Senior Clinical Research Associate- FSP- MidWest US- Neurology
United States of America, Remote Additional Locations United States - Remote; Job ID R0000034508 Category Clinical Trials Date Posted 07/17/2025Overview
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.
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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 is looking for a Senior CRA in the MidWest!
Experience in CNS and /or Oncology preferred.
Job Purpose:
The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) will be a member of the Sponsor Monitoring team and provide monitoring expertise to individual clinical trials and/or programs
Key Accountabilities
Oversight of activities
- Conduct and provide support for in-house and outsourced clinical site monitoring activities to ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and study protocols
- Collaborate with study teams during start-up/feasibility and conduct site identification and assessment tasks.
- Identify root causes and proactively escalate and resolve CRA and site performance issues through collaboration with stakeholders
- Provide Monitoring expertise, mentoring and training to less experienced team members as required
- Build positive working relationships and proactively seek feedback from site teams (e.g., Principal Investigators, Study Coordinators, Pharmacists, Site Administration)
- Partner with study teams and sites in conducting site outreach activities, including patient recruitment and retention strategies
- Provide input and lead cross-functional teams through the process to determine monitoring strategy (risk-based monitoring) for studies as required
- Use regional knowledge to localize study processes and documents where possible
- Represent Monitoring at Investigator Meetings as required
- Perform other tasks as required
Collaborative relationships
- Collaborates effectively with study teams and stakeholders to conduct site assessments, identify performance issues, and implement solutions that align with project goals and operational efficiency.
Compliance with Parexel standards
- Complies with required training curriculum
- Completes timesheets accurately as required
- Submits expense reports as required
- Updates CV as required
- Maintains a working knowledge of and complies with Parexel processes, ICH-GCPs and other applicable requirements
Skills:
- Travel as required, to include domestic and international
- Demonstrates ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Proficiency with MS Office 365 (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong organizational abilities
- Ability to speak and understand multiple languages preferred
Knowledge and Experience:
- Relevant clinical research experience (i.e., biotechnology, pharmaceutical, Contract Research Organization (CRO), medical device)
- Demonstrates working knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines and FDA regulations
- Experience in CNS and / or oncology preferred
- The Clinical Research Associate can be staffed at multiple levels
- Clinical Research Associate I will have up to 2 years of relevant experience as assessed by the client
- Clinical Research Associate II will have a minimum of 2 years and up to 5 years of relevant experience as assessed by the client
- Senior Clinical Research Associate requires 5 or more years of relevant experience as assessed by the client
Education:
- BA/BS, nursing degree, or advanced degree. Degree in the life sciences preferred
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Parexel is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, which in the United States includes race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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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