Clinical Research Associate – Slovak Republic

COVANCE is a leading global drug development services company and we provide support to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries.

You can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance's impressive history of company stability and growth. We've achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team's capabilities.

This is your chance to become part of a team that helps to bring miracle of medicine to market sooner.

At the moment we are looking for Clinical Research Associate II to join our CoSource team in Bratislava. Covance is one of the world's most dynamic drug development services companies, providing integrated, tailored solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries.


As CRA you will be responsible for all aspects of study site monitoring including routine monitoring and close-out of clinical sites, maintenance of study files, conduct of pre-study and initiation visits.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of study site monitoring including routine monitoring and close-out of clinical sites, maintenance of study files, conduct of pre-study and initiation visits; liaise with vendors; and other duties, as assigned
• Responsible for all aspects of site management as prescribed in the project plans
• General On-Site Monitoring Responsibilities:

o Ensure the study staff who will conduct the protocol have received the proper materials and instructions to safely enter patients into the study
o Ensure the protection of study patients by verifying that informed consent procedures and protocol requirements are adhered to according to the applicable regulatory requirements
o Ensure the integrity of the data submitted on Case Report Forms (CRFs) or other data collection tools by careful source document review. Monitor data for missing or implausible data
o Ensure the resources of the Sponsor and Covance are spent wisely by performing the required monitoring tasks in an efficient manner, according to SOPs and established guidelines, including managing travel expenses in an economical fashion according to Covance travel policy

• Travel, including air travel, may be required and is an essential function of the job
• Prepare accurate and timely trip reports
• Responsible for all aspects of registry management as prescribed in the project plans
• Undertake feasibility work when requested
• Recruitment of potential investigators, preparation of EC submissions, notifications to regulatory authorities, translation of study-related documentation, organization of meetings and other tasks as instructed by supervisor
• Negotiate study budgets with potential investigators and assist the Covance legal department with statements of agreements as assigned
• Complete Serious Adverse Event (SAE) reporting, process production of reports, narratives and follow up of SAEs
• Independently perform CRF review; query generation and resolution against established data review guidelines on Covance or client data management systems as assigned by management
• Assist with training, of new employees, e.g. co-monitoring
• Coordinate designated clinical projects as a Local Project Coordinator (with supervision, if applicable), and may act as a local client contact as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Covance's ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities.
At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.