Clinical Research Associate (CRA)

Job Description

Job Title: Clinical Research Associate (CRA)

Introduction to Role:
Join our dedicated Clinical Research team as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA). In this role, you will have local responsibility for the delivery of studies at allocated sites and will be an active participant in the local study team(s). You will work in close collaboration with other CRAs and the Local Study Team/ Local Study Manager to ensure that study commitments are achieved in a timely and efficient manner. This is your chance to strengthen our pipeline and make a meaningful impact on patients' lives!

Accountabilities:
As a CRA, you will contribute to the selection of potential investigators, train, support and advise Investigators and site staff in study-related matters, and ensure that study sites are inspection ready at all times. You will also be responsible for the preparation, initiation, monitoring and closure of assigned sites in clinical studies, ensuring compliance with AZ Procedural Documents, international guidelines such as ICH-GCP, and relevant local regulations.

Essential Skills/Experience:
- Bachelors degree in related discipline, preferably in life science, or equivalent qualification.
- Excellent knowledge of international guidelines ICH-GCP, basic knowledge of GMP/GDP.
- Good knowledge of relevant local regulations.
- Good medical knowledge and ability to learn relevant AZ Therapeutic Areas.
- Basic understanding of the drug development process.
- Good understanding of Clinical Study Management including monitoring, study drug handling and data management.
- Excellent attention to details.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Good collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Ability to travel nationally/internationally as required.
- Valid driving license.

Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Ability to work in an environment of remote collaborators.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Familiar with risk-based monitoring approach including remote monitoring.
- Good cultural awareness.
- Ability to understand the impact of technology on projects and to use and develop computer skills while making appropriate use of systems/software in an e-enabled environment.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions.

At AstraZeneca, we follow the science to explore and innovate. We are working towards treating, preventing, modifying and even curing some of the world's most complex diseases. Here we have the potential to grow our pipeline and positively impact the lives of billions of patients around the world. We are committed to making a difference and have built our business around our passion for science. Now we are fusing data and technology with the latest scientific innovations to achieve the next wave of breakthroughs.

Are you ready to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines? If your passion is science and you want to be part of a team that makes a bigger impact on patients' lives, then there's no better place to be. Apply today!