Senior Ophthalmology CRA — Remote & Travel Ready

Fortrea; Tennessee; Remote; USD 130,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortrea is seeking Sr. CRAs with 3+ years of ophthalmology-focused clinical monitoring experience to join our FSP team. This role supports monitoring across major US hubs and remote locations, with 30-50% overnight travel to sites and patients.

You will apply clinical judgment to ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety. The ideal candidate has strong site monitoring skills, can manage SAE processes, and collaborate with vendors and site staff.

Qualifications

• University or college degree, or certification in a related allied health profession from an appropriately accredited institution (e.g. nursing licensure)
• 3+ years of Clinical Monitoring experience
• 30-50+% overnight travel
• Ophthalmology experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of study site monitoring including routine monitoring and close-out of clinical sites, maintenance of study files, conduct of pre-study and initiation visits; liaise with vendors; and other duties, as assigned
• Responsible for all aspects of site management as prescribed in the project plans
• General On-Site Monitoring
• Ensure the study staff who will conduct the protocol have received the proper materials and instructions to safely enter patients into the study
• Ensure the protection of study patients by verifying that informed consent procedures and protocol requirements are adhered to according to the applicable regulatory requirements
• Ensure the integrity of the data submitted on Case Report Forms (CRFs) or other data collection tools by careful source document Monitor data for missing or implausible data
• Responsible for all aspects of registry management as prescribed in the project plans - Undertake feasibility work when requested
• Complete Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reporting, process production of repo11s, narratives and follow up of SAEs
• Independently perform CRF review; query generation and resolution against established data review guidelines on Fortrea or client data management systems as assigned by management
• Assist with training of new employees, eg. co-monitoring
• Coordinate designated clinical projects as a Local Project Coordinator (with supervision, if applicable) and may act as a local client contact as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Clinical Monitoring

Ophthalmology

Overnight travel

Education

University degree or related allied health certification

Job description

Fortrea is seeking Sr. CRAs with 3+ years of ophthalmology-focused clinical monitoring experience to join our FSP team. This role supports monitoring across major US hubs and remote locations, with 30-50% overnight travel to sites and patients.

You will apply clinical judgment to ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety. The ideal candidate has strong site monitoring skills, can manage SAE processes, and collaborate with vendors and site staff.