Clinical Research Associate II
AbbVie
August 21, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$84,500 - $162,000 USD yearly
Clinical Research and Development
Job Description
- Advance AbbVie’s pipeline by striving for excellence in clinical research, turning science into medicine for patients, and leveraging advanced capabilities to drive industry-leading performance.
- Partner with investigators and site staff for meaningful and effective engagements positioning AbbVie as the choice in clinical trials.
- Focus on site clinical research to ensure appropriate trial conduct while improving data integrity, compliance, overall study performance, and customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Primary point of contact for investigative sites; provide contextual clinical trial information and 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, and closure monitoring per protocol/monitoring plans and in accordance with regulations, GCP/ICH guidelines, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards; ensure subject safety.
- Customize site engagement strategy; gather local/site insights and use CRM tools to report/track progress and measure impact.
- Connect protocol/scientific principles to day-to-day execution; ensure effective recruitment/retention based on patient disease journey; maintain therapeutic area/asset/landscape knowledge.
- Mentor and train less experienced CRAs; participate in global/local initiatives as assigned.
- Perform continuous proactive risk assessment; collaborate with Central Monitoring 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.
- Ensure quality and timely submission of data; ensure safety reporting/follow-up; maintain audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manage investigator payments per contract.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in health disciplines (Medical, Scientific, Nursing) preferred.
- Minimum 1 year clinically related experience; 6 months required in clinical research monitoring of investigational drug/device trials; familiar with risk-based monitoring (onsite/offsite).
- Knowledge of therapeutic area indications preferred; apply scientific concepts to trial conduct.
- Advanced knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements, ICH/GCP, and applicable policies.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, planning/organization, technology leverage, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Integrity per AbbVie code/values; self-motivated and able to deliver timely/quality outcomes.
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible for short-term incentive programs.
Application instructions
- None stated.
- Advance AbbVie’s pipeline by striving for excellence in clinical research, turning science into medicine for patients, and leveraging advanced capabilities to drive industry-leading performance.
- Partner with investigators and site staff for meaningful and effective engagements positioning AbbVie as the choice in clinical trials.
- Focus on site clinical research to ensure appropriate trial conduct while improving data integrity, compliance, overall study performance, and customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Primary point of contact for investigative sites; provide contextual clinical trial information and 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, and closure monitoring per protocol/monitoring plans and in accordance with regulations, GCP/ICH guidelines, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards; ensure subject safety.
- Customize site engagement strategy; gather local/site insights and use CRM tools to report/track progress and measure impact.
- Connect protocol/scientific principles to day-to-day execution; ensure effective recruitment/retention based on patient disease journey; maintain therapeutic area/asset/landscape knowledge.
- Mentor and train less experienced CRAs; participate in global/local initiatives as assigned.
- Perform continuous proactive risk assessment; collaborate with Central Monitoring 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.
- Ensure quality and timely submission of data; ensure safety reporting/follow-up; maintain audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manage investigator payments per contract.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in health disciplines (Medical, Scientific, Nursing) preferred.
- Minimum 1 year clinically related experience; 6 months required in clinical research monitoring of investigational drug/device trials; familiar with risk-based monitoring (onsite/offsite).
- Knowledge of therapeutic area indications preferred; apply scientific concepts to trial conduct.
- Advanced knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements, ICH/GCP, and applicable policies.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, planning/organization, technology leverage, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Integrity per AbbVie code/values; self-motivated and able to deliver timely/quality outcomes.
Benefits
- Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) to eligible employees.
- Eligible for short-term incentive programs.
Application instructions
- None stated.