Clinical Research Associate at Avocado Virtual Solutions

Avocado Virtual Solutions (AVS) is a professional recruitment agency and business support service dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, small businesses, and busy professionals streamline their operations. We specialize in administrative support, customer service, social media management, recruitment assistance with onboarding, and business/company branding. Our mission is to help clients save time, enhance productivity, and build strong, recognizable brands while they focus on growing their businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Clinical Research Associate

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced and self driven Clinical Research Associate with four to seven years of independent site monitoring experience to join our Clinical Operations team.
• This role is suitable for a professional who can confidently manage complex clinical trial sites while ensuring compliance with Good Clinical Practice standards data quality and patient safety.
• The successful candidate will independently oversee end to end site management activities across Phase One to Phase Four clinical trials.
• You will work closely with investigators sponsor teams and internal stakeholders to ensure high quality trial execution and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• The Clinical Research Associate will manage assigned investigative sites and conduct pre study site initiation interim and close out monitoring visits. You will perform source data verification and source data review to ensure data accuracy completeness and timeliness. You will support timely data entry query resolution and audit readiness while identifying and escalating protocol deviations safety issues and data risks.
• You will ensure that investigational sites comply with ICH GCP local regulations study protocols and standard operating procedures. You will verify adverse event and serious adverse event documentation and ensure safety reporting is completed within required timelines. You will work closely with medical monitors and safety teams to support case reconciliation and safety oversight.
• The role includes responsibility for investigational product accountability including proper storage handling dispensing documentation and reconciliation. You will also support site staff through training on protocols study systems and operational workflows.
• You will participate in study start up activities including site feasibility qualification and readiness assessments. During study close out you will support regulatory completion archiving and site closure activities. Accurate documentation and reporting in electronic trial master file systems is required.
• You will collaborate with project managers data management safety teams start up specialists and other clinical research associates. You may support junior CRA development through mentoring or co monitoring when required.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Master degree in Life Sciences Pharmacy Nursing or a related field is required. Candidates must have four to seven years of direct site monitoring experience across clinical trial phases.
• Experience in oncology or other therapeutic areas such as infectious diseases vaccines cardiovascular central nervous system or endocrinology is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
12th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: avsabujahr@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.