Contract Clinical Research Associate (Oncology)

Summary The Clinical Research Associate will perform monitoring and site management activities for Phase I-IV clinical research projects to assess the progress of clinical projects at assigned investigative/physician sites (either on site or remotely) and to ensure clinical projects are conducted, recorded, and reported in accordance with the protocol, Company and Sponsor standard operating procedures (SOPs), ICH-GCP and/or all applicable local and federal regulatory requirements. We are looking for a seasoned CRA that has experience with Breast Cancer studies, lives in Canada (BC, Ontario, Quebec). Performs all tasks routinely and independently, seeking guidance as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs site qualification site initiation, interim monitoring, site management activities and close-out visits (performed on-site or remotely) ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP and/or Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP) and protocol compliance.
• Uses judgment and experience to evaluate overall performance of site and site staff and to provide recommendations regarding site-specific actions; immediately escalates serious issues to the project team and develops action plans.
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes.
• Verifies the process of obtaining informed consent has been adequately performed and documented for each subject/patient, as required/appropriate.
• Demonstrates diligence in protecting the confidentiality of each subject/patient.
• Assesses factors that might affect subject/patient’s safety and clinical data integrity at an investigator/physician site such as protocol deviation/violations and pharmacovigilance issues.
• May perform investigational product (IP) inventory, reconciliation and reviews storage and security.
• Verifies the IP has been dispensed and administered to subjects/patients according to the protocol.
• Verifies issues or risks associated with blinded or randomized information related to IP.
• Applies knowledge of GCP/local regulations and organizational procedures to ensure IP is appropriately (re)labelled, imported, and released/returned.
• Routinely reviews the Investigator Site File (ISF) for accuracy, timeliness, and completeness. Reconciles contents of the ISF with the Trial Master File (TMF). Ensures the investigator/physician site is aware of the requirement of archiving essential documents in accordance with local guidelines and regulations.
• Documents activities via confirmation letters, follow-up letters, trip reports, communication logs, and other required project documents as per SOPs and Clinical Monitoring Plan/Site Management Plan. Supports subject/patient recruitment, retention, and awareness strategies. Enters data into tracking systems as required to track all observations, ongoing status and assigned action items to resolution.
• For assigned activities, understands project scope, budgets, and timelines; manages site-level activities / communication to ensure project objectives, deliverables and timelines are met.
• Must be able to quickly adapt to changing priorities to achieve goals / targets.
• May act as primary liaison with study site personnel, or in collaboration with Central Monitoring Associate. Ensures all assigned sites and project-specific site team members are trained and compliant with applicable requirements.
• Prepares for and attends Investigator Meetings and/or sponsor face to face meetings. Participates in global clinical monitoring/project staff meetings (inclusive of Sponsor representation, as applicable) and attends clinical training sessions according to the project specific requirements.
• Provides guidance at the site and project level towards audit readiness standards and supports preparation for audit and required follow-up actions.
• Maintains a working knowledge of ICH/GCP Guidelines or other applicable guidance, relevant regulations, and company SOPs/processes; completes assigned training as required.

Per the Clinical Monitoring/Site Management Plan (CMP/SMP):

• Assesses site processes
• Conducts Source Document Review of appropriate site source documents and medical records
• Verifies required clinical data entered in the case report form (CRF) is accurate and complete
• Applies query resolution techniques remotely and on site, and provides guidance to site staff as necessary, driving query resolution to closure within agreed timelines
• Utilizes available hardware and software to support the effective conduct of the clinical study.
• Verifies site compliance with electronic data capture requirements

Additional responsibilities include:

• Site support throughout the study lifecycle