Assistant CRA

PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, are currently hiring for experienced Assistant Clinical Research Associates across the UK.

At 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.

Our clinical department defines, develops and delivers clinical programmes. Our global Clinical Operations colleagues within our PPD clinical research services provide end-to-end support for clinical trials from study start up to monitoring through to study close out, across commercial and government contracts. Together, we help clients define and develop clinical programs, minimize delays, and implement high-quality, cost-efficient clinical studies.

The ACRA:

• Performs remote activities on assigned projects in liaison with the Remote CRA, On-Site CRA and study CTM.
• Provides support with regards to site preparedness, logistical support to the monitoring process, and assist with assigned tasks for site management and remote monitoring in accordance with SOPs and regulatory guidelines.
• May be assigned limited site contact activities during study start-up, site management, recruitment and close out phases.

A day in the life:

• Completes study and site management activities as defined in task matrix, and as applicable and directed for study assigned.
• Completes and documents study-specific training.
• Orients and trains on any CRG/study-specific systems.
• Provides in-house support during pre-study assessments and with pre-study assessment waivers, as agreed for project.
• Supports to customize Site ICF with site contact details, as needed.
• Performs remote review of EMR/EHR checklist and supports collection, as applicable assessments.
• Verifies document collection and RCR submission status; updates site EDL and verifies site information.
• Reviews patient facing materials and review translations, as directed.
• Supports site staff with the vendor related qualification process, where applicable.
• Provides support by ensuring system access is requested/granted and revoked for relevant site staff during pre-activation and subsequent course of the study.
• Provides support to follow-up on site staff training, as applicable.
• Coordinates and supports logistics for IM attendance, as directed.
• Supports maintenance of vendor trackers, as directed.
• Coordinates study/site supply management during pre-activation and subsequent course of the study.
• Supports Essential Document collection, review and updating in systems, as applicable.
• Follows up and supports on missing study vendor data like ECGs, lab samples, and e-diaries, as directed.
• Supports ongoing remote review of centralized monitoring tools, as directed.
• Supports Site payments processes by coordinating with various functional departments within organization and site.
• Supports system updates and reconciliations, as directed and follows-up on site invoices throughout the study period.
• Performs reconciliation tasks on assigned trials including but not limited to CRF and query status, deviations, SAEs and safety reports, as applicable.
• Verifies document collection status in CRG systems and drives action for missing/incomplete/expired documents and open document findings, as directed.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Basic medical/therapeutic area knowledge and understanding of medical terminology.
• Ability to attain and maintain a working knowledge of ICH GCP, applicable regulations and CRG procedural documents.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Good organizational and time management skills and strong attention to detail, with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Proven flexibility and adaptability.
• Ability to work in a team or independently, as required.
• Well-developed critical thinking skills, including but not limited to: critical mindset, in-depth investigation for appropriate root cause analysis and problem solving.
• Proficient computer skills with good knowledge of MS Office ability to learn and use appropriate software.
• Leverage modern technology when applicable.
• Ability to extract pertinent information from all study documents, electronic study data systems, CTMS and dashboards.
• Excellent English language and grammar skills.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.