Clinical Research Associate / Sr. Clinical Research Associate

Salary Range: €36,100.00 - €67,100.00   Job Description Summary Job Title: CRA / Sr CRA (Dual Posting) #LI-Hybrid Location: Madrid Provincial, Spain Relocation Support: This role is based in Madrid Provincial, Spain. 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 / Sr. 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.   Job Description 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 assessing 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 • This is a dual posting for a CRA / Sr CRA. The final level and title offered will be determined by the hiring team based on the candidate's skills, experience, and capabilities for the level offered. • Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or healthcare-related discipline. • CRA: Minimum 1.5 years of experience in clinical research, including monitoring or site management; Sr CRA: Minimum 3 years of experience in clinical research, including monitoring or site management. • Understanding of clinical trial processes, including Good Clinical Practice and International Council for Harmonization 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.     Benefits & Rewards    At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it happen.     Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: € 36,100 to € 67,100    The base salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.     In addition to y