Senior Clinical Research Associate

RBW Consulting
Glasgow
1 month ago
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  • Job Title: Senior CRA (Gene Therapy)
  • Location: Remote
  • Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 plus car allowance
  • Company: Mid-sized CRO


RBW Consulting are excited to announce an opportunity on behalf of a mid-sized CRO client of ours working in the Gene Therapy space. This role will report into the Senior Manager Clinical Operations who is known personally by us and has a great reputation in the market for being extremely friendly and knowledgeable.


This is a great opportunity to join a smaller CRO that is flexible and has a big emphasis on the quality of your work. The CRA role in this business is more diverse and less siloed than in other larger organizations. It is also a great company for personal growth with options for CTM and CPM positions available in the future, among lateral moves into other business units.


This is also a great opportunity to focus on advanced gene therapy studies.


Key accountabilities

  • Autonomy of investigator sites with full responsibility for the successful management of sites through study life cycle (start-up to close-out);
  • Conduct feasibility, pre-study, initiation, monitoring, and closeout visits for research sites, mainly phase 1 to 3 and within all available therapeutic areas;
  • Prepare accordingly and attend investigator meetings, coordinating timely delivery and subsequent proper storage and accountability of clinical supplies and following-up of drug safety issues;
  • Perform source document verification and case report form review;
  • Perform regulatory document review;
  • Conduct study drug inventory;
  • Perform adverse event and serious adverse event reporting and follow-up; and
  • Assess patient recruitment and retention.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in health-related field (or equivalent)
  • Proven CRA experience; 4 years minimum


To apply:

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About RBW Consulting

RBW Consulting is a life sciences talent & strategic consultancy with purpose, delivered through what we call Human Intelligence. We help life sciences businesses change the world by giving them the people, insight & networks to innovate and scale. We are proud of our role in helping companies deliver better health and wellbeing outcomes for patients We give back by playing an active role in funding initiatives that change lives We’ve created a culture rooted in support, transparency and mutual commitment. We lead with our values from the inside; empowering and investing in our people is more important than short-term commercial gain.


We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency

RBW Consulting is an equal opportunity workplace. We prioritize talent (both current and potential) over resumes, challenge the status quo, and value people as our most important asset. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, visible or invisible disability, medical condition, national origin, veteran status, or any other protected status. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative at all levels and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

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