SAMPLE CRA CV
Sharon H. Johnson, BS, MS
123 Main Street
Capital City, VA 00000
Phone: 434-555-1234
Email: shjohnson@email.com
Education:
Masters of Science, Healthcare Administration, Capital City University, 2001.
Bachelors of Science, Nutrition, The University of Hometown, 1998.
Professional Experience:
Clinical Research Associate
PharmaBuild
Capital City, VA

December 2008 to Present

Responsible for monitoring sponsor initiated and federally funded clinical research studies for normal volunteers
and subjects diagnosed with Endocrinology Diseases.
Specific responsibilities include:• Lead monitor (CRA) mentoring and supervising other monitor(s).
• Assist in investigator study site selection and study start-up.
• Create clinical project documents according to the protocol, including, but not limited to, source
documentation forms and guidelines, monitoring Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), monitoring visit
templates and reports.
• Implement and monitor clinical trial to ensure sponsor/investigator obligations are met and are compliant
with applicable local requirements and FDA and ICH guidelines.
• Conduct monitoring visits to confirm protocol compliance, assess qualifications of study personnel, ensure“Good Clinical Practice”, and conduct close-out visits.
• Identify site issues and initiates correction plans based on monitoring reports.
• Perform investigative site file reconciliation: requests any new and updated site-related essential and nonessential documents and reviews them for content, consistency with other documents, and compliance withappropriate local regulatory requirements, ICH guidelines, project Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), andsponsor requirements.
• Verify data in source documents are in agreement with source, initiate data query resolution andconfirm resolution in timely manner.
• Ensure subject safety and adverse event reporting to sponsor and IRB/IEC.
• Verify drug accountability logs and storage requirements.
• Responds to requests from investigative sites in a timely fashion.
• Provide study status updates to team members and project management, including interaction to resolvesite issues and facilitate project timelines.

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Clinical Research Manager
Bigcity Hospital Research Center
Bigcity, VA

July 2004 to July 2008

Clinical Research Manager for the hospital’s several large multi-center, randomized, double-blind,placebo- controlled clinical trials
Specific duties include:
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Assist with the preparation of IRB applications, including protocol and informed consents andobtain approval to conduct the study.
Maintain appropriate correspondence with the IRB, including adverse events, annual renewals andprotocol amendments.
Create Standard Operating Procedures for each study or clinical trial.
Conduct telephone interviews to determine subject eligibility. Schedule intake appointment to recruit
subjects to study. Obtain informed consent and HIPAA authorization, conduct intake interview, and enrollsubjects.
Maintain source documents and regulatory documentation of clinical trial. Ensure quality of data on CRFs.
Monitor health and safety of subjects with frequent contact and ensure subject compliance with thestudy protocol.
Present adverse event documentation to Principal Investigator and sponsor where appropriate.
Train, supervise and evaluate clinical research coordinators and research assistant in the performance of
their duties. Update training module and retrain study staff as required.
Create and maintains database of subject information and generates reports and shipments ofdata to coordinating center, as needed.

Clinical Research AssistantGeneral Clinical Research CenterHometown, VA

August 2001 to May 1994

Assist investigators in the development of the nutrition component of research protocols and in the evaluationof results; confer with principal investigators and the Advisory Committee regarding dietary aspects of individual
aspects of the specific research diet; provides information of food composition data and balance diet proceduresto physicians, and others involved. Calculate various types of research diets according to the research protocol
and patient's preferences; develops new recipes for highly restrictive and/or specialized diets.

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SAMPLE CRA JOB DESCRIPTION
PharmaBuild, LLC
Clinical Research Associate – Lead Monitor
Job Description: Responsible for monitoring the progress of clinical studies at investigator sites and ensuring thatstudies are conducted, recorded, and reported in accordance with the protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs),
ICH-GCP, and all applicable regulatory requirements.
Directly accountable to: Director of Study Management, PharmaBuild
Responsibilities include:•••••••••

Proactively leading project success, including communicating and working closely with project leaders,site coordinators, investigators, monitors, data management staff, and data analysts
Participating in the site selection process so as to assure adequate qualifications, training and resources
for the investigative sites
Creating, maintaining, and reviewing monitoring standard operating procedures, monitoring tools for
conducting monitoring tasks including: monitoring plans, monitoring reports, corrective and preventive
action plans
Assigning, coordinating and supervising day-to-day activities of clinical study monitors
Training investigative site personnel on study protocols
Reviewing and approving monitoring reports, tracks ongoing issues and query resolution
Escalating compliance and study issues to Director, Study Management
Working with coordination and data management teams to identify, capture, document and resolve
problems in subject enrollment, study data and study progress
Conducting monitoring visits, as needed, to: assess protocol adherence; conduct source verification;verify drug accountability and storage requirements; and ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements and AE reporting requirements.

Travel: 20% at study initiation; as needed during study; total employment not to exceed 2100 hours per year.
Skills and Experiences:•••••••

Undergraduate degree in a clinical, scientific, or related field required
Advanced degree (M.S., M.B.A., PharmD, etc.) preferred
Clinical project management experience required
Monitoring experience required: minimum 2 years
Supervisory experience as monitor – preferred
Substantial experience using computerized information systems, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
CTMS required
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SAMPLE CRC CV
Sharon H. Johnson
99 Canal Center Plaza, #200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Education(703) 555-1234 (mobile)shjohnson@email.com•University of Hometown, B.S. in Genetics and Cell Biology, May 2005

Research Experience

Hometown Research Center
Hometown, VA
Hometown Community
Clinical Research Center
Clinical Research Coordinator
May 2012 – Present•••

Clinical Research AssistantFebruary 2010 – April 2012••••

Bigcity Hospital Center
Washington, DC 00000
Giant Medical Laboratory•Research Intern
June 2008 - January 2010••

Conducted day-to-day execution of clinical research protocols including
obtaining informed consent, completing study procedures, anddispensing, accounting for study drug, and documenting drug
compliance.
Responsible for recruiting prospective research subjects for clinical
trials.
Responsible for clinical communication with central and local IRBs andmaintaining ethical approval for studies, from initial study approvalthrough study amendments, annual continuations, and finallytermination.
Documented and conducted appropriate correspondence regarding
adverse events, including multiple severe adverse events.
Responsible for clinical tasks including venipuncture, vital signs, bodymeasurements and ECG.
Working with contracts and budgets with study Sponsors from study
start-up through study close-out.
Assisted with diabetes management tasks insulin dose adjustment,
home blood glucose monitoring, and diet and exercise counseling.

Produced kits for research sample collection and storage inenvironments without refrigeration, computers or Internet access.
Responsible for 20,000+ entry database of human tissue samples
including daily intake, processing, diagnostics and sample retrieval.
Worked with other interns in extensive data-mining operation to createa complete and accurate computer database of all extant researchpatients and samples since 1988.

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SAMPLE CRC JOB DESCRIPTION
Hometown Research Center
Clinical Research Coordinator
Job Description: Responsible for safe and effective implementation of clinical trial protocols and ensuring that protocols
are conducted, recorded, and reported in accordance with the protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), ICH-GCP,
and all applicable regulatory requirements.
Directly accountable to: Research Manager, Hometown Research Center
Responsibilities include:•Assist with the preparation of IRB applications, including protocol and informed consents and obtainapproval to conduct the study.

•Maintain appropriate correspondence with the IRB, including adverse events, annual renewals andprotocol amendments.

•Create Standard Operating Procedures for each study or clinical trial.

•Conduct telephone interviews to determine subject eligibility. Schedule intake appointment to recruit
subjects to study. Obtain informed consent and HIPAA authorization, conduct intake interview, andenroll subjects.

•Maintain source documents and regulatory documentation of clinical trial. Ensure quality of data onCRFs.

•Monitor health and safety of subjects with frequent contact and ensure subject compliance with thestudy protocol.

•Present adverse event documentation to Principal Investigator and sponsor where appropriate.

•Create and maintains database of subject information and generates reports and shipments of data tocoordinating center, as needed.

•Prepares documents for review by sponsors, monitors and regulatory authorities, as necessary•

Participates in meetings with sponsors, monitors and regulatory authorities, as necessary.

Skills and Experiences:•••••Undergraduate degree in nursing preferred
Clinical trial experience minimum 1 year
Supervisory experience desirable
Substantial experience using computerized information systems, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
CTMS required
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