Senior/Clinical Research Associate

Position Overview

• Location Type: Office (Brussels) or Home-based (Belgium)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Work Schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)
• Environmental Conditions: Office

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

We currently have an opportunity for a CRA to join our Clinical Operations department in Belgium as a CRA at all levels, depending on experience. This opportunity can be based from our office in Brussels or home based anywhere in Belgium. The position is available on full-time and part-time basis.

Our clinical department defines, develops and delivers clinical programmes. We ensure the highest-quality review of data and effective interaction with study sites, including on-site monitoring throughout a study, ensuring that patients receive needed care, as well as identifying and treating clinical trial participants.

Responsibilities

As a Sr/Clinical Research Associate, you will:

• Thrive in multi-national project teams and be focused on delivering exemplary levels of customer service on multiple, challenging projects.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are looking to work in a collegiate environment where you want to take true ownership for your work.
• Perform and coordinate all aspects of the clinical monitoring process.
• Be qualified to conduct monitoring activities independently.
• Benefit from award-winning training programmes that will assist your technical and professional skills and knowledge.

Requirements

Keys to Success:

• University degree in a life-sciences field
• Minimum 1+ year of independent, on-site monitoring experience in a Pharmaceutical or Clinical Research Organisation
• Demonstrated understanding of ICH-GCP, EU and FDA requirements
• Demonstrated understanding of medical/therapeutic area knowledge and medical terminology
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, organisational and time management skills
• Fluency in English, French and Dutch languages is essential

What We Offer

At PPD clinical research services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD clinical research services you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.

As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD clinical research services truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.