Clinical Research Associate ; Northeast

es in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description

Advance Abb Vie’s pipeline by striving for excellence in clinical research, turning science into medicine for our patients and leveraging new advanced capabilities to drive industry‑leading performance. Partners with the investigator and site staff for meaningful and effective engagements positioning Abb Vie as the choice in clinical trials. Focus on site clinical research that ensures appropriate conduct of the trial while driving improvement in data integrity, compliance, overall study performance and customer experience.
Responsibilities
• Primary point of contact for the investigative site, providing contextual information on the clinical trials, connecting stakeholders to the investigative sites and strengthening Abb Vie’s positioning.
• Aligns, trains, and motivates the site staff and principal investigator under supervision on the goals of the clinical trial program, protocol, and patient treatment principles for the trial ensuring a trusted partnership.
• Conducts site evaluation, training, routine, and site closure monitoring activities under supervision, in compliance with the protocol and monitoring plans and accordance with applicable regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), ICH Guidelines, Abb Vie Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and quality standards in conducting clinical research, ensuring safety and protection of study subjects.
• Customizes site engagement strategy for assigned study(ies) under supervision. Gathers local/site insights and utilizes site engagement tools such as the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool, to report/track progress and measure impact of that strategy.
• Connects the study protocol, scientific principles, and clinical trial requirements to day‑to‑day clinical trial execution activities. Evaluates and ensures effective recruitment and retention techniques/plans based on the patient disease journey. Develops solid knowledge of therapeutic area, asset, and clinical landscape/patient journey to enable successful patient recruitment and overall protocol compliance.
• Responsible for continuous risk assessment proactively, and in collaboration with Central Monitoring team, monitors activities conducted by clinical sites to detect early overall study performance or patient safety issues. Thinks critically to resolve site risk signals while having a robust understanding of site processes to drive study execution.
• Ensures preventative and corrective action plans are put into place, as needed, to mitigate risk and promote compliance using a customer‑centric approach.
• Identifies, evaluates and recommends new/potential investigators/sites under supervision and support from more experienced CRAs.
• Ensures quality of data submitted from study sites and ensures timely submission of data, including appropriate reporting and follow‑up for all safety events by site personnel.
• Ensures audit and regulatory inspection readiness at assigned clinical site at all times. Manages investigator payments as per executed contract obligations, as applicable.
• This is a remote‑based position. Candidates must reside in the Northeast and be willing to travel for site visits.
Qualifications
• Education:

Bachelor’s degree required; health‑related preferred (e.g., Medical, Scientific, Nursing, Pharmacy).
• Clinically related experience, preferably in clinical research monitoring, coordinating or data management.
• Knowledge of appropriate therapeutic area indications is preferred with the ability to understand and apply scientific concepts as they relate to the conduct of clinical trials.
• Knowledge on existing and emerging local regulatory and legal requirements, ICH/GCP Guidelines and applicable policies.
• Able to work collaboratively and cross‑functionally to develop and sustain working relationships.…