Clinical Research Associate
Company: Medasource
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Work mode: Remote
- Seniority: Mid level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Posted: Yesterday
- Offer language: English
Job description
Title: Clinical Research Associate
Duration: 1 year contract with extension
Location: Remote with up to 75% travel
Start Date: ASAP
Job Description: Our client's diagnostics team is seeking a Clinical Research Associate to support a clinical research initiative. This individual will support multi-site clinical trial operations while ensuring compliance with protocol, regulatory, and sponsor requirements in a highly regulated environment. The ideal candidate brings strong monitoring fundamentals, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to operate independently across multiple sites and stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
- Perform site qualification, initiation, interim monitoring, and close-out visits across assigned clinical sites
- Support oversight of approximately 4–5 clinical research sites, including primary and secondary site responsibilities
- Ensure protocol compliance, GCP adherence, and accurate study documentation
- Conduct source data verification/review and investigational product accountability activities
- Identify, document, and escalate site issues, deviations, and risks appropriately
- Complete detailed trip reports, monitoring documentation, and required reporting within established timelines
- Collaborate cross-functionally with clinical operations, investigators, and study coordinators
- Support multiple studies simultaneously as needed
Qualifications:
- 3–5+ years of clinical research experience preferred
Open to candidates with:
- CRA experience within sponsor environments
- Strong clinical research coordinator experience from hospital or academic settings
Strong understanding of:
- Site monitoring activities
- Source data verification/review
- Investigational product accountability
- GCP and clinical trial documentation requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and situational problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities across multiple sites
- Highly organized with strong time management skills
- Ability to travel nationally up to 75% as required
- Comfortable operating within a 40-hour work week structure
