Clinical Research Associate

3 days ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Novo Nordisk Full time

In Novo Nordisk Saudi Arabia, the position of Clinical Research Associate (CRA) provides you the opportunity to work in a high-performing team to contribute directly towards the business results while creating value for patients.

The position will be based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and report to the Clinical Operation Manager.

**The Position**

Being the main point of contact between site staff and Novo Nordisk, you will act as an ambassador for the company and contribute to making Novo Nordisk the preferred partner as well as establishing and maintaining a professional relationship with all KOL, internal, and external stakeholders.

In addition to above, you will communicate with sites for ensuring an adequate enrolment rate, train and guide the site staff in the protocol and trial procedures as well as perform source data verification and review, drug accountability, data collection, etc., as a part of clinical on-site monitoring activities.

Your responsibilities will also include the following:

- Prepare and submit site visit Reports within defined timelines
- Maintain and update study-related documentation from CRA's area of responsibility.
- Participate in internal working groups, and initiatives and represent Novo Nordisk in external working groups and at conferences
- Assisting with audits and inspections at sites and in the affiliate
- Excellence in off-site and on-site management activities including elements of Risk Based Monitoring.

**Qualifications**

In order to be considered, you need to be fluent in both English and Arabic and have a valid driving license.

We expect you to have:

- Academic Degree in Life Science or similar disciplines
- At least 1 year of experience in direct site monitoring and performing all types of visits.
- Experience in taking ownership of start-up activities to ensure timely FPFV, coordinating and driving start-up activities in assigned trials, and providing insightful input on local study start-up strategy and regulatory submissions documents and timelines.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and successfully cooperate with internal and external stakeholders including KOLs.
- Knowledge of ICH GCP, regulatory issues, and SOPs.

In addition to the above, travel will be required including some overnight stays depending on the clinical site’s location.

**About the department**

At the Clinical, Medical, and Quality (CMQ) Department, we aim to improve patients’ lives by being a leading strategic partner in the generation, interpretation & communication of scientific data with relevant stakeholders, while ensuring full compliance in all our internal and external activities.

We work closely with a cross-functional team to support Novo Nordisk KSA business growth needs in a continuously changing environment. All CMQ activities are built on our strengths in business understanding, strategic thinking, creativity, and innovation.

The Clinical Operations Team is responsible for conducting high-quality clinical trials in Saudi Arabia within several therapy areas and is working closely with Clinical Development Centre in Turkey.

**Working at Novo Nordisk**

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things - from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.



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