Site Care Partner
About this role
Overview
As a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) at Parexel, you act as an integral part to get treatments to patients sooner. Our CRAs' priority is the safety and well-being of the patients. As you travel to investigator sites and perform your monitoring duties, we encourage you to be inquisitive, take accountability, build relationships, and act with integrity.
Join a team with a wide variety of experiences and knowledge, and work on global projects within a broad scope of therapeutic areas. We’re looking for people who want to grow personally and professionally and support their colleagues globally and cross-functionally.
Success Profile
Do you have these soft skills and interpersonal traits to succeed at Parexel?
- Communicator
- Detail-oriented
- Flexible
- Organized
- Problem-solver
- Self-starter
About This Role
About Parexel
Parexel is a leading global clinical development partner delivering insights driven clinical and consulting solutions to the life sciences industry. With 22,000+ employees worldwide, we partner with biopharmaceutical companies and research sites to design and deliver patient focused clinical trials that broaden access and make research a care option for anyone, anywhere.
We work with focus, agility, and shared purpose, moving with urgency to address patient needs and accelerate the delivery of new therapies. We embrace bold thinking, adapt quickly to change, and continually raise the bar for the speed and quality of clinical research. We are expanding our team and seeking talented individuals to help drive industry leading innovation, With Heart.
About the Role
We are seeking a Site Care Partner to join our team in a remote capacity. This home-based position includes regular travel across the UK. As a Site Care Partner, you will serve as the primary point of contact for investigative sites throughout the clinical study lifecycle, supporting study start-up, activation, site engagement, recruitment performance, study conduct, and closeout activities.
This role plays a critical part in ensuring site operational success, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and high-quality study delivery. You will build and maintain trusted relationships with investigators and site personnel, coordinate with cross functional study teams, and help drive successful clinical trial execution from study initiation through completion.
You will join a collaborative and growth-oriented environment where your expertise directly contributes to advancing clinical research and helping bring new therapies to patients. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your impact, strengthen strategic site partnerships, and further develop your career within a global clinical development organization.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead site start-up and activation activities, including site qualification, pre-trial assessments, site initiation activities, and activation readiness
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Support country and site selection processes by providing local intelligence, feasibility insights, and site assessment input
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Build and maintain strong relationships with investigator sites throughout the study lifecycle
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Serve as the operational point of contact for site level questions, coordinating issue resolution across study teams and stakeholders
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Ensure completion of required training, documentation, and systems activities necessary for successful site activation and study execution
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Drive site recruitment planning and enrolment support to help achieve study and country level targets
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Maintain regular communication with sites to monitor study progress, recruitment performance, and operational deliverables
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Review site monitoring reports and support site compliance with informed consent documentation and amendments
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Oversee site related deliverables, ensuring timely completion of data entry, data review activities, database lock readiness, and investigator documentation
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Proactively identify quality, compliance, and operational risks using study data and local intelligence, and implement appropriate mitigation plans
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Support implementation of decentralized trial capabilities and site adoption of study technologies and processes
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Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize communication, improve site experience, and strengthen study delivery outcomes
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Candidate Profile
You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:
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Strong relationship building, stakeholder management, and communication skills
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Experience working in clinical research and regulated healthcare environments
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The ability to collaborate effectively across cross functional and geographically diverse teams
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A patient focused mindset with strong attention to quality, compliance, and operational excellence
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Comfort working with clinical trial systems, study oversight processes, and site management activities
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Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree, Registered Nurse qualification, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
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At least 5 years of experience in clinical research, site management, monitoring, or a related field
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Demonstrated experience in site management with prior experience as a Site Monitor
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Demonstrated experience across the full clinical trial lifecycle, from study start-up and site activation through closeout
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Knowledge of ICH GCP, applicable regulatory requirements, and clinical trial processes
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Experience working with clinical trial systems such as EDC, Shared Investigator Platform, Site Profile, or similar clinical research technologies
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Strong communication, organizational, problem solving, and stakeholder management skills
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Ability to travel regularly throughout the UK, up to 50%
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Proficiency in English
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Preferred Qualifications
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Experience supporting multinational clinical studies across a range of therapeutic areas
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Experience contributing to site feasibility, recruitment planning, and study performance optimization
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Familiarity with decentralized clinical trial capabilities and associated site technologies
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Subject matter expertise in clinical research systems, processes, or site management practices
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Benefits and Compensation
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Medical and Dental Insurance
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Life Assurance
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Pension
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Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screenings
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, which includes life assurance, medical and dental insurance, and additional benefit offerings in accordance with the terms of our applicable plans.
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We believe in flexibility, growth, and creating space for people to do their best work.
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Join us and be part of a team where your contributions help shape the future of clinical research.
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Potential Career Path
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Parexel offers various career paths and internal development programs for CRAs to advance to the next level. This could include enhancing your technical position, moving into management, or shifting to other areas of the business.
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APEX CRA
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CRA I
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CRA II
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Senior CRA
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Project Management
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Subject Matter Expert
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People Management
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Employee Insights
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Nick on a day in the life of a CRA
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Nick Burger | Senior Clinical Research Associate
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Watch Video
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Liliana on CRA tasks and our recognition program
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Liliana Belmares Flores | CRA Line Manager
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Watch Video
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Marlayna on why Parexel is a great place for CRAs
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Marlayna Fitts | CRA Line Manager
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Watch Video
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TEAM IMPRESSIONS
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Why Clinical Research Associates work at Parexel
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Patient-focused in everything we do
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We push the boundaries of what is possible to create clinical trials that are inclusive, innovative, and patient-focused
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Supportive and inclusive environment
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We foster collaboration, teamwork, respect, and inclusivity, to work together to achieve common goals.
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Career growth and development
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We develop your skills through training, mentorship, and career advancement programs.
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Flexible work arrangements
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We focus on outputs and results, not where and when you work.
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Diverse therapeutic areas and project exposure
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We continuously learn from a broad exposure from early to late phase clinical trials and our cross-functional global teams.
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Advanced Technology
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We recognize the importance of first-time quality to bring treatments to patients faster.
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Learn About Our Culture
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Careers in Neuroscience
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Neuroscience diseases affect the very core of one’s being and experience. We work diligently to lighten the burden for patients and families alike. Explore opportunities to join our team.
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Learn More
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Careers in Cell and Gene
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Cell and gene therapies (CAGT) have rapidly emergd as among the fastest-growing spaces in all of biopharma R&D, and Parexel was an early entrant into this space.
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Learn More
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Our work culture
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Learn about our culture, perks, learning opportunities, and our corporate responsibility approach. Parexel's compassionate and
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