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Clinical Research Associate

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-28 US Full-time Hybrid Science Technology

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4,500 GBP–7,500 GBP/mo (54,000 GBP–90,000 GBP/yr)

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About the Company

Are you ready to turn rigorous site execution into faster access to life-changing medicines for patients As a Clinical Research Associate, you will be the face of AstraZeneca at investigative sites, ensuring our studies are initiated, conducted, and closed with excellence so regulators can make decisions with confidence. In this role, you will drive the quality, speed, and integrity of clinical delivery across assigned sites. You will combine risk-based insight with hands-on partnership, building trusted relationships with investigators and site staff while keeping participant safety and data robustness at the forefront. Do you thrive on solving problems in real time and translating complex protocols into confident, compliant site performance From day one, you will contribute to a nimble, outcome-focused team that values curiosity, accountability, and collaboration. Your impact will be tangible-measured in inspection-ready sites, reliable data, strong recruitment, and study milestones achieved on schedule. Accountabilities: Site Readiness and Initiation: Qualify and select investigators; manage start-up activities as required, including document preparation, ethics/regulatory submissions, and site initiation. Ensure site teams complete all required training and remain inspection-ready throughout the study. Risk-Based Monitoring: Plan and conduct remote and onsite monitoring visits per the Monitoring Plan; perform source data verification/review; complete remote dat

Requirements

  • ● Bachelor's degree in related discipline, preferably in life science, and ensures successful conduct of responsibilities and appropriate interactions with internal and or external stakeholders.
  • ● Relevant knowledge and ability to fulfil key responsibilities, including but not limited to: Drug development process, international guidelines ICH-GCP, relevant country regulations, medical knowledge and ability to learn relevant AZ Therapeutic Areas, Clinical Study Management including monitoring, study drug handling and data management.
  • ● Role Required Skills
  • ● Personal Effectiveness & Drives Self-Accountability
  • ● Learning Agility
  • ● Financial, Technology & Process Competency
  • ● Active Listening, Fluency in written & spoken business-level English
  • ● Act with Integrity & high ethical standards
  • ● Effectively work as part of a team, in person and virtual settings, demonstrates cultural awareness
  • ● Identify and champion more efficient delivery of quality clinical trials with optimised cost and time.
  • ● Ability to travel nationally/internationally as required.
  • ● Valid driving license, if country employment requirement
  • ● Communication & Teamwork - Impactful Site conversations
  • ● Effective, risk-based thinking - Plans & Aligns, Strategic thinking, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Effective Issue Management
  • ● Ethical & Participant Safety Considerations - Interpret and Implement the Clinical Study Protocol; Adhere to Participant Rights, Privacy and Wellbeing; Participant Safety Oversight and Reporting
  • ● Clinical Study Operations (GCP) & Quality Management - Audit & Inspection Readiness, RbQM: Interpreting and implementing the Monitoring Plan; Source Documentation and Effective Source Data Verification/Review (SDV/SDR)
  • ● Deliver Priorities Results & Impact: Recruitment/Retention Planning & Action.
  • ● Prior experience delivering multi-center clinical studies as a CRA across phases.
  • ● Hands-on experience with CTMS, eTMF, and risk-based monitoring, including remote monitoring approaches.
  • ● Exposure to audits and inspections with proven inspection-readiness practices.