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Alexion

Global biopharmaceuticals focusing on rare diseases

Clinical Research Associate

Clinical Research OperationsPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeSeoul, South KoreaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum of 1 year of clinical research associate monitoring experience is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in a related discipline, preferably in life science, or an equivalent qualification is required.
  • Excellent knowledge of International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines and basic knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) are required.
  • Excellent knowledge of relevant local regulations is required.
  • Good medical knowledge and the ability to learn relevant therapeutic areas are required.
  • A good understanding of the drug development process is required.
  • An excellent understanding of clinical study management, including monitoring, study drug handling, and data management, is required.
  • Excellent attention to detail is required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
  • Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills are required.
  • Good negotiation skills are required.
  • Flexibility in schedule and willingness to travel are required; travel may be as high as 70% during busy periods.
  • Employees must be able, with or without accommodation, to use a computer; communicate by phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving, non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; and maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Responsibilities

  • Take local responsibility for delivering studies at assigned sites and participate in local study teams, collaborating with project management clinical operations, study start-up managers, clinical study assistants, and other clinical research associates to meet study commitments.
  • Serve as the primary contact for study sites and monitor study conduct to ensure delivery and compliance.
  • Identify, select, initiate, monitor, and close assigned sites in compliance with company procedural documents, ICH-GCP guidelines, local regulations, and study commitments.
  • Perform site identification, selection, initiation, monitoring, site data review, and closeout activities and visits, both remotely and onsite, and conduct remote data checks according to the study-specific Clinical Monitoring Plan timelines.
  • Drive site performance, proactively identify and ensure timely resolution of study-related issues, and escalate issues as appropriate.
  • Train, support, and advise investigators and site staff on study-related matters, including Risk Based Quality Management principles.
  • Develop recruitment plans with each site, manage and support enrollment to meet site and study milestones, document recruitment barriers, and implement mitigation plans.
  • Monitor agreed key performance indicators, including action-item aging, source data verification metrics, data-entry metrics, query aging, and monitoring-visit report metrics, to keep them within agreed quality ranges.
  • Prepare and finalize monitoring visit reports in the clinical trial management system, provide timely feedback to the principal investigator, and send follow-up letters within required timelines and in accordance with company standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure timely collection and uploading of essential documents to the electronic trial master file in accordance with ICH-GCP, company standard operating procedures, and local requirements; support or participate in regular quality-control checks of the electronic trial master file.
  • Where required, manage study start-up and regulatory maintenance, including collecting, preparing, reviewing, and tracking application documents and submitting applications or documents to ethics committees or institutional review boards and regulatory authorities.
  • Contribute to nominating and selecting potential investigators and assist with feasibility activities.
  • Collaborate with local Medical Affairs, Medical Advisor Pipeline, and other internal stakeholders as needed.
  • Escalate systematic or serious quality issues, data privacy breaches, and ICH-GCP compliance issues to the relevant global and local study teams, country operations line management, and quality representatives.
  • Prepare for and collaborate on audits and regulatory inspections with local team members, country operations line management, and quality representatives.
  • When demonstrating the relevant skills and experience, take on additional study-level responsibilities and tasks, such as Lead Clinical Research Associate duties.

Desired Qualifications

  • Ability to work with remote collaborators and in a matrix reporting structure.
  • Ability to manage change positively and identify opportunities to improve performance and add business value.
  • Ability to identify and champion more efficient and effective methods of delivering quality clinical trials with reduced budgets and shorter timelines.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with conflicting deadlines.
  • Proactive and assertive communication with internal stakeholders and study sites.
  • Ability to understand technology's impact on projects and develop computer skills while appropriately using systems and software in an e-enabled environment.
  • Team-oriented and flexible approach, with the ability to respond quickly to changing demands and opportunities.
  • Experience across all study phases and in rare medical conditions.

About the Company

Alexion

Global biopharmaceuticals focusing on rare diseases

Alexion, now the rare disease group within AstraZeneca, develops and sells therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases by targeting the complement immune system. Its drugs, such as Soliris and Ultomiris, inhibit the C5 component to slow or stop disease processes, while Strensiq and Kanuma address specific metabolic disorders. It differentiates itself through a deep focus on complement biology, pursuing first- or best-in-class therapies, and using a strategy that blends internal R&D with acquisitions to expand its pipeline. Its goal is to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases and bring these therapies to a broader international market using AstraZeneca’s scale and capabilities.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1992

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