COVANCE hasan exciting opportunity for an experienced, independent and autonomous SCRA



You will be fully dedicated to one sponsor working in multiple TAs in a regional role, with a focus on ONCOLOGY and niche areas of Cardiology.



This opportunity sits within our FSP business model - a very attractive environment with great potential for career development.



Dedicated to our Client (one Sponsor based in Reading) 100% of the time, you will be well supported by a dedicated Covance line manager as well as by the Sponsor Client project teams.



You would be employed permanently by Covance on a competitive salary and outsourced to a world class leading global healthcare company.



This is a full time home based position within the UK - we are flexible on location



Our Client's pharmaceutical division focuses on prescription products, especially for cardiology and women's healthcare, and on specialty therapeutics in the areas of oncology, hematology and ophthalmology. The division also comprises radiology business, which markets diagnostic imaging equipment together with the necessary contrast agents.



An assignment with this client in Covance Clinical FSP provides you with the best environment in which you can fulfil your individual aspirations and contribute to innovative medicines that positively affect patients' lives.



They have a verysupportive team and environment.



They pride themselves on a \u2018No blame culture', working as a team to support each other on finding solutions. The management team like a transparent and personal approach, wanting everyone in the team to feel comfortable, confident and empowered.



They like to give accountability to their team members, giving responsibility for assigned tasks and contribution to study delivery.



They like self-starters who use their own initiative, share ideas and collaborate to find solutions to issues.



There is a huge amount of support and guidance from the team, along with information available from key-mentoring roles within the team which individuals are encouraged to utilize.



Why join us on this account?

• Direct work with our Client's project and country management teams, systems and processes
• Long term employment in a stable pharmaceutical company
• Covance, have a long standing and strong collaborative relationship with this Client in the UK. This enables candidates to have the best development opportunities due to this trusted and transparent partnership between management teams. You will feel like part of the SPONSOR team in addition to part of the Covance team

Our Client consider CRA's as Site Managers rather than monitors, and as such they should be proactive in identifying and assessing's issues and trends with the objective of finding solutions.



As mentioned above, these roles are field based, but CRAs are encouraged to visit office every 4-6 weeks to meet with CTA's, CLM's and do file reviews



National monitoring is the model but they try to align sites to location where possible



No \u2018Days on Site' metric, but on average CRA's are out 2-3 days per week with 6-8 sites assigned per CRA



Our Sponsor like SCRA's to get involved in CRA forums, co-monitoring and mentoring. They support development from within into the CLM role, so there are longer term opportunities for SCRA's who want to progress.



If you would like to explore this further please apply directly or send your CV to marc.joseph@covance.com OR call Marc on 0207 602 7904 for further information.



key words clinical research associate, CRA, senior clinical research associate, site management, site monitoring, clinical monitoring, SCRA
Education/Qualifications:
Life Science degree or equiavlent.
Experience:
We are mainly looking for SENIOR CRA's due to complexity of protocols in small specialist TA (oncology and niche areas of cardiology). Some start-up experience would be advantageous but not critical. Studies in Phase II - early Phase III. Some Phase I in oncology
Locations:
Maidenhead, United Kingdom