Sr Clinical Research Associate

1 DexCom Inc; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Global growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Career development programs

Dexcom warrior community

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking a Sr. Clinical Research Associate (CRA) to lead hands-on clinical studies from protocol development to site execution. You will build strong relationships with trial sites, IRBs, and investigators while ensuring timely monitoring and regulatory deliverables.

The role requires GCP expertise, experience in clinical trials, and familiarity with CGM systems and diabetes studies. Travel and a hybrid remote work setup are involved, with a comprehensive benefits program.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 5 – 8 years related experience or Master’s degree and 2 – 5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0 – 2 years’ experience.
• Experience with CGM systems and diabetes clinical trials is a plus.
• Strong Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical study background.
• Experience with using electronic data capture systems (EDC), Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), and electronic trial master files (eTMF).
• Ability to communicate effectively with site staff and internal study team members and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of clinical studies to support product development and validation.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure on‑time monitoring and audit-readiness both at sponsor and sites.
• Collaborate effectively with peers and leadership across departments and interact with Investigators and site staff, IRBs, and key opinion leaders.
• Develop study documentation, perform site selection/qualification, train and support sites in study procedures, monitor study compliance, study closeout, and other activities.
• Coordinate with monitors and data management to ensure data quality and timeliness.
• Contribute to process improvements across all aspects of clinical study operations.

Skills

GCP knowledge

CRA experience

diabetes knowledge

cross-functional collaboration

EDC/CTMS experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

Master’s degree (related field)

PhD in related field

Tools

EDC

CTMS

eTMF

Job description

The Company Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health. We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team: Join a collaborative and mission-driven Clinical team dedicated to advancing innovative technologies that improve lives. As a Sr. Clinical Research Associate (CRA), you will play a hands‑on role in bringing clinical studies to life—from protocol and document development to patient recruitment, consent, screening, and study visit execution. This team thrives on curiosity, precision, and creative problem‑solving, and values individuals who bring both structure and flexibility to a fast‑paced research environment. If you enjoy balancing critical thinking with meaningful patient interaction and want to directly contribute to high‑impact clinical programs, this is a team where your work truly makes a difference.

Where you come in:

• As a Sr CRA, you will support execution of clinical studies to support product development and validation while building strong relationships with clinical trial sites.
• You will collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure on‑time monitoring, audit‑readiness both at sponsor and sites, and will contribute to study reports and regulatory submission deliverables.
• You will collaborate effectively with peers and leadership across departments and professionally interact/build relationships with Investigators and site staff, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), and key opinion leaders.
• You will develop study documentation, perform site selection/qualification, train and support sites in study procedures, monitor study compliance, study closeout, and other activities related to study operations.
• You will coordinate with monitors and data management to ensure data quality and timeliness.
• You will contribute to process improvements across all aspects of clinical study operations.

What makes you successful:

• Ability and judgement to work under minimal supervision to plan and execute site study operations, including on‑site and remote training & support, requesting and tracking supplies, documentation, training sites and fellow team members, and generating progress reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively with site staff, including Principal Investigators, and internal study team members.
• Skill and experience at working cross‑functionally to achieve goals.
• Strong Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical study background, including experience as a CRA; experience in the medical device industry and/or with diabetes is a plus.
• Ability to work on multiple studies concurrently and to work with monitors successfully to reduce overall time from last participant on study to database lock while improving site compliance.
• Experience with using electronic data capture systems (EDC), Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), and electronic trial master files (eTMF).
• Preferred experience with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Systems.
• Preferred experience in diabetes clinical trials involving insulin therapies, insulin pumps, or digital health technologies.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology.
• Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in‑house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry‑leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required: 15-25%

Experience and Education Requirements:

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 5 – 8 years related experience or Master’s degree and 2 – 5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0 – 2 years’ experience.

Remote Workplace:

Your location will be a home office; you are not required to live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km). If you reside within commuting distance of a Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km) a hybrid working environment may be available. Ask about our Flex workplace option.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Salary: $100,700.00 - $167,900.00 #DexcomUS Since 1999, Dexcom has simplified and revolutionized diabetes management, positively impacting millions worldwide. At Dexcom, we're more than just a medical device company; we're a collective of visionary thinkers, trailblazers, and problem solvers. Our mission transcends the ordinary. We aim to revolutionize healthcare, one groundbreaking technology at a time.