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Clinical Research Associate - Vic

2+ years
Not Disclosed
10 Sept. 25, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Pharma/B.Pharma/Life Sciences Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Clinical Research Associate (CRA II / CRA III)

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – Level 13, 440 Collins Street
Job ID: 3426
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: 22 September 2025


Company Overview

Novotech is a global full-service Clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO):

  • Headquartered in Sydney, Australia with 34 offices across Asia-Pacific, North America, and Europe.

  • Employs over 3,000 staff and partners with 5,000+ clinical sites.

  • Provides end-to-end clinical development services across all trial phases:

    • Feasibility assessments

    • Ethics and regulatory submissions

    • Data management & statistical analysis

    • Medical monitoring & safety solutions

    • Central lab services

    • Report writing to ICH requirements

    • Project & vendor management

  • Certified with ISO 27001 (Information Security) and ISO 9001 (Quality Management).


Role Overview

The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) ensures:

  • The rights and well-being of trial participants are protected.

  • Clinical trial data are accurate, complete, and verifiable from source documents.

  • Compliance with ICH GCP guidelines, local & global regulations, and Novotech/Client SOPs.

The CRA acts as the primary contact between Investigational Sites, Novotech, and Sponsors and serves as a site relationship manager.

  • Hybrid working arrangements and flexible hours offered.


Minimum Qualifications & Experience

  • Graduate in Clinical or Life Sciences or relevant allied professions.

  • CRA II: Minimum 6 months of independent CRA monitoring experience.

  • CRA III: Minimum 2+ years of independent CRA monitoring experience.

  • Must have full unrestricted working rights in Australia (no sponsorship available).

  • Strong time management, attention to detail, team collaboration, and computer literacy.


Key Responsibilities

Site & Stakeholder Management

  1. Build strong relationships with Principal Investigators, study coordinators, pharmacists, and site staff.

  2. Foster internal and external customer relationships for timely, efficient project delivery.

  3. Collaborate with In-house CRA (IHCRA) and Regulatory Start-Up Associate (RSA) for site essential documents.

  4. Support ethics and regulatory submission and approval processes as needed.

  5. Work with Regulatory Start-Up (RSU) Team to understand local and international regulatory requirements for clinical trials.

Recruitment & Engagement

  1. Ensure participant recruitment meets site targets.

  2. Drive site recruitment and engagement initiatives.

  3. Prepare and update site-specific recruitment plans.

Monitoring & Compliance

  1. Conduct monitoring visits per ICH GCP, including:

    • Site Selection

    • Site Initiation

    • Site Monitoring

    • Site Close-Out

    • Unblinded pharmacy visits

    • Co-monitoring visits

  2. Visits may be onsite or remote as per Clinical Monitoring Plan (CMP).


Team & Culture

  • Work in a diverse and supportive global organization.

  • Empowered teams with a shared commitment to success.

  • Foster a strategic mindset, proactive decision-making, and collaboration.

  • Ongoing support from senior stakeholders and leadership.


Equal Opportunity Statement

Novotech is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business requirements, without regard to race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics.