Bilingual Clinical Research Associate II

Job Description

To enable AbbVie’s emergence as a world-class R&D organization, the position anticipates and proactively solves study-related clinical site issues as they occur and initiates, recommends, and communicates corrective action ensuring successful protocol level execution of Clinical Site Management deliverables involving start-up, execution, and close-out of studies.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitors activities conducted by clinical investigative sites as they relate to AbbVie clinical studies to ensure successful execution of the protocol.

Ensures adherence to federal regulations and applicable local regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Monitoring Plans, and to quality standards in conducting clinical research.

• Conducts site qualification, initiation, interim monitoring, and study closeout visits for Phase I to III studies in accordance with applicable regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, and AbbVie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and business processes.
• Overviews the overall activities of site personnel over whom there is no direct authority and motivates/influences them to meet study objectives.

Proactively manages the site and ensures action plans are put into place as needed to ensure compliance. Ensures regulatory inspection readiness at assigned clinical sites.

• Ensures quality of data submitted from study sites and assures timely submission of data, including appropriate reporting and follow-up for all safety events by site personnel.
• Ensures safety and protection of study subjects through compliance with the study monitoring plan, AbbVie SOPs, ICH Guidelines, and applicable regulations.
• Trains study site personnel on the protocol and applicable regulatory requirements in collaboration with pertinent project team members.
• Manages investigator payments as per executed contract obligations. Negotiates investigator/hospital agreements with stakeholders.

Maintain and complete own expense reports as per local and applicable guidelines.

Identifies, evaluates, and recommends new/potential investigators/sites on an ongoing basis. Potential sites may be identified through networking or internal AbbVie requests to assist in the placement of planned clinical studies with qualified investigators.

Qualifications

• Appropriate tertiary qualification, health-related (e.g., Medical, Scientific, Nursing) preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinically-related monitoring experience. Experience in on-site monitoring of investigational drug or device trials is required.
• Current in-depth knowledge and understanding of appropriate therapeutic indications as they relate to the conduct of clinical trials.
• Current in-depth knowledge of regulations governing clinical research, ICH/GCP Guidelines, and applicable regulations.
• Familiarity with all aspects of study monitoring; data, drug accountability, documentation experience.
• Strong planning and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a dynamic environment with competing projects and deadlines.

Ability to work, understand, and follow work processes within the assigned function.

Strong analytical and conceptual capabilities, interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate with clarity. Ability to address study-related clinical site issues with appropriate guidance and initiates and communicates corrective action as indicated.

Ability to use functional expertise and exercise good judgment.

• Demonstrated business ethics and integrity.
• A minimum of 50% travel is required.

Essential skills and abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.)
• Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
• Travel required at least 50% of the time.
• Valid driver’s license and passport.

AbbVie strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the following requirement, advanced knowledge of English / Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of CRA II including, but not limited to, for the following reasons:

• English speaking employees outside the province of Quebec.
• English speaking clients outside the province of Quebec.
• Anglophone region outside the province of Quebec.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion.

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