Senior Clinical Research Associate, Early Clinical Development (Phase I)

Location: Carlsbad, CA, United States of America; West Coast, US

Salary: $90,200–$175,100 annualized base pay

Company

Clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries, supporting the development of medical treatments and improved patient outcomes.

What you will do

• Conduct site selection, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits for Phase I clinical trials.
• Monitor site compliance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice, ICH guidelines, regulatory requirements, and sponsor expectations.
• Support subject recruitment strategies, track enrollment, and monitor study progress against project goals.
• Deliver protocol and study-specific training and maintain communication with site personnel.
• Track regulatory submissions, CRF completion, data queries, essential documents, and site performance.
• Document visit outcomes and follow-up actions while collaborating with cross-functional project teams; support invoice collection and budget tracking when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a health-related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 1.5 years of on-site monitoring experience.
• Strong understanding of GCP, ICH guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to travel as required by the project.
• Must be located on the US West Coast for this role.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment.
• Work focused exclusively on Phase I early clinical development.
• Base pay varies according to qualifications, experience, location, and schedule.
• Potential incentive plans, bonuses, and health and welfare benefits may be available.
• Equal opportunity employment and an integrity-focused hiring process.