Clinical Research Associate

**Clinical Research Associate &**

**Senior Clinical Research Associate**
- **Permanent full-time** role with **competitive renumeration and benefits**
- Location of the opportunity**:NZL - Auckland - Newmarket**
- Work with a high performing, **agile and passionate team**
- X2 opportunities for both a **CRA and a SCRA**

With support of SrCRA/CRA and/or CRA Manager, acts as primary site contact and site manager throughout all phases of a clinical research study, taking responsibility of allocated sites.

**What You Will Do**

**Responsibilities include, however not limited to**:

- Develops strong site relationships and ensures continuity of site relationships through all phases of the trial.
- Performs clinical study site management/monitoring activities in compliance with ICH-GCP, Sponsor SOPs, Local Laws & Regulations, Protocol, Site Monitoring Plan and associated documents.
- Gains an in-depth understanding of the study protocol and related procedures.
- Coordinates & manages various tasks in collaboration with other sponsor roles to achieve Site Ready.
- Participates & provides inputs on site selection and validation activities.
- Performs remote and on-site monitoring & oversight activities using various tools to ensure:

- Data generated at site are complete, accurate and unbiased
- Subjects’ right, safety and well-being are protected
- Conducts site visits including but not limited to validation visits, initiation visits, monitoring visits, close-out visits and records clear, comprehensive and accurate visit & non-visit contact reports appropriately in a timely manner.
- Collects, reviews, and monitors required regulatory documentation for study start-up, study maintenance and study close-out.
- Communicates with Investigators and site staff on issues related to protocol conduct, recruitment, retention, protocol deviations, regulatory documentation, site audits/inspections and overall site performance.
- Identifies, assesses and resolves site performance, quality or compliance problems and escalates per defined CRA Escalation Pathway as appropriate in collaboration with CRA Manager, CRM, TA Head and CRD as needed.
- Works in partnership with GCTO country operations, finance, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, legal and regional operations, HQ functional areas and externally with vendors and IRB/IECs and Regulatory Authorities in support of assigned sites
- Manages and maintains information and documentation in CTMS, eTMF and various other systems as appropriate and per timelines.
- Supports audit/inspection activities as needed.
- Performs co-monitoring where appropriate

**What You Must Have**
- Fluent in Local Languages and English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills, including the ability to understand technical information. Developing ability to present technical information with support.
- Good understanding and working knowledge of clinical research, phases of clinical trials, current GCP/ICH & country clinical research law & guidelines.
- Good understanding of Global, Country/Regional CRA Guidelines and ability to work within these guidelines.
- Hands on knowledge of Good Documentation Practices
- Developing skills in Site Management including management of site performance and patient recruitment
- Developing level of monitoring skill and independent professional judgment.
- Works with high quality and compliance mindset.
- Capable of managing complex issues, solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and implement preventative and corrective action
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 65%-75% of working time.
- Expected travelling ~2-3 days/week.
- Current driver’s license preferred.

**What You Can Expect**
- Be critical in integrating your skills for a Global leading organisation.
- Joining a **collaborative **small team of **likeminded individuals**
- Be **developed and supported** in your role

**Who we are**

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**What we look for** Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact tod