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Parexel · Pharmaceuticals

Senior Clinical Research Associate - US - West Coast - FSP

  • Remote, California, US
  • Remote
  • Full-time
  • Senior & Principal
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EmploymentFull-time
LocationRemote, California, US
DeadlineOpen until filled

What you need

Education

  • BA/BS, nursing degree, or advanced degree. Degree in the life sciences preferred

Oversight of activities

  • Conduct and provide support for in-house and outsourced clinical site monitoring activities to ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and study protocols
  • Collaborate with study teams during start-up/feasibility and conduct site identification and assessment tasks.
  • Identify root causes and proactively escalate and resolve CRA and site performance issues through collaboration with stakeholders
  • Provide Monitoring expertise, mentoring and training to less experienced team members as required
  • Build positive working relationships and proactively seek feedback from site teams (e.g., Principal Investigators, Study Coordinators, Pharmacists, Site Administration)
  • Partner with study teams and sites in conducting site outreach activities, including patient recruitment and retention strategies
  • Provide input and lead cross-functional teams through the process to determine monitoring strategy (risk-based monitoring) for studies as required
  • Use regional knowledge to localize study processes and documents where possible
  • Represent Monitoring at Investigator Meetings as required
  • Perform other tasks as required

Collaborative relationships

  • Collaborates effectively with study teams and stakeholders to conduct site assessments, identify performance issues, and implement solutions that align with project goals and operational efficiency.
  • Ability to travel domestically
  • Demonstrates ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Proficiency with MS Office 365 (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong organizational abilities

Knowledge and Experience

  • Relevant clinical research experience (i.e., biotechnology, pharmaceutical, Contract Research Organization (CRO), medical device)
  • Demonstrates working knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines and FDA regulations
  • Experience in Oncology preferred
  • 5+ years of relevant monitoring experience
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From the posting

About Parexel

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.

 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) will be a member of the client’s Monitoring team and provide monitoring expertise to individual clinical trials and/or programs.

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 1, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

Senior & Principal roles in California14 roles publishing pay

Middle half $112,500 to $132,250, median $124,500

Senior & Principal roles in the US50 roles publishing pay

Middle half $123,750 to $130,500, median $124,500
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
California$112,500$124,500$132,250
All US$123,750$124,500$130,500

Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Research roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 1, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Research

The general path across 193 open Clinical Research roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Parexel's own promotion track.

  1. One step back

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Clinical Research Associate · Clinical Research Coordinator

    $110K median102 open
  2. This role

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Senior Clinical Research Associate · Sr. CRA

    $125K median87 open
  3. Next step

    Manager

    Often: Associate Clinical Research Manager · Senior Clinical Research Manager

  4. Later

    Director

    Often: Associate Director, Site Monitoring · Director, Clinical Trial Liaison

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 20 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 2 linesDocumentation and SOPs: 2 linesInvestigations and CAPA: 3 linesData and digital systems: 1 lineClinical trial conduct: 4 linesCollaboration and leadership: 10 linesGMPDocumentationInvestigationsData systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership10
  • Clinical trial conduct4
  • Investigations and CAPA3
  • GMP and compliance2
  • Documentation and SOPs2
  • Data and digital systems1

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  • Regulatory18 38%
  • Quality1 2%

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  • Senior & Principal31 66%
  • Manager10 21%
  • Associate & Specialist5 11%
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