Senior Clinical Research Associate

(Senior) CRA

Location: Home-based in Sydney or Melbourne

As a (Senior) Clinical Research Associate, you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

With the support of ICON right behind you, you will be joining a commercial-stage, global Biotech company, becoming part of a small team in Australia with a vision to grow the team further in 2024 and 2025.  With a mission to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality medicines for the treatment of cancer and other major diseases, you will be working on first-in-class Oncology trials.

You will have the opportunity to work on the full lifecycle of a trial, being involved from site feasibility/ identification, initiation through to close-out. This is a unique opportunity to combine the best of both worlds (Biotech and CRO) to enter a career path that will support your growth and professional development and will broaden your expertise as a trial monitor. You will be embedded in our client's study team and have a dedicated ICON line manager to support you.

What you will be doing:

• Perform all aspects of broader CRA duties from site feasibility/ selection, site initiation, routine monitoring visits through to close-out visits and database lock.
• Lead site identification and initiation activities in Australia.
• Oversee all aspects of study site management to ensure high quality data resulting in consistently low query levels and in good Quality Assurance reports

You are:

• Degree in Pharmacy or any related course
• Min. 2+ years prior monitoring experience with global trials
• Working experience with initial Australian ethics and regulatory submissions is advantageous
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of international guidelines ICH-GCP, good knowledge of local regulations
• Flexibility to travel for monitoring visits as required

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.