Lead Clinical Research Associate

As a Lead Clinical Research Associate, you will hold a leadership role within the study team, overseeing and guiding the clinical team while driving trial activities at a country or regional level. You will ensure high-quality execution, compliance, and timely delivery. You will act as a key point of coordination across cross-functional teams. This role focuses on leadership, mentorship, oversight, and consistency in monitoring practices rather than direct site management, with minimal to no site assignments and a low-travel model, emphasizing remote oversight and overall study quality. Responsibilities: Monitors project timelines, patient enrollment, data cleaning, and ensuring compliance while implementing respective corrective and preventive measures. Reviews monitoring visit reports for all visit types and ensures reporting compliance of the Monitors in the region. Acts as the main communication line between Monitor, Site Management Associate, Regional Project Lead, and/ Project Manager. Leads project team calls on a country level as well as provides status updates and reports to Regional Lead/ Project Manager. Provides project-specific training and prepares training materials for the project team under supervision of a Project Manager and Regional Project Lead. Supervises source data verification and follows up on data queries at site level in the country/region; reviews and manages study risks on a site level. Ensures proper handling, use, accountability, reconciliation