Senior Cardiovascular CRA - Remote & Travel (FL)

Merck; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 129,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Merck is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Associate to manage site performance and monitoring across trials. You will ensure regulatory compliance, document integrity, and data quality while developing site relationships and supporting start-up, maintenance and close-out activities.

The role requires Spanish fluency, 5+ years in clinical research, and the ability to travel approximately 75%. A life sciences degree plus relevant certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in clinical research monitoring or site management.
• Proficient in ICH-GCP, country regulations and sponsor SOPs.
• Fluent in Spanish with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains strong site relationships across trial phases.
• Performs on-site and remote monitoring in line with protocol and GCP.
• Ensures regulatory documents are complete and accurate for start-up, maintenance and close-out.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to achieve Site Ready and issue resolution.
• Mentors junior CRAs and contributes to process improvements.

Skills

Site management

Monitoring/QA

ICH-GCP compliance

Regulatory documentation

Data management

SOP compliance

MS Office/clinical IT

Spanish language

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Associate’s degree in science/healthcare

Tools

CTMS

eTMF

Regulatory databases

Job description

Merck is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Associate to manage site performance and monitoring across trials. You will ensure regulatory compliance, document integrity, and data quality while developing site relationships and supporting start-up, maintenance and close-out activities.

The role requires Spanish fluency, 5+ years in clinical research, and the ability to travel approximately 75%. A life sciences degree plus relevant certifications are preferred.