel of up to 75% on a regular basis