Clinical Research Associate II/III

Novotech; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Ongoing development programs

Circle Back Initiative Employer

Job summary

Novotech is seeking a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) to safeguard trial participant rights and ensure accurate, complete trial data. The CRA acts as primary liaison among investigative sites, Novotech, and sponsors, ensuring trials align with ICH GCP and regulatory SOPs.

The role focuses on building site relationships, supporting regulatory submissions, monitoring sites (onsite or remote), and driving recruitment while maintaining high data quality and trial integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in clinical or life sciences; other allied fields may be considered.
• Strong time management, attention to detail; team oriented and computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with Principal Investigators, study staff and site personnel to ensure efficient trial management.
• Foster internal and external relationships to support timely project delivery.
• Support site essential documents preparation and ethics/regulatory submissions as needed.
• Understand regulatory requirements for local and international trials relevant to the studies.
• Coordinate site recruitment and engagement efforts and implement recruitment plans.
• Monitor investigational sites per ICH GCP and CMP; conduct on-site or remote visits as required.
• Ensure rights and safety of participants; manage consent checks, eligibility, protocol adherence, and AE/SAE reporting.
• Verify data accuracy and resolve CRF queries per monitoring plans.
• Ensure proper storage, dispensing and reconciliation of study drug as per protocol.

Skills

Site coordination

ICH-GCP

Regulatory knowledge

Data verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Job description

Role Summary

The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) is primarily responsible for ensuring the rights and wellbeing of trial participants are protected and the reported trial data are accurate, complete, and verifiable from the source documents. The CRA is the primary contact between the Investigational Sites, Novotech, and Sponsor. Key responsibility of a CRA is as a site relationship manager ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in accordance with ICH GCP guidelines, local and global regulatory requirements, and Novotech/Client SOPs.

Key Responsibilities

• CRAs primary responsibility is to build relationships with Principal Investigators, study co-ordinators, pharmacists, and all relevant site trial personnel to ensure the efficient, expedited, and smooth management of clinical trials.


• Foster internal and external customer relationships to ensure focus on efficient, timely and productive project delivery as per study requirements and timelines.


• In collaboration with the In-house Clinical Research Associate (IHCRA) and Regulatory Start-Up Associate (RSA), prepare site essential documents, and support the ethics and regulatory submission and approval processes as needed.


• In collaboration with Regulatory Start-up (RSU) Team, understand the requirements of applicable local and international regulatory requirements as relevant to specific clinical trials.


• Ensure recruitment of participants as per the site target. Drive site recruitment and engagement initiatives and prepare site-specific recruitment plan(s) and update as required.


• Monitoring of investigational sites as per ICH GCP §5.18 (Monitoring) and the Clinical Monitoring Plan (CMP) for each study. This includes all monitoring visit types across all phases of a clinical trial including Site Selection, Site Initiation, Site Monitoring and Site Close Out, unblinded pharmacy visits, and co monitoring visits. Visits can be conducted either onsite or remote as per CMP.




• Ensure the rights & wellbeing of trial participants are protected, including consent form checks, patient eligibility confirmation, protocol compliance, investigational drug compliance, and review of Adverse Events/SAEs. Ensure safety issues are reported to the sponsor promptly.


• Verify trial data are accurate and complete, ensure CRF data and queries are completed and resolved as per the study timelines documented in the Clinical Monitoring Plan.


• Ensure all study drug is appropriately stored, dispensed, accounted for, and reconciled as per the Clinical Monitoring Plan and the Protocol.





• In collaboration with IHCRA or DMA team, ensure the project Trial Master File (TMF) is up to date, current and complete always throughout duration of the study.


• Support sites to be always audit and inspection ready.


• Ensure all clinical trial management systems are current and up to date at all times with all relevant trial data.


• Provide written and verbal site updates (including monitoring visit reports) on study progress to the PM/LCRA according to the study requirements/timelines as documented in the Clinical Monitoring Plan and Sponsor/Novotech SOPs. Escalate all key issues as per Issue Escalation SOP.


• Collaborate with IHCRA and Site Contract Associates, as applicable, on-site payments, taking ultimate responsibility on site payments to ensure payment execution as per term stated in Clinical Trial Agreement.


• Assist the PM with the development of study related project plans and templates as per study requirements and support tasks as needed for successful study execution.

Qualifications

Graduate in a clinical or life sciences-related field. Relevant experience/qualifications in allied professions may also be considered. Must have good time management skills, attention to detail, be able to work well in a team, and be computer literate. Preferably experience of working in the research, pharmaceutical industry or a related field per job level as follows:

• CRA II: Approximately 1-2 years of Clinical Research Associate experience or equivalent experience (CRA II fast track) in other roles in the Clinical industry.


• CRA III: At least 2-3 years of Clinical Research Associate experience in the Clinical industry.


• Senior CRA (SCRA): At least 3-5 years of Clinical Research Associate experience in the Clinical industry.

Salary Band - $70,000 - 140,000 Salary offered will be based on candidates experience level.

Novotech is proud to offer a great workplace. We are committed to being an employer of choice for gender equality and providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Our team members are passionate about what we do, but we understand work is only one of the things that is important to them. We support our team members with flexible working options, paid parental leave for both parents, flexible leave entitlements, wellness programs and ongoing development programs.

We are looking for people who are passionate about working clinical research and biotech, including people who identify as LGBTIQ+, have a disability or have caring responsibilities.

We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every application. We look forward to talking to you about working at Novotech.