Senior CRA

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Janssen Israel is a global pharma leader, whose main objective is to improve patients’ healthcare by developing life saving medications for the treatment of severe life-threatening diseases, focusing on the patients’ needs and wellbeing.

• The company acts to promote awareness of various diseases and the coping methods available for them. It conducts informational outreach activities and training for medical staff as well as activities in coordination with various patient organizations. The direct connection between position holders in society and various medical professionals in various fields makes the work at Janssen more rewarding and increases the employee’s sense of engagement and responsibility.
  
  

Janssen combines professional excellence with the sense of vocation, providing its employees with a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of the pharmacological field and improve the lives of thousands of Israeli patients.

To achieve that goal, the company makes sure to carefully pick the best professionals in each area and give them the means for constant growth and development.

Our Senior CRA serves as the primary contact point between the Sponsor and the Investigational

Site, assigned to trial sites to ensure inspection readiness through compliance with the

clinical trial protocol, company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and

applicable regulations and guidelines from study start-up through to site closure.

Responsibilities may include assisting with site selection, pre-trial assessment, subject recruitment and retention planning, site

initiation, on-site and remote monitoring and close-out activities.

Also may contribute to process improvement, training and mentoring of other Site Managers.

A Site Manager II (SM II) serves as the primary contact point between the Sponsor and the Investigational

Site. A Site Manager II is assigned to trial sites to ensure inspection readiness through compliance with the

clinical trial protocol, company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and

applicable regulations and guidelines from study start-up through to site closure. Responsibilities may

include assisting with site selection, pre-trial assessment, subject recruitment and retention planning, site

initiation, on-site and remote monitoring and close-out activities. Site Manager will partner with the Local

Trial Manager (LTM), Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) and Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) to ensure overall site

management while performing trial related activities for assigned protocols. A Site Manager II may

contribute to process improvement, training and mentoring of other Site Managers.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Acts as primary local company contact for assigned sites for specific trials.
• May participate in site feasibility and/or pre-trial site assessment visits
• Attends/participates in investigator meetings as needed.
• Responsible for executing activities within site initiation and start-up, preparation and conduct of site
  
  

monitoring (including remote monitoring), site management (by study specific systems and other

reports/dashboards) and site/study close-out according to SOPs, Work Instructions (WIs) and policies.

• Responsible for the implementation of analytical risk based monitoring model at the site level and to
  
  

work with site to ensure timely resolution of issues found during monitoring visits.

• Ensures site staff are trained and the corresponding training records are complete and accurate at any
  
  

time point during all trial phases. Responsible in close collaboration with LTM and central study team

for the activities during site activation phase in order to speed up the process and activate the site in

shortest possible timeframe.

• Contributes to site level recruitment strategy and contingency planning and implementation in
  
  

partnership with other functional areas.

• Ensures site study supplies (such as Non-Investigational Product (IP), lab kits, etc.) are adequate for trial
  
  

conduct.

• Ensures that clinical drug supplies are appropriately used, handled and stored and returns are
  
  

accurately inventoried and documented.

10 Arranges for the appropriate destruction of clinical supplies.

• Ensures site staff complete data entry and resolve queries within expected timelines.
• Ensures accuracy, validity and completeness of data collected at trial sites
• Ensures that all Adverse Events (AE) /Serious Adverse Events (SAEs )/Product Quality Complaints (PQCs)
  
  

are reported within the required reporting timelines and documented as appropriate. For AEs/SAEs,

ensures that they are consistent with all data collected and with the information in the source

documents.

• Maintains complete, accurate and timely data and essential documents in relevant systems utilized for
  
  

trial management.

• Fully documents trial related activities, in particular monitoring. Writes visit reports and follow-up letter
  
  

in accordance with the SOPs. Promptly communicates relevant status information and issues to

appropriate stakeholders.

• Reviews study files for completeness and ensures archiving retention requirements are met, including
  
  

storage in a secure area at all times.

• Collaborates with LTM for documenting and communicating site/study progress and issues to trial
  
  

central team.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a BA or BS degree in Life Sciences, Nursing or related scientific field (or equivalent experience)
• A minimum of 2 years of clinical trial monitoring experience is preferred, however, other relevant
  
  

experiences and skills may be considered by the hiring manager when considering the candidate’s eligibility.

Specific therapeutic area experience may be required depending on the position.

• Strong working knowledge of GCP, company SOPs, local laws and regulations, assigned protocols and
  
  

associated protocol specific procedures including monitoring guidelines.

• Strong IT skills in appropriate software and company systems. Willingness to travel with occasional overnight
  
  

stay away from home.

• Proficient in speaking and writing the country language and English. Good written and oral communication.