Clinical Research Associate

.About the Role Key Responsibilities:Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:Frontline liaison between Novartis and sites to ensure successful collaboration, meeting Novartis expectation on milestone and deliverables with true ownership mindset.Manages assigned study sites, conducting phase I-IV protocols according to the Monitoring Plan and Novartis procedures.Performs Site Initiation Visit, ensures site personnel is fully trained on all trial related aspects. Performs continuous training for amendments and new site personnel as required. Re-trains site personnel as appropriateConducts continuous site monitoring activities (onsite and remote). Implements site management activities to ensure compliance with protocol ICH / GCP, global and local regulation including Health Authorities, Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Ethics Committee (EC), data privacy requirements, global and local processes as applicable. Documentation according to Good Development Practice (GDP) and Novartis standards.Promotes a compliance culture advocating adherence to the highest standards and ethical integrity, ensuring human subject protection and reliability of trial results at all times.Performs Site Closeout activities per SOPs and applicable regulations to ensure that site is aware of any follow-up activity and archiving requirements.Proactively collaborates with the Site & Study Operations (SSO) Clinical Project Managers (CPM) and CRA Managers as well as Medical Science Liaisons, Clinical Research Medical Advisors (CRMA) and medical advisors to ensure optimal recruitment, site development and data quality.Participates in audit organization and inspection readiness activities for monitoring and site related activities as required and ensures implementation of corrective actions within specified timelinesKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Next level of site collaboration measured by patient density at site, achievements of commitments and targets and deliver customer satisfaction results.Ensures the delivery of high-quality data according to agreed timelines with adherence to prevailing legislation, GCP, Ethical Committee and SOP requirements