Clinical Research Associate
About the role
Summary
Job Title: Clinical Research Associate
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Location: Santo Amaro, Brazil
Relocation Support: This role is based in Santo Amaro, Brazil. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Step into a role where your work directly advances clinical innovation and brings life-changing therapies closer to patients. As a Clinical Research Associate, you will be at the forefront of trial delivery - building trusted site partnerships, ensuring high-quality execution, and driving performance across Phase I–IV studies. In this site-facing role, you will take ownership of monitoring activities, proactively identify risks, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure trials are delivered with excellence, integrity, and impact.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
Serve as primary point of contact between Novartis and clinical trial sites, ensuring strong, collaborative partnerships
Manage assigned Phase I–IV study sites in compliance with protocols, monitoring plans, and regulatory requirements
Conduct site initiation visits to ensure site teams are fully trained on study protocols and expectations
Deliver ongoing training for amendments and new site personnel to maintain compliance and consistency
Perform on-site and remote monitoring activities to ensure patient safety, data integrity, and protocol adherence
Proactively assess site performance, identifying risks and implementing mitigation strategies to improve outcomes
Identify process gaps and collaborate with sites to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence
Promote a strong compliance culture, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, regulations, and data privacy requirements
Build strong site relationships to enhance patient recruitment and reduce operational challenges
Lead site closeout activities, ensuring completion of follow-up actions and proper documentation and archiving
Essential Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or healthcare-related discipline
Minimum 1 year of experience in clinical research
Understanding of clinical trial processes, including Good Clinical Practice and International Council for Harmonisation guidelines
Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements and standards, including global and local health authorities
Strong communication and relationship-building skills to effectively collaborate with clinical trial sites
Ability to manage multiple priorities, demonstrating strong organization and time management skills
Analytical and risk-based thinking with the ability to identify issues and implement effective mitigation strategies
Fluency in written and spoken English and the local language
Desirable Requirements
Strong understanding of the drug development process and clinical research methodologies
Monitoring or site management experience
Why Novartis
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. To achieve this, we rely on passionate people who bring expertise, curiosity, and a commitment to making a difference every day. At Novartis, you will join a collaborative environment where your work contributes to meaningful innovation for patients around the world.
Benefits and Rewards
Novartis offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, life insurance, retirement and wellbeing plans, health insurance, flexible working arrangements, parental leave, birthday day off, employee recognition programs, employee resource groups, and virtual self-development tools.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams that reflect the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Division
Development
Business Unit
Research
Location
Brazil
Site
Santo Amaro
Company / Legal Entity
BR03 (FCRS = BR003) NOVARTIS BIOCIENCIAS S.A
Functional Area
Research & Development
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
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