What does an in house CRA do?

As an in-house clinical research associate (CRA) your responsibilities are to provide assistance to lead researchers and their team when they conduct a clinical trial and monitor the trial to ensure it remains in compliance with field and government regulations. As an in-house CRA, your duties are to review the study aims and set up, help obtain subject consent from all participants, and ensure the study maintains rigorous safety protocols and privacy standards. You also monitor the progress of the study and participants’ health and collaborate with other medical and pharmaceutical specialists to analyze trial data. In addition to this, you have significant administrative duties as an in-house CRA, such as developing and maintaining budgets and obtaining IRB approval.