Senior Clinical Research Associate

This Position is: Permanent and Home Based

Covance is looking to recruit an experienced UK based monitor (to work in multiple therapeutic areas) -  at Senior Clinical Research Associate or CRAII level.  This role offers excellent exposure to a range of disease areas.

• The successful applicant will be responsible for coordinating Phase I-IV clinical trials in Europe
• Perform all types of site visits including, but not limited to, qualification visits, initiation visits, monitoring visits, motivational visits, audit support visits, and termination visits.
• Assist with document submissions to local authorities
• To identify potential sites for a proposed study in conjunction with the Project Team, and conduct feasibility assessment of sites as required
• Ensure that all study related communication including e-mail is tracked, printed and filed as required
• To track patient recruitment by contacting investigators as specified for the study, and discuss potential study risks and opportunities with the Project Manager and LCRA
• To liaise with all other appropriate departments within Covance to ensure the smooth running of the study

Additional Information:

Positions within the UK Covance Clinical Operations department are able to provide a fantastic environment for development and growth.

Covance is committed to the well-being and development of its employees and one of the key selling points of the UK Clinical operations group is its strong Management Team and great supportive team spirit that exists between all colleagues.

Time and again staff comment on their amazing colleagues in Covance Clinical Operations  and the camaraderie of the department, with many people starting their careers here, developing and remaining with us for many years.

The UK Management team constantly review study/site allocations and workload to actively balance with wellbeing of staff, and take action to address where needed - working closely with project teams.

Our people are our cornerstone and we believe strongly in looking after them and their ambitions and well being.

We offer Office and field-based positioning.

Full time or part time.

We benefit from working on multiple phases and therapeutic areas, including the more rare and unusual areas. Phases I – IV  CV, Oncology, Metabolic, Neuroscience,  Rare Disease, Paediatric, Medical Devices, General Medicine, Infectious Diseases

There are lots of opportunities to broaden one’s therapeutic area exposure, including studies that have been integrated with legacy Chiltern Biopharma and legacy Chiltern Oncology groups.

Development:

Cross- development into other departments across the organisation, a key factor in our retention

Our employees can gain global experience required for development towards CTL and PM positions, –

Working within Clinops can allow for a faster tracked pathway to these roles – candidates can be put forward for the CTL Mentoring/Training scheme and Project Management Academy, both Covance initiatives committed to retaining and developing our talented Clinops staff

Within UK Clinops itself there is also the opportunity to mentor junior CRAs and helping to develop our home grown talent – In-house CRAs (IHCRAs) with aspirations of becoming CRAs – by becoming involved as a trainer in the well regarded Covance Monitoring Excellence Academy and performing onsite training visits.  

Please send your CV and cover letter to marc.joseph@covance.com or call Marc on 01753 216664