Sr. Clinical Research Associate

i-Lumen Scientific is focused on improving the day-to-day quality of life for patients affected with Age-related Macular Degeneration.

Candidates must have CRA experience in either medical device and / or ophthalmology clinical studies; applicants without this experience will not be considered. Preferrable, but not required, that the successful candidate is based in GA, KY, MN, or NC.

Responsibilities :

• Work under minimal guidance and participate in the conduct of clinical research projects and protocols, contributing technical and clinical expertise.
• Contribute to the execution of clinical trials in terms of all operational aspects of study start-up through close-out including supplying study materials to sites.
• Participate in the preparation of clinical study specific training materials, as needed.
• Support the administration of clinical studies according to good clinical practices (GCP) and standard operating procedures (SOPs), which may include management of communications with contract vendors, CROs, clinical study team, and clinical sites.
• Review study documentation for accuracy and completeness in accordance with protocol, GCP, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain study documentation within the Sponsor Trial Master File (TMF) and other study management systems, tracking and reporting trends to the clinical team.
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of Investigators and study sites, including site qualification and site initiation visits.
• Perform site monitoring visits including close-out (on-site and remote) in accordance with the Clinical Monitoring Plan (CMP) to ensure compliance with the Protocol, applicable regulations, EC, GCP, and i-Lumen SOPs, guidelines and policies.
• Communicate visit findings with site personnel, including a follow-up letter for distribution to the Principal Investigator (PI) and appropriate site personnel.
• Prepare site visit reports and correspondence for all visits conducted in accordance with the CMP.
• Identify site needs and provide solutions to facilitate the clinical study process.
• Act as primary point of contact for study sites as requested.
• Assist in initial and ongoing site personnel training, as required, including case support and training of clinicians in use of study device(s).
• Identification and escalation of protocol deviations, discrepancies in data, and non-compliance to study protocols, applicable regulations, GCP, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with study team personnel and i-Lumen Clinical Team to secure Investigator compliance and provide solutions if needed.
• Participate in development and ongoing review of CMP and monitoring tools and resources.
• Ability to travel ~40-50% time.

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