Clinical Research Associate Trainee – Lisbon (Mentored)

Novo Nordisk A/S; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 9,300 - 11,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food allowance

IT Equipment

Work Accident Insurance

Office perks: food and beverages

Massages and team building

Job summary

Novo Nordisk A/S in Lisbon is seeking a Clinical Research Associate Trainee to join the Hands-on programme. You will support CRAs as their role becomes more strategic, risk-based and digital, learning through a high-standard training programme.

Your work will help speed up digital and AI adoption in clinical trials for serious chronic diseases, with a focus on quality and patient safety. The position is based in Lisbon, with a 1-year program and monthly gross salary of €920.

Qualifications

• No previous CRA or monitoring experience required.
• Post-graduation or master's in clinical monitoring.
• Fluency in Portuguese and English. Spanish is an asset.
• Interest in clinical research and data accuracy.
• Basic understanding of clinical trial methodology and ICH-GCP awareness.
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and presentation tools; aptitude for dashboards and automation; interest in responsible AI use.
• Integrity and focus on quality and patient safety.

Responsibilities

• Prepare site interactions and follow-ups; consolidate recruitment and site performance data; keep action trackers up to date.
• Join site and study meetings and supervised monitoring activities as training allows.
• Build basic dashboards, trackers and templates; assist in designing and testing simple automations using approved tools, including AI-enabled ones.
• Review metrics and flag potential risks or data quality issues to the CRA or study team.
• Support documentation checks and inspection readiness within your scope.

Skills

Portuguese

English

Spanish (asset)

Education

Post-graduate in clinical monitoring

Tools

Spreadsheets

Presentation tools

Dashboards

Job description

Novo Nordisk A/S in Lisbon is seeking a Clinical Research Associate Trainee to join the Hands-on programme. You will support CRAs as their role becomes more strategic, risk-based and digital, learning through a high-standard training programme.

Your work will help speed up digital and AI adoption in clinical trials for serious chronic diseases, with a focus on quality and patient safety. The position is based in Lisbon, with a 1-year program and monthly gross salary of €920.