Senior Clinical Research Associate

Clinical Research Associate - Montreal - Bilingual

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As a Senior CRA at ICON Plc, you will oversee and manage clinical trial activities to ensure they are conducted according to protocol, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

What You Will Do:

You will lead on clinical trial monitoring tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring clinical trial sites to ensure adherence to study protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.

• Conducting site visits to assess site performance, resolve issues, and provide support to ensure successful trial execution.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting.

• Providing training and guidance to site staff and other CRAs to maintain high standards of clinical trial conduct.

• Building and maintaining effective relationships with site personnel and stakeholders to facilitate smooth trial operations.

Your Profile:

You will have a strong foundation in clinical trial monitoring, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field

• Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate, with a strong understanding of clinical trial processes and regulatory requirements.

• Proven ability to manage multiple sites and projects simultaneously, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

• Expertise in monitoring practices, data integrity, and site management, with proficiency in relevant clinical trial software and tools.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive compliance within a complex environment.

• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 60%)

• Bilingual in French and English

Chez ICON Plc, vous superviserez et gérerez les activités liées aux essais cliniques afin de garantir qu’elles sont réalisées conformément au protocole, aux exigences réglementaires et aux normes de l’industrie.

Ce que vous ferez

Vous dirigerez les activités de surveillance des essais cliniques nécessitant une expertise technique approfondie, en mettant l’accent sur la qualité et l’amélioration continue.

Principales responsabilités :

• Assurer la surveillance des sites d’essais cliniques afin de veiller au respect des protocoles d’étude, des exigences réglementaires et des normes des Bonnes pratiques cliniques (BPC/GCP).

• Effectuer des visites de sites pour évaluer leur performance, résoudre les problèmes et fournir le soutien nécessaire à la réussite des essais cliniques.

• Collaborer avec des équipes multidisciplinaires afin d’assurer la collecte et la production de rapports de données exactes et en temps opportun.

• Fournir de la formation et de l’accompagnement au personnel des sites ainsi qu’aux autres ARC afin de maintenir des normes élevées dans la conduite des essais cliniques.

• Établir et entretenir des relations efficaces avec le personnel des sites et les parties prenantes afin de favoriser le bon déroulement des opérations liées aux essais cliniques.

Votre profil

Vous possédez une solide expérience en surveillance d’essais cliniques ainsi que la capacité de travailler de façon autonome et de guider les autres.

Qualifications et expérience requises :

• Baccalauréat dans une discipline scientifique pertinente ou dans un domaine lié aux soins de santé.

• Expérience significative à titre d’attaché(e) de recherche clinique (ARC/CRA), avec une excellente compréhension des processus d’essais cliniques et des exigences réglementaires.

• Capacité démontrée à gérer simultanément plusieurs sites et projets, avec d’excellentes aptitudes organisationnelles et de résolution de problèmes.

• Expertise en surveillance clinique, en intégrité des données et en gestion de sites, ainsi qu’une bonne maîtrise des logiciels et outils utilisés dans les essais cliniques.

• Excellentes habiletés en communication, en relations interpersonnelles et en gestion des parties prenantes, avec la capacité d’influencer et de promouvoir la conformité dans un environnement complexe.

• Disponibilité pour voyager selon les besoins du poste (environ 60 %).

• Bilinguisme (français et anglais) requis.

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 maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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.

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