French-speaking Clinical Research Associate

Hlx Life Sciences; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

HLX Life Sciences is seeking a Freelance CRA in the UK for a part-time, sponsor-dedicated project. The role involves monitoring activities across multiple sites, initiating and closing visits, and maintaining strong investigator relationships on an international trial.

Fluent French and English are required, with UK residency and travel flexibility. Experience in France and oncology/rare diseases is highly desirable for cross-functional, global study teams.

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

CRA experience

Site monitoring

Bilingual (French/English)

Global trials exposure

France site monitoring

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