Becton Dickinson
Principal Clinical Research Associate
USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle, USA · Principal · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$118k-$189kDetected 105 days ago
GCPClinical TrialsClinical ResearchFDA RegulatoryMolecular BiologyMedical DevicesResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
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About the role
- Actively participate in site feasibility assessments and site selection processes.
Responsibilities
- Maintain complete, accurate, and audit‑ready regulatory documentation and TMFs in accordance with ALCOA principles.
- Proactively identify, communicate, and manage study risks and issues to ensure operational continuity and compliance.
- Author, review, and approve Monitoring Plans, study source documents, monitoring tools, and site‑facing training materials.
- Perform SDR/SDV per monitoring plans and document monitoring activities through timely, high‑quality trip reports.
- Lead or review functional job aids and training materials.
- Support interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training of CRA staff.
- Manage and oversee day‑to‑day activities of contingent CRAs, including approval of timecards and expense reports.
- Utilize and maintain accurate study data in clinical systems, including Veeva Vault CTMS and CDMS.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with investigator sites and internal stakeholders.
- Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance.
Requirements
- You can learn more on our career site under " Our Commitment to You."
- Thorough knowledge of domestic and international clinical research regulations, including ICH GCP, FDA CFR, ISO, and HIPAA.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, monitoring practices, investigational product management, and data management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a healthcare or science‑related field.
- Alternate education levels may be considered based on experience and business need.
- Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years of field‑based CRA experience in the medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience across multiple phases of clinical research and product development.
- Laboratory experience in molecular biology, microbiology, or blood culture is highly desirable.
- Knowledge & Skills
- Proficiency with Veeva Vault CTMS and CDMS required.
Nice to have
- Experience with IVD and/or POC studies strongly preferred.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including medical terminology.
- Strong presentation, organizational, time‑management, and prioritization skills.
Compensation
- $117,800.00 - $188,600.00 USD Annual
- Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters' passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.
- It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
Benefits
- We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare.
- Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service.
- BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world.
- Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it's no small feat.
Company info
- We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientatio
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