Clinical Research Associate II
AbbVie
August 20, 2026
On-site
Richmond, VA
$78,500 - $141,000 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.
Responsibilities
- Primary point of contact for the investigative site; provide contextual information and strengthen AbbVie’s clinical trial positioning.
- Aligns, trains, and motivates site staff and principal investigator on trial goals, protocol, and patient treatment principles.
- Conducts site evaluation, training, routine, and closure monitoring in compliance with protocol, monitoring plans, regulations, GCP, ICH, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards; ensures subject safety.
- Customizes site engagement strategy; gathers local/site insights and uses tools (e.g., CRM) to track progress and measure impact.
- Connects protocol/scientific principles to day-to-day execution; supports effective recruitment and retention based on patient journey; builds knowledge of therapeutic area/asset/clinical landscape.
- Mentors and trains less experienced CRAs; may participate in task forces/initiatives; performs assigned manager responsibilities.
- Performs continuous risk assessment; collaborates with Central Monitoring to detect early performance or patient safety issues.
- Resolves site risk signals; ensures preventative/corrective action plans to mitigate risk and promote compliance (customer-centric).
- Identifies and recommends potential investigators/sites.
- Ensures data quality and timely submission, including safety event reporting/follow-up; maintains audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manages investigator payments.
Qualifications
- Preferred: tertiary qualification in health-related disciplines (Medical, Scientific, Nursing).
- Minimum 1 year clinically related experience; 6 months required in clinical research monitoring of investigational drug/device trials; familiar with risk-based monitoring (on/off-site).
- Preferred: knowledge of therapeutic area indications and ability to apply scientific concepts.
- Advanced knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements, ICH/GCP, and applicable policies.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, planning/organization, technology/tool leverage, and interpersonal skills (written/verbal/presentation).
- Integrity aligned with AbbVie values; self-motivated; critical thinking and sound judgment to address site issues.
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.
Responsibilities
- Primary point of contact for the investigative site; provide contextual information and strengthen AbbVie’s clinical trial positioning.
- Aligns, trains, and motivates site staff and principal investigator on trial goals, protocol, and patient treatment principles.
- Conducts site evaluation, training, routine, and closure monitoring in compliance with protocol, monitoring plans, regulations, GCP, ICH, AbbVie SOPs, and quality standards; ensures subject safety.
- Customizes site engagement strategy; gathers local/site insights and uses tools (e.g., CRM) to track progress and measure impact.
- Connects protocol/scientific principles to day-to-day execution; supports effective recruitment and retention based on patient journey; builds knowledge of therapeutic area/asset/clinical landscape.
- Mentors and trains less experienced CRAs; may participate in task forces/initiatives; performs assigned manager responsibilities.
- Performs continuous risk assessment; collaborates with Central Monitoring to detect early performance or patient safety issues.
- Resolves site risk signals; ensures preventative/corrective action plans to mitigate risk and promote compliance (customer-centric).
- Identifies and recommends potential investigators/sites.
- Ensures data quality and timely submission, including safety event reporting/follow-up; maintains audit/regulatory inspection readiness; manages investigator payments.
Qualifications
- Preferred: tertiary qualification in health-related disciplines (Medical, Scientific, Nursing).
- Minimum 1 year clinically related experience; 6 months required in clinical research monitoring of investigational drug/device trials; familiar with risk-based monitoring (on/off-site).
- Preferred: knowledge of therapeutic area indications and ability to apply scientific concepts.
- Advanced knowledge of local regulatory/legal requirements, ICH/GCP, and applicable policies.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, planning/organization, technology/tool leverage, and interpersonal skills (written/verbal/presentation).
- Integrity aligned with AbbVie values; self-motivated; critical thinking and sound judgment to address site issues.