{"id":2436882,"url":"https://alion.io/job/merck-co-clinical-research-associate-2","title":"Clinical Research Associate","company":{"id":3768,"name":"Merck & Co.","domain":"msd.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/msd","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":123,"ghost_share":0.008,"stale_share":0.122,"repost_share":0.089,"time_to_fill_p50_days":15,"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Taipei, Taiwan"],"countries":["TW"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":22000,"max_usd":49000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1296},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Good Clinical Practice","optional":false},{"name":"Matter","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-13T10:57:48Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-13","last_verified_at":"2026-10-24T20:32:05Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":13,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":13},"description":"Job Description\nHE OPPORTUNITY\nThe role is accountable for performance and compliance for assigned protocols and sites in a country.\nUnder the oversight of the CRA-Manager the person ensures compliance of study conduct with ICH/GCP and country regulations, company policies and procedures, quality standards and\nadverse event reporting requirements internally and externally.\nActs as primary site contact and site manager throughout all phases of a clinical research study, taking overall responsibility of allocated sites.\nActively develops and expands the territory for clinical research, finding and developing new sites.\nParticipates in internal meetings and workstreams as SME for monitoring processes and systems.\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nDevelops strong site relationships and ensures continuity of site relationships through all phases of the trial.\nPerforms clinical study site management/monitoring activities in compliance with ICH-GCP, Sponsor SOPs, Local Laws & Regulations, Protocol, Site Monitoring Plan and associated documents.\nGains an in-depth understanding of the study protocol and related procedures.\nCoordinates & manages various tasks in collaboration with other sponsor roles to achieve Site Ready.\nParticipates & provides inputs on site selection and validation activities.\nPerforms remote and on-site monitoring & oversight activities using various tools to ensure:\no Data generated at site are complete, accurate and unbiased.\no Subjects’ right, safety and well-being are protected.\nConducts site visits including but not limited to validation visits, initiation visits, monitoring visits, close-out visits and records clear, comprehensive and accurate visit & non-visit contact reports appropriately in a timely manner.\nCollects, reviews, and monitors required regulatory documentation for study start-up, study maintenance and study close-out.\nCommunicates with Investigators and site staff on issues related to protocol conduct, recruitment, retention, protocol deviations, regulatory documentation, site audits/inspections and overall site performance.\nIdentifies, assesses and resolves site performance, quality or compliance problems and escalates per defined CRA Escalation Pathway as appropriate in collaboration with CRA-Manager, CRM, TA Head and CRD as needed.\nWorks in partnership with GCTO country operations, finance, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, legal and regional operations, HQ functional areas and externally with vendors and IRB/IECs and Regulatory Authorities in support of assigned sites.\nManages and maintains information and documentation in CTMS, eTMF and various other systems as appropriate and per timelines.\nContributes to CRA team knowledge by acting as process Subject Matter Expert (SME), buddy/mentor and sharing best practices as appropriate/required.\nSupports and/or leads audit/inspection activities as needed.\nPerforms co-monitoring visits where appropriate.\nFollowing the country strategy defined by CRD and/or CRA-Manager, contributes to the identification of new potential sites and works closely with them to develop strong clinical research capabilities.\nWHAT YOU MUST HAVE\nFluent in Local Languages and English (verbal and written) and excellent communication skills, including the ability to understand and present technical information effectively.\nGood understanding and working knowledge of clinical research, phases of clinical trials, current GCP/ICH & country clinical research law & guidelines.\nGood understanding of Global, Country/Regional Clinical Research Guidelines and ability to work within these guidelines.\nHands on knowledge of Good Documentation Practices.\nProven Skills in Site Management including management of site performance and patient recruitment.\nDemonstrated high level of monitoring skill with independent professional judgment.\nGood IT skills (Use of MS office, use of various clinical IT applications on computer, tablet and mobile devices) and ability to adapt to new IT applications on various devices.\nAbility to understand and analyse data/metrics and act appropriately.\nCapable of managing complex issues, works in a solution-oriented manner.\nPerforms root cause analysis and implements preventative and corrective action.\nBehavioral Competency Expectations:\nEffective time management, organizational and interpersonal skills, conflict management, problem solving skills.\nDemonstrated high level of monitoring skill with independent professional judgement.\nAble to work highly independently across multiple protocols, sites and therapy areas.\nHigh sense of accountability / urgency. Ability to set priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a changing environment.\nWorks effectively in a matrix multicultural environment. Ability to establish and maintain culturally sensitive working relationships.\nDemonstrates commitment to Customer focus.\nWorks with high quality and compliance mind-set.\nPositive mindset, growth mindset, capable of working independently and being self-driven.\nDemonstrates and projects professional demeanor and communication consistent with organizational policies and practices.\nExperience and Educational Requirements:\n- Associate's degree, certificate or equivalent in a scientific / healthcare discipline together with at least 5 years of relevant experience in the healthcare field, including at least 2 years of direct site management (monitoring) experience in a bio / pharma / CRO.\nOr\n- Bachelor’s degree (or above) together with at least 2 years of direct site management (monitoring) experience in a bio / pharma / CRO\nAdditional location(s) Compensation Information:\nRequired Skills:\nAdverse Event Reporting System, Clinical Research Methods, Clinical Site Management, Clinical Study Management, Clinical Trials Monitoring, Customer-Focused, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Good Clinical Data Management Practice (GCDMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Multitasking, Protocol Adherence, Regulatory Inspections, Remote Monitoring, Standards CompliancePreferred Skills:\nCurrent Employees apply HERE\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE\nSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully\nMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.\nEmployee Status:\nRegularRelocation:\nVISA Sponsorship:\nTravel Requirements:\nFlexible Work Arrangements:\nHybridShift:\nValid Driving License:\nHazardous Material(s):\nJob Posting End Date:\n11/20/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7151,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Taiwan","iso":"TW","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Veterinary Medicine","Vaccines","Biologics & Biosimilars","Oncology Therapeutics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T10:57:48Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":67,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.894,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":12,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:33","wave","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/merck-co-clinical-research-associate-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/merck-co-clinical-research-associate-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T15:00:30Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":19898,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3768},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3768"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmerck-co-clinical-research-associate-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmerck-co-clinical-research-associate-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmerck-co-clinical-research-associate-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/merck-co-clinical-research-associate-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmerck-co-clinical-research-associate-2"}]}