Clinical Research Associate

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Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we are working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.  At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for engaging clinical sites and supporting activation, optimal enrollment, data quality, and other clinical activities to generate clinical evidence that will support product registration and/or product market clearance/approval.

This position is part of the Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay (CCIA) Clinical Affairs department. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the CCIA Clinical Affairs team and report to the Clinical Affairs Manager, who is responsible for managing the clinical operations for a cardiac study. If you thrive in a an amazing, multifunctional, fast paced role and want to work to build a world-class clinical affairs organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Responsible for consistently engaging with your assigned clinical sites to influence in meeting speedy contract execution, overall site initiation and enrollment targets, produce high quality data in accordance with GCP, IRB policies and procedures, PHI protection and applicable regulations. Effectively escalate and collaborate with site personnel and internal team members to propose solutions to sustain good compliance.
• Support development of study essential document templates (e.g., study guides, study tools/worksheets) and ensure Trial Master File (TMF), Sponsor Site Files (SSF), and Investigator Site Files (ISF) are maintained and kept current; assist in audit readiness and preparation.
• Contribute to case report form design and EDC user acceptance testing and other data management related activities, run study data reports to track and stay compliance with the study Monitoring Plan and Data Management Plan.
• Conduct onsite and/or remote site meetings, perform proactive data review to identify discrepancies and protocol deviations, overseeing corrective actions to drive compliance with study protocol(s) and applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Meet expected timelines for completion of clinical activities and entry of inputs and metrics into study management trackers.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the life sciences or related field required with 2 years' experience in vitro diagnostics (IVD), Medical Device, or Healthcare clinical field, Master’s or PhD in field with 0-2 years of experience.
• Demonstrated agility with processes and details, ability to apply critically-thinking, analyze data (using analytical tools), and solve complex problems.
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to deliver assignments on time, and effectively communicate and escalate.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (i.e., Excel and Outlook)
• Able to travel up to 50% regionally.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Electronic data capture (EDC) system and eTMF system (Florence)
• CLSI guidelines and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
• Clinical research certification (i.e., SOCRA, CCRA, CCRC)

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.

The salary range for this role is $72,000 to $85,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Salary : $72,000 - $85,000