Clinical Research Associate I- CA- Remote
AbbVie
September 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Irvine, CA)
United States
$75,000 - $142,500 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Advance AbbVie’s pipeline by striving for excellence in clinical research, turning science into medicine for patients, and leveraging new capabilities to drive industry-leading performance.
Responsibilities:
- Primary point of contact for the investigative site; provide clinical trial context and connect stakeholders to strengthen AbbVie’s positioning.
- Align, train, and motivate site staff and the principal investigator on trial goals, protocol, and patient treatment principles.
- Conduct site evaluation/training, routine monitoring, and site closure monitoring under supervision in compliance with protocol/monitoring plans, applicable regulations, GCP, ICH guidelines, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards to ensure subject safety and protection.
- Customize site engagement strategy for assigned study(ies) under supervision; gather local insights and use CRM tools to report/track progress and measure impact.
- Apply protocol/scientific concepts to day-to-day execution; evaluate recruitment/retention plans; build knowledge of therapeutic area/asset/clinical landscape and patient journey for recruitment and protocol compliance.
- Perform continuous risk assessment with Central Monitoring team to detect early performance or patient safety issues; resolve site risk signals.
- Implement preventative/corrective actions to mitigate risk and promote compliance using a customer-centric approach.
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend new/potential investigators/sites under supervision.
- Ensure quality and timely submission of site data, including safety event reporting and follow-up.
- Maintain audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manage investigator payments per contract.
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in health-related disciplines (Medical/Scientific/Nursing) preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Clinically related experience, preferably clinical research coordination or data management.
- Knowledge of therapeutic area indications and ability to apply scientific concepts to clinical trial conduct.
- Knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements and ICH/GCP guidelines.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally; planning and organizational skills in dynamic, deadline-driven environments.
- Ability to use technology/tools to provide customer-centric site support; critical thinking and good judgment to address site issues.
- Strong written/verbal communication, active listening, presentation skills; ability to build site relationships and trusted partnerships through engagement, motivation, and training.
- Integrity and self-motivation aligned with AbbVie values.
Benefits (if explicitly stated):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) (eligible employees).
- Eligible for short-term incentive programs.
Responsibilities:
- Primary point of contact for the investigative site; provide clinical trial context and connect stakeholders to strengthen AbbVie’s positioning.
- Align, train, and motivate site staff and the principal investigator on trial goals, protocol, and patient treatment principles.
- Conduct site evaluation/training, routine monitoring, and site closure monitoring under supervision in compliance with protocol/monitoring plans, applicable regulations, GCP, ICH guidelines, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards to ensure subject safety and protection.
- Customize site engagement strategy for assigned study(ies) under supervision; gather local insights and use CRM tools to report/track progress and measure impact.
- Apply protocol/scientific concepts to day-to-day execution; evaluate recruitment/retention plans; build knowledge of therapeutic area/asset/clinical landscape and patient journey for recruitment and protocol compliance.
- Perform continuous risk assessment with Central Monitoring team to detect early performance or patient safety issues; resolve site risk signals.
- Implement preventative/corrective actions to mitigate risk and promote compliance using a customer-centric approach.
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend new/potential investigators/sites under supervision.
- Ensure quality and timely submission of site data, including safety event reporting and follow-up.
- Maintain audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manage investigator payments per contract.
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in health-related disciplines (Medical/Scientific/Nursing) preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Clinically related experience, preferably clinical research coordination or data management.
- Knowledge of therapeutic area indications and ability to apply scientific concepts to clinical trial conduct.
- Knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements and ICH/GCP guidelines.
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally; planning and organizational skills in dynamic, deadline-driven environments.
- Ability to use technology/tools to provide customer-centric site support; critical thinking and good judgment to address site issues.
- Strong written/verbal communication, active listening, presentation skills; ability to build site relationships and trusted partnerships through engagement, motivation, and training.
- Integrity and self-motivation aligned with AbbVie values.
Benefits (if explicitly stated):
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) (eligible employees).
- Eligible for short-term incentive programs.