Senior Clinical Research Associate - Oncology - Germany

Join a global Contract Resource Organization (CRO) where innovation meets purpose. At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we're driven by a shared commitment to improving lives through high-quality clinical research. Our teams are empowered to think creatively, take ownership, and deliver meaningful work that helps bring life-changing therapies to patients around the world. 

With more than 4,000 professionals across the globe, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, growth is encouraged, and every contribution makes an impact. Whether you're building your career or bringing years of experience, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and help shape the future of clinical research. 

Make an Impact as a Senior Clinical Research Associate at Worldwide

As a Senior Clinical Research Associate, you’ll play a key role in ensuring clinical studies are conducted to high standards of quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. You’ll take ownership of site activities from qualification and initiation through monitoring and close-out, helping sites deliver accurate, timely study data.

Beyond your own sites, you’ll have opportunities to contribute as a Lead CRA on global studies, coordinate and mentor CRAs, support study teams, and provide input into monitoring plans, protocols, CRFs, and study-specific tools.

Your clinical research expertise, sound judgment, and ability to build effective relationships with sites and study teams will help keep studies on track while maintaining compliance with GCP, applicable regulations, protocols, and SOPs.

Where You'll Work

This is a home-based Clinical Research Associate role supporting sites across Germany. Candidates must reside within the territory to effectively support site visits and study activities. You will collaborate with sites, sponsors, and global study teams while traveling to investigative sites approximately 6-8 days per month.

To best support our sites, we're seeking candidates who are based in Germany.

What You'll Do

• Lead site activities across the study lifecycle, including feasibility, qualification, initiation, interim monitoring, site management, and close-out visits.
• Monitor protocol adherence, patient safety, informed consent, source documentation, study data, CRFs, and investigational product accountability to support high-quality study delivery.
• Partner with sites to resolve data queries, maintain Investigator Site Files, complete regulatory and ethics documentation, and provide required documentation for the Trial Master File.
• Coordinate CRAs as a Lead CRA on global studies and work with Project Management to evaluate study deliverables and milestones.
• Mentor less experienced CRAs and site staff, including conducting accompanied visits, delivering training, and providing guidance on monitoring and site management activities.
• Review site visit reports and provide clear, constructive feedback while ensuring findings and follow-up activities are appropriately documented.
• Contribute to Clinical Monitoring Plans, protocols, CRFs, study-specific tools and templates, and process initiatives related to monitoring and site management.
• Collaborate actively in study team meetings, investigator meetings, and bid defenses while maintaining regular communication with investigative sites.

What You'll Bring

• Education and CRA experience: an MD or Pharmacy degree with at least 3 years of CRA experience; a four-year degree in medical, biological, physical, health, pharmacy, or a related science with at least 5 years of CRA experience; or a two-year college curriculum or equivalent education/training, preferably nursing or life sciences, with at least 7 years of CRA experience.
• Experience in full-service monitoring PREFERRED.
• Thorough knowledge of clinical research principles and processes, GCP, ICH Guidelines, applicable FDA and/or EU regulations and directives, local regulatory requirements, and SOPs.
• Strong understanding of two to three therapeutic areas, with the expertise required to operate as a Lead CRA where appropriate.
• Excellent planning, organization, time management, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, leadership, and mentoring skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, IxRS, and EDC systems.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English, together with fluency in the local language(s) of the countries under responsibility.
• A valid current passport and driving license.

Discover the Difference

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