Senior CRA

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Job Description

At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

This is a great opportunity for experienced Senior CRA''s currently working within the life science sector for pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies or CRO''s to work with a world-leading CRO across multiple sponsors, various protocols and therapy areas.

These roles can be performed remotely for CRA''s based close to our clinical hubs : Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples. Travel requirement will be national across Italy.

Essential Functions

Monitors investigator sites with a risk-based monitoring approach : applies root cause analysis (RCA), critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify site processes failure and corrective / preventive actions to bring the site into compliance and decrease risks.

Ensures data accuracy through SDR, SDV and CRF review as applicable through on-site and remote monitoring activities.

Assess investigational product through physical inventory and records review.

Documents observations in reports and letters according to timelines using approved business writing standards.

Escalates observed deficiencies and issues to clinical management expeditiously and follows all issues through to resolution. May need to maintain regular contact between monitoring visits with investigative sites to confirm that the protocol is being followed, that previously identified issues are being resolved and that the data is being recorded in a timely manner.

Participates in the investigator payment process. Ensures a shared responsibility with other project team members on issues / findings resolution. Investigates and follows-up on findings as applicable.

Participates in investigator meetings as necessary. Identifies potential investigators in collaboration with the client company to ensure the acceptability of qualified investigative sites.

Initiates clinical trial sites according to the relevant procedures to ensure compliance with the protocol and regulatory and ICH GCP obligations, making recommendations where warranted. Performs trial close out and retrieval of trial materials.

Ensures that required essential documents are complete and in place, according to ICH-GCP and applicable regulations. Conducts on-site file reviews as per project specifications.

Provides trial status tracking and progress update reports to the Clinical Team Manager (CTM) as required. Ensures study systems are updated per agreed study conventions (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System).

Contributes to the project team by assisting in preparation of project publications / tools and sharing ideas / suggestions with team members.

Contributes to other project work and initiatives for process improvement, as required.

Education and Experience

University degree in a science related field

CRA Qualified as per the Ministerial Decree dated 15 / 11 / 2011 and at least 3 years of independent monitoring experience in clinical development phases II-IV

Understanding of ICH-GCP, EU and FDA requirements

Fluency in English and in Italian

Valid Driver's License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven clinical monitoring skills

Demonstrated understanding of medical / therapeutic area knowledge and medical terminology

Demonstrated ability to attain and maintain a working knowledge of ICH GCPs, applicable regulations and procedural documents

Well-developed critical thinking skills, including but not limited to : critical mindset, in-depth investigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving

Ability to manage Risk Based Monitoring concepts and processes

Good oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with medical personnel

Ability to maintain customer focus through the utilization of good listening skills, attention to detail and the ability to perceive customers’ underlying issues

Good organizational and time management skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Ability to remain flexible and adaptable in a wide range of scenarios

Ability to work in a team or independently as require

Good computer skills : solid knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to learn appropriate software

Our benefits package is competitive and supports the health and well-being of our employees. We value a flexible working culture with a focus on work-life balance. We are a global organization with a local feel.

Our 4i Values

Integrity – Innovation – Intensity – Involvement

If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the world’s most urgent health needs, submit your application – we’d love to hear from you!

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