Senior Clinical Research Associate
(Level dependent on experience)
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Maintaining our company culture across all regions, and especially with our remote employees, is incredibly important to our overall success. To do so, we have weekly all-staff meetings in which each department can provide an update on a study or milestone that they have achieved. Each employee also has the opportunity join one of our CTI Cares committees that not only help support our culture, but also focus on our various philanthropic efforts.
What You'll Do
Serve as main CTI contact for assigned study sites
Conduct site visits (pre-study [PSV], site initiation [SIV], interim monitoring [IMV], and close-out [COV]) and complete site visit deliverables with quality and within given timelines in Monitoring Plan while adhering to all applicable regulatory requirements, SOPs and ICH GCP
Assist with or oversee study start-up activities, including feasibility, pre-study activities and site selection
Collect, review and track essential/regulatory documents
Participate in and complete all general and study specific training as required
Participate in investigator, client and project team meetings; may include presentations
Create and implement subject enrollment strategies for assigned study sites
Ensure proper storage, dispensation and accountability of all Investigational Product (IP) and trial-related materials
Perform site management activities and provide ongoing updates of site status to Clinical Project Manager
Conduct remote monitoring and complete related activities in accordance with study specific Monitoring Plan
Utilize systems and reports to track subject status, subject case report form (CRF) retrieval / source document review (SDV), regulatory documents, and IP
Assist with project-specific activities as member of Project Team
Participate in the development of CRFs and other study related documents (subject worksheets, Monitoring Plan, etc.)
Perform translation, customization, and review of Patient Information sheet and Informed Consent, protocol synopsis and other study applicable documents as per required procedures
Where applicable, provide support to Regulatory Affairs Study Start-up Team in the preparation or revision of documentation for submission to Ethics Committee(s), Institutions Ethics Committees, Regulatory Authorities, Competent Authorities or Institutions Administration Boards, and follow-up the evaluation process until approval is available. Provide regular updates to Sponsor/ Client
Where applicable, support or oversee contract negotiation with study sites, Investigator payments and tracking of site payments
Manage ISF and TMF for all assigned study sites in accordance with SOPs or study-specific Monitoring Plans
Identify and anticipate site issues and implement corrective and preventive actions or escalate as appropriate
Liaise with Clinical Data Management for data cleaning activities
Serve as mentor / trainer for CRAs; may include conducting training/assessment visits
Function in the role of Lead CRA for assigned project(s)
What You Bring
3 years of clinical trial monitoring experience or equivalent experience as determined by CTI Management and Human Resources
Bachelor's Degree or higher in allied health field such as nursing, pharmacy, or health / natural science, or RN with Associate's Degree, or 3-year Nursing Diploma with at least 2 years clinical nursing experience, or equivalent experience as determined by CTI Management and Human Resources
Previous experience in conducting clinical research studies in hospital setting, pharmaceutical company or CRO
Why CTI?
At CTI, we recognize that our people are what make our company successful. Our work moves medicine forward.
For that reason, we treat our team members with the respect they deserve, and our numbers show it:
We support career progression – We believe in promoting from within and we have a structured mentoring program and program for recent graduates to provide the support employees need to move forward
We value education and training – We provide tuition assistance, partner with universities and colleges to create programs in our field, and have a dedicated training department
We value our people - We have never had a layoff in our three decade history and we guaranteed full pay for our employees during the COVID-19 shut-down regardless of the number of hours worked. We support a work-life balance and the importance of time with family by offering generous vacation time, a hybrid work from home schedule, and paid parental leave.
Our culture is unparalleled – We've received multiple awards recognizing CTI as one of the
best places to work in the greater Cincinnati area
, as well as one of the
top CROs in the industry
We think globally and act locally – With employees across 60 countries, we have global reach but maintain culture and connections to the local communities in which we work. Our CTI Cares Committees are dedicated to ensuring the CTI culture and values translate around the world.
We are looking toward the future – We have had a consistent double-digit growth rate over the last decade, invest in cutting-edge technology, and pride ourselves on our average annual retention rate of 95%, which is much higher than many other CROs
Our work makes a difference – We focus our work on treatments for chronically and critically-ill patients, who are depending on us to bring these life-changing therapies to market