Remote CRA — Site Management & Monitoring

Merck; Rahway (NJ); Remote; USD 96,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Merck is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Associate to oversee performance and compliance for assigned protocols and sites in the United States. This role acts as the primary site contact and manager across all trial phases, develops new sites, and ensures data integrity and participant safety.

The candidate will travel up to 75% domestically/internationally, collaborate with sponsor teams, QA, regulatory, and external vendors, and contribute to continuous process improvement while

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in healthcare with 2 years of direct site management (monitoring).
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP and country regulations.
• Experience coordinating with sponsor teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develops strong site relationships and ensures continuity through all trial phases.
• Performs site management/monitoring per ICH-GCP, SOPs, local regulations and protocol.
• Reviews regulatory docs for start-up, maintenance and close-out.

Skills

Site management

Monitoring

ICH-GCP

Regulatory knowledge

Data review

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CTMS

eTMF

SOPs

Job description

Merck is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Associate to oversee performance and compliance for assigned protocols and sites in the United States. This role acts as the primary site contact and manager across all trial phases, develops new sites, and ensures data integrity and participant safety.

The candidate will travel up to 75% domestically/internationally, collaborate with sponsor teams, QA, regulatory, and external vendors, and contribute to continuous process improvement while