Clinical Research Associate II – Neurology

• Advance AbbVie's clinical research pipeline and support innovative medicines and solutions
• Serve as the primary point of contact for investigative sites
• Provide contextual information on clinical trials and connect stakeholders with investigative sites
• Align, train, and motivate site staff and principal investigators on trial goals, protocols, and patient treatment principles
• Conduct site evaluation, site training, routine monitoring, and site closure monitoring
• Ensure compliance with protocols, monitoring plans, regulations, GCPs, ICH Guidelines, SOPs, and quality standards
• Develop and customize site engagement strategies for assigned studies
• Gather site insights and use CRM tools to report and track progress and measure impact
• Connect study protocols, scientific principles, and clinical trial requirements to daily trial execution
• Evaluate recruitment and retention techniques based on the patient disease journey
• Develop therapeutic-area, asset, clinical-landscape, and patient-journey knowledge
• Mentor and train less experienced CRAs and contribute to their development
• Participate in global or local task forces and initiatives
• Conduct continuous risk assessment with the Central Monitoring team
• Monitor clinical-site activities for study-performance and patient-safety issues
• Resolve site risk signals and implement preventative and corrective action plans
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend investigators and clinical sites
• Ensure quality and timely submission of site data and safety-event reporting
• Maintain audit and regulatory inspection readiness
• Manage investigator payments according to executed contract obligations

Requirements

• Appropriate tertiary qualification in health-related disciplines (Medical, Scientific, Nursing) preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of clinically related experience
• At least 6 months of clinical research monitoring experience involving investigational drug or device trials
• Familiarity with risk-based monitoring, onsite and offsite monitoring
• Knowledge of therapeutic area indications preferred
• Advanced knowledge of local regulatory and legal requirements, ICH/GCP Guidelines, and applicable policies
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with competing projects and deadlines
• Advanced ability to leverage technology, tools, and resources
• Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, active listening, and presentation skills
• Ability to establish and leverage site relationships and trusted partnerships
• Ability to use functional expertise, critical thinking, and good judgment to address clinical site issues
• Integrity in accordance with AbbVie code of business conduct and leadership values
• Self‑motivated and focused on timely, quality outcomes
• Willingness to travel 75% of the time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in clinical research monitoring, compliance with ICH/GCP Guidelines, and effective site engagement strategies. Possesses strong interpersonal and organizational skills to manage investigator relationships and ensure quality outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Clinical Research Monitoring
• ICH/GCP Guidelines ComplianceSite Engagement Strategies
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Risk-Based Monitoring

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Clinical Research
• Site Evaluation
• Patient Treatment Principles
• Regulatory Compliance
• Data Submission
• Safety-Event Reporting
• Monitoring Plans
• Recruitment Techniques
• Therapeutic Area Knowledge
• Risk Assessment

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Presentation Skills

Industry Keywords

• Clinical Trials
• Investigational Drug Trials
• Health-Related Disciplines
• Audit Readiness
• Patient Safety

Tools & Technologies

• CRM Tools
• Monitoring Tools
• Technology Resources