AbbVie
AbbVie
AbbVie is a global pharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and delivering medicines for complex health conditions. Its portfolio spans immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and aesthetics, with operations serving patients in more than 175 countries. The company’s work combines pharmaceutical research, manufacturing, and healthcare expertise, supported by substantial investment in scientific innovation and research and development. AbbVie also highlights diversity, sustainability, and patient support as part of its broader approach to improving health outcomes and community impact.

Clinical Research Associate II - Illinois Remote

Support AbbVie clinical trials through investigative-site partnerships, trial monitoring, and risk management. Help protect patient safety, maintain data integrity, ensure compliance, and strengthen recruitment performance.

Description

  • Support AbbVie’s clinical development pipeline through high-quality clinical research
  • Act as the primary liaison for investigative sites
  • Provide trial context and connect relevant stakeholders with investigative sites
  • Align, train, and motivate site personnel and principal investigators on trial objectives, protocols, and patient-treatment principles
  • Perform site evaluations, training visits, routine monitoring, and closeout monitoring
  • Maintain adherence to protocols, monitoring plans, regulations, GCP, ICH Guidelines, SOPs, and quality standards
  • Create tailored site-engagement strategies for assigned studies
  • Capture site insights and use CRM tools to track progress, report findings, and assess impact
  • Translate protocols, scientific concepts, and trial requirements into effective daily execution
  • Assess recruitment and retention approaches in the context of the patient disease journey
  • Build expertise in therapeutic areas, development assets, the clinical landscape, and patient journeys
  • Coach and develop less experienced CRAs
  • Contribute to global and local task forces and initiatives
  • Perform ongoing risk assessments with the Central Monitoring team
  • Identify study-performance and patient-safety concerns and address site risk signals
  • Execute preventive and corrective action plans to reduce risk and support compliance
  • Source, assess, and recommend investigators and clinical sites
  • Ensure site data and safety-event reports are submitted accurately and on schedule
  • Keep assigned sites prepared for audits and regulatory inspections
  • Oversee investigator payments when applicable

Requirements

  • At least one year of clinically related experience
  • At least six months of clinical research monitoring experience with investigational drug or device trials
  • Familiarity with risk-based, onsite, and remote monitoring practices
  • Advanced understanding of local regulatory and legal requirements, ICH/GCP Guidelines, and applicable policies
  • Knowledge of relevant therapeutic-area indications is preferred
  • A relevant tertiary qualification in medicine, science, nursing, or another health discipline is preferred
  • Strong ability to collaborate across functions
  • Well-developed planning and organizational abilities
  • Ability to perform effectively in a fast-moving environment with competing priorities and deadlines
  • Advanced proficiency in using technology, tools, and available resources
  • Strong interpersonal, written, verbal, active-listening, and presentation skills
  • Ability to build and use trusted relationships with clinical sites
  • Sound critical-thinking and judgment skills for resolving site issues
  • Self-directed approach with a focus on timely, high-quality results
  • Commitment to integrity and AbbVie’s code of business conduct and leadership values

Benefits

  • Paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Short-term incentive programs
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Reasonable accommodation for applicants in the United States and Puerto Rico

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