Clinical Research Associate 2 - IQVIA Biotech
IQVIA · 2 Locations · Global
Clinical Research
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Demand72
Career growth70
Healthcare fit66
Remote potential55
5-year outlook
CRA is one of the clearest non-clinical ladders in healthcare, with progression from CRA 1/2 to Senior CRA, Lead CRA and Clinical Trial Manager. Pay generally climbs with monitoring experience and therapeutic-area specialisation, though no figures are stated in this posting and compensation varies widely by country.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
moderate
Seniority
mid
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-21
Intelligence details
Why this is worth applying to
Worth applying if you already have some trial coordination, site or monitoring exposure and want a structured, well-paid CRO career path. Skip it if you have no research background or cannot accommodate site travel, since CRA 2 is not a training-grade entry role.
Who should apply
Nurses and pharmacists with research nurse, site coordinator or clinical trials experience; IMGs and doctors with GCP exposure or investigator-site work; allied health professionals who have supported sponsored studies and want to move into CRO-side monitoring.
CV angle
Reframe real clinical work in monitoring language: protocol adherence on your ward or clinic, informed consent conversations, adverse event identification and escalation, source documentation accuracy, audit/inspection readiness, and any GCP training or study coordination. Quantify site or patient volumes and name the systems you used (EDC, paper CRFs, trial master file) — never claim monitoring visits you have not done.
Skills to highlight
- ICH-GCP compliance
- Source document verification and data accuracy
- Protocol adherence and informed consent
- Adverse event and safety reporting
- Site and investigator communication
- Regulatory documentation and trial master file upkeep
- Query resolution and EDC data entry
- Audit and inspection readiness
Role summary
A CRO-side monitor who oversees investigator sites running sponsored clinical trials: qualifying and initiating sites, verifying source data against case report forms, resolving queries, checking regulatory and ethics documentation, and keeping sites inspection-ready. Largely home-based with regular site travel.
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