Site Activation Partner - Remote - FSP - Register Your Interest
Primary Location: Belgium, Remote Job ID R0000034898 Category Clinical Trials Date Posted 08/07/2025Overview
As a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) at Parexel, you act as an integral part to get treatments to patients sooner. Our CRAs' priority is the safety and well-being of the patients. As you travel to investigator sites and perform your monitoring duties, we encourage you to be inquisitive, take accountability, build relationships, and act with integrity.
Join a team with a wide variety of experiences and knowledge, and work on global projects within a broad scope of therapeutic areas. We’re looking for people who want to grow personally and professionally and support their colleagues globally and cross-functionally.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Communicator
- Detail-oriented
- Flexible
- Organized
- Problem-solver
- Self-starter
About This Role
Parexel FSP will soon begin recruiting for experienced Initiation CRA/ Site Activation Specialist/Country Activation Specialist, to join one of a large Sponsor’s in the EU.
This role is responsible for supporting operational activities related to site evaluation, activation, initiation, monitoring and close out for assigned investigator sites/studies to ensure compliance with study timelines and in accordance with prevailing laws and Good Clinical Practices.
Some specifics about this advertised role
- Initiate and coordinate activities and essential documents management during start up towards the compilation of a high quality Investigator Initiation Package (IIP) leading to approval for site initiation.
- Provide support to resolve issues or concerns and timely escalation of site issues where applicable.
- Prepare, validate and submit regulatory documents such as completed IIP, Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval forms, FDA 1572/Attestation Form, for internal regulatory approval within required timeline.
- Manage and coordinate with other supporting roles to ensure timely site activation and operational activities
- Post site activation, initiate and coordinate activities and essential documents management with the investigator’s sites towards the compilation of a high quality documents and updates through the life cycle of a study such as the documents management for protocol amendments, FDA 1572/Attestation revisions, ethics committee annual approvals and other activities required during study conduct
- Ensure maintenance of IRB/Ethics and other committees’ activities as applicable
- Responsible for timely filing of documents to Trial Master File (TMF) and assisting with periodic quality review of study files for accuracy and completeness
- Serve as a point of contact for audit conduct, and drive Audit Observation CAPA development and checks, when applicable
Who are Parexel
Parexel supports clinical studies across the full range of therapeutic areas, and we have longstanding partnerships with a vast client base.
We supported the trials of most of today’s top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.
You’ll be an influential member of the wider team.
What we are looking for in this role
For every role, we look for professionals who have the determination and courage always to put patient well-being first.
That to us is working with heart.
Here are a few requirements specific to this advertised role.
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or professional degree in life sciences such as nursing, pharmacy, medical background or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry/or CRO in study site activation preferred
- Knowledge of clinical trial methodologies, ICH/GCP, FDA and Global and local country regulations
- Must be fluent in local language and in English. Multilanguage capability is preferred
- Effective verbal and written communication skills in relating to colleagues and associates both inside and outside of the organization
- Good technical skills and ability to learn and use multiple systems
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Potential Career Path
Parexel offers various career paths and internal development programs for CRAs to advance to the next level. This could include enhancing your technical position, moving into management, or shifting to other areas of the business.
- APEX CRA
- CRA I
- CRA II
- Senior CRA
- Project ManagementSubject Matter ExpertPeople Management
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