French-speaking Clinical Research Associate

Hlx Life Sciences; Slough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

HLX Life Sciences seeks a freelance Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in the UK for a part-time, sponsor-dedicated project. The role involves monitoring sites, initiating visits, and supporting global trials with a cross-functional team.

You must be fluent in French and English, UK-based, and willing to travel for site visits. Experience across international studies and with sites in France is highly desirable, with strong ICH-GCP knowledge.

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 sites in France would be ideal.
• Comfortable working across international study teams and cross-functional groups.
• Solid 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

Independent CRA

Site monitoring

French & English

UK travel

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