French-speaking Clinical Research Associate

Hlx Life Sciences; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Part time

Job summary

Hlx Life Sciences is seeking a Freelance CRA to join a sponsor-dedicated, part-time project based in the UK. The role focuses on monitoring across sites in multinational studies, with a preference for experience in France and fluency in French and English.

You will work closely with CRO and sponsor teams and travel to sites as required. The ideal candidate brings independent CRA experience, strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, and a track record of delivering on-site visits, initiation, monitoring, and

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Skills

Site monitoring experience

Bilingual French/English

UK based with travel

Global/multinational trials

ICH-GCP knowledge

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