Senior CRA
Senior Clinical Research Associate (Biotech)
Location: Surrey (Hybrid: 2 days onsite / 3 days remote)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Travel: Some travel required
Eligibility: Must live within 1.5 hours of Surrey
We´re recruiting a Senior Clinical Research Associate to drive site operations across both clinical trials and commercial distribution for an innovative therapy. You'll own feasibility, start-up, monitoring, and close-out, ensuring patient safety, data quality, and inspection readiness.
What you'll do
Clinical operations & site management
- Lead feasibility and site evaluations; set up new sites end-to-end
- Train, initiate, monitor, and close studies and commercial sites (incl. SCENESSE®)
- Track study status, timelines, and quality; prepare high-quality visit reports
- Manage site payment processes and reconciliation
Compliance, safety & quality
- Conduct remote and onsite visits to ICH‑GCP, GxP, local/global regs, and SOPs
- Safeguard subject rights, data integrity, and audit readiness
- Oversee essential documents per ICH‑GCP/GVP; monitor PV and safety reporting
- Support inspections/audits and CAPA follow‑up
Documentation & scientific contribution
- Contribute to informed consents, monitoring plans, study manuals, protocols
- Support CSR inputs, literature reviews, and publication activities
- Maintain robust in‑house document quality management
Stakeholder engagement & improvement
- Build strong site relationships; manage issues and escalate when needed
- Participate in investigator meetings and represent at conferences
- Train junior team members; identify and drive process improvements
What you bring
- 5+ years as a CRA with hands‑on site monitoring and trial management
- Strong working knowledge of ICH‑GCP, GxP, and GVP
- Degree in Biological Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or related field (postgrad a plus)
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management
- Organized, proactive, detail‑driven, and comfortable with hybrid working
- Able to travel as required and based within 1.5 hours of Surrey
- Must have Right to Work in the UK
Why join
- High-impact role at the intersection of science and delivery
- Collaborate with experts and see real-world patient benefits
- Fast-paced environment with meaningful ownership and growth
Interested? Apply now!
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