Clinical Research Associate (Pooling for future openings)

Fortrea; Manila; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrea is pooling candidates in Manila for future CRA and clinical operations opportunities. The role focuses on site management for oncology studies, ensuring regulatory and data integrity obligations are met across audits and visits.

Ideal candidates have at least 2 years of site monitoring experience in oncology, with exposure to start-up, maintenance, and close-outs of trials, and the ability to work within Fortrea SOPs and ICH GCP guidelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of site monitoring experience.
• ONCOLOGY experience required.
• Experience in Start-up, site maintenance, and Close-outs.

Responsibilities

• Manage on-site clinical monitoring in accordance with SOPs, ICH GCP, and Sponsor requirements.
• Verify screening, informed consent, and protocol adherence for subjects.
• Ensure source data integrity through review, query generation, and resolution.
• Track regulatory documents, eTMF/Sponsor documents, and Investigational Product inventory and accountability.
• Prepare monitoring plans and site initiation slides; lead or participate in investigator meetings.
• Provide training support and assist with onboarding of new staff as needed.

Skills

Site monitoring

Oncology experience

ICH GCP

Job description

Note: This job post is for POOLING candidates for future CRA and/or clinical operations opportunities.

Summary of Responsibilities

Site management responsibility for clinical studies according to Fortrea’s Standard Operating Procedures, ICH GCP Guidelines, applicable project plans and Sponsor requirements, including verification of study training records. Conducts site monitoring responsibilities for clinical trials according to Fortrea’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ICH guidelines and GCP; including Pre-study, Site Initiation, Process Monitoring, Routine Monitoring, and Close-out Visits. Prepares and implements project plans related to Clinical Monitoring responsibilities. Ensures the protection of subjects by verifying that informed consent procedures and protocol requirements are adhered to alongside applicable regulatory requirements. Safeguards data integrity by careful source document review, source document verification, query generation, and resolution against established data review guidelines on Fortrea or client data management systems. Confirms Site Regulatory documents and applicable eTMF/Sponsor Documents are complete and current throughout the duration of the trial. Guarantees that the study Investigational Product inventory and accountability is accurate and that study materials are stored securely and per protocol requirements. Ensures adherence to global quality control and CRA performance metrics. Ensures audit readiness at site level. Acts in the project role of a Lead CRA as assigned. General On-Site Monitoring Responsibilities: Ensure the study staff who will conduct the protocol have received the proper materials and instructions to safely enter subjects/patients into the study. Ensure the protection of study subjects or patients by performing eligibility review, verifying that screening, informed consent procedures and protocol requirements are adhered to according to the applicable regulatory requirements. Ensure the integrity of the source data reported by careful source document review. Monitor data for missing or implausible data. Ensure study data completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance; identify deficiencies, deviations and discrepancies, and initiate corrective action as required. Ensure the resources of the Sponsor and Fortrea are spent wisely by performing the required monitoring tasks in an efficient manner, according to SOPs and established guidelines, including managing travel expenses in an economical fashion according to Fortrea travel policy. Travel, including air travel, may be required and is an essential function of the job. Prepare and submit accurate and timely trip reports. Independently perform eCRF review, 100% source data verification, query generation and resolution against established data review guideline with or without direct supervision, on Fortrea or client data management systems, as assigned by management. Assist with the administration of clinical research projects, recruiting investigators (if applicable), collecting investigator documentation and site management. Update, navigate, and maintain Fortrea or study/Sponsor-specific trial management tools/eClinical systems. Track IP shipments and supplies, as needed. Track and follow-up on serious adverse events as assigned. Work closely with the study team, align monitoring to critical study timelines ensuring study deliverables are met. Prepare and implement study-specific monitoring plans and site Initiation slides, as assigned. Attend investigators’ meetings (if applicable), project team meetings and teleconferences, and others as needed. Present training content for site initiation. Assist with training of new employees (e.g., co-monitoring). All other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum Required)

Minimum 2 years of site monitoring experience ONCOLOGY experience is required Experience in Start-up, site maintenance, and Close-outs

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