CRA Line Manager - Oncology

Are you ready to lead a team dedicated to transforming the landscape of cancer treatment?

As a CRA Line Manager in Oncology, you will oversee a dynamic group of Clinical Research Associates, ensuring their performance aligns with AstraZeneca's standards and international guidelines. Your leadership will be pivotal in planning resource utilization, setting objectives, and monitoring performance. You will play a crucial role in ensuring study site qualifications are conducted efficiently and effectively, contributing to our mission of eliminating cancer as a cause of death.

Accountabilities:

- Lead a dedicated CRA group, fostering team spirit and developing team style and behavior.
- Ensure adequate CRA resources for assigned studies.
- Manage workload and development of direct reports.
- Coach direct reports regularly, organizing external coaching if needed.
- Prepare salary and bonus proposals based on performance.
- Collaborate with DSMM, CQAD, and Country Head for efficient SMM organization.
- Support successful delivery of SMM study targets with speed and quality.
- Contribute to quality improvement of study processes.
- Ensure systems are continuously updated and eTMF is "Inspection Ready."
- Provide direction to CRAs on major study commitments and resolve key issues.
- Ensure compliance with local policies and code of ethics.
- Conduct regular accompanied/assessment visits with CRAs.
- Communicate with Line Managers from Functional Service Providers/CROs.
- Support CRAs in managing site issues from a monitoring perspective.
- Manage new staff interviews, hiring, and onboarding process.
- Collaborate in monitoring quality oversight based on KPIs.
- Conduct inspection readiness spot-checks to support performance evaluation.

Essential Skills/Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline, preferably in life science, or equivalent qualification.
- Robust experience in Clinical Research (CRA / SrCRA / LSAD) or other related fields.
- Excellent knowledge of the Monitoring Process.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent team building skills also in cross-functional teams.
- Good conflict management skills and ability to handle crisis.
- Good intercultural awareness.
- Ability to work in an environment of remote collaborators.
- Manage change with a positive approach for self, team and business. Sees change as an opportunity to improve performance and add value to business.
- Good organisational, analytical, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Excellent presentation/training and communication skills, verbal and written.
- Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English.
- Ability for travel.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

- Good understanding of the Study Drug Handling Process and the Data Management Process.
- Good knowledge of relevant local and international regulations.
- Good medical knowledge and ability to learn relevant AZ Therapeutic Areas.
- Ability to deliver quality according to the requested standards.
- Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes of delivering quality clinical trials with reduced budget and in less time.
- Good resource management skills.
- Good decision-making skills.
- Good interviewing skills – responsibility for attracting, developing and retaining personnel
- Good organisational, analytical, influencing and negotiation skills.
- Good ability to work according to global standards.
- Project management experience

AstraZeneca is where curiosity meets innovation. Our commitment to pioneering new frontiers in Oncology drives us to make bold decisions that transform patient outcomes. With a focus on collaboration, we unite academia and industry to expedite research in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers. Join us in our ambition to eliminate cancer as a cause of death, backed by substantial investment and cutting-edge technology.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply now and be part of a team that is changing the future of cancer treatment!

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.