French-speaking Clinical Research Associate

Hlx Life Sciences; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Hlx Life Sciences, a CRO, seeks an experienced Freelance CRA in the United Kingdom for a part-time, sponsor-dedicated project. You will monitor sites and work closely with CRO and sponsor teams, supporting sites as part of a global clinical trial.

Fluent in French and English, you must be UK-based and willing to travel for site visits. Prior multinational trial experience and knowledge of ICH-GCP are essential; oncology/rare disease/neurology exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as independent CRA with site monitoring across trials.
• French language experience and English fluency.
• UK-based candidate willing to travel for site visits.

Responsibilities

• Manage monitoring activities across assigned clinical trial sites.
• Conduct site initiation, routine monitoring and close-out visits.
• Manage site relationships and act as point of contact for investigators and site teams.
• Monitor recruitment, data quality, site performance and key study metrics.
• Identify and escalate site-level risks and support issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with protocol, ICH-GCP and local regulations.
• Review source documentation, study docs and site files.
• Support study start-up and site activation activities as needed.
• Complete monitoring reports and study documentation within timelines.

Skills

CRA experience

Site monitoring

French language

English language

UK based

Travel for visits

Job description

Freelance CRA – UK | French & English Speaking

I’m currently supporting a CRO looking to bring an experienced Freelance CRA onto a part-time, sponsor-dedicated project.

The CRA will be based in the UK and work closely with both the CRO and sponsor teams, supporting sites as part of a global clinical trial. We’re particularly interested in CRAs who have experience working across international studies and ideally have previously supported sites in France.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing monitoring activities across assigned clinical trial sites
• Conducting site initiation, routine monitoring and close-out visits
• Managing site relationships and acting as a key point of contact for investigators and site teams
• Monitoring recruitment, data quality, site performance and key study metrics
• Identifying and escalating site-level risks and supporting resolution of study issues
• Ensuring compliance with the protocol, ICH-GCP and applicable local regulations
• Reviewing source documentation, study documentation and site files
• Supporting study start-up and site activation activities where required
• Completing monitoring reports and study documentation within agreed timelines

Experience required:

• Strong independent CRA and site monitoring experience
• Fluent in French and English
• UK based with the ability to travel for site visits when required
• Experience working on global/multinational clinical trials
• Previous experience monitoring or supporting clinical trial sites in France would be ideal
• Comfortable working across international and cross-functional study teams
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP and clinical trial regulations
• Oncology, Rare Disease and/or Neurology experience preferred

Contract details:

• Freelance / contract
• Part-time
• UK based
• Global clinical trial
• Site travel required