Bethany Kohl — Senior Clinical Research Associate
Philadelphia, PA
Clinical research professional with ten years in oncology and cardiology trials, the last five monitoring sites for a mid-size CRO. Rewrote the source-document worksheet sites complete at each visit, which took the query rate per subject from 4.8 to 1.6 across 14 sites.
Experience
Senior Clinical Research Associate, Ardenway Clinical Research · January 2022 – present
Monitors 14 oncology sites on a phase III trial of 620 patients, at 18 to 20 on-site visits a quarter.
- Closed 213 monitoring findings across 14 sites at a mean 9 days to resolution, against a study target of 21.
- Caught a consent version error at three sites within two weeks of activation; re-consenting 46 patients kept the study clear of a reportable deviation.
- Rewrote the source-document worksheet used at every visit, taking the query rate per subject from 4.8 to 1.6.
- Led the site readiness work that shortened first-patient-in from 94 days to 58 across the last six activations.
- Mentors five CRAs through co-monitoring visits; all five reached independent sign-off inside 7 months against a CRO average of 11.
Clinical Research Associate II, Lowell Pike Therapeutics · March 2019 – December 2021
Sponsor-side monitoring on two phase II cardiology studies.
- Managed nine sites and escalated four enrollment shortfalls early enough to move the targets to sites that could fill them, protecting the database lock date.
- Rebuilt the monitoring visit report template, which cut the sponsor review cycle from 12 days to 4.
- Hosted an FDA bioresearch monitoring inspection at the highest-enrolling site, closing with no Form 483 observations.
Clinical Research Coordinator, Rittenhouse Oncology Institute · August 2016 – February 2019
- Coordinated 11 oncology trials with 60 to 70 active patients, covering consent, visit scheduling and specimen handling.
- Raised screening-to-enrollment conversion from 38% to 61% by pre-screening the tumor board list the week before clinic.
- Kept regulatory binders for 11 studies inspection-ready through two sponsor audits, which returned three minor findings between them.
Education
- M.S. Clinical Research Organization and Management · Drexel University · September 2019 – June 2021
- B.S. Biology · Rutgers University · September 2012 – May 2016
Skills
- Monitoring: Risk-based monitoring, Source data verification, Site initiation and close-out, Protocol deviation management, Informed consent review, Co-monitoring and mentoring
- Regulatory: ICH-GCP, 21 CFR Part 11, IRB submissions, Trial master file review, SAE and SUSAR reporting, Inspection readiness
- Systems: Medidata Rave, Veeva Vault eTMF, CTMS, IRT and IWRS, ePRO platforms
- Therapeutic areas: Solid tumor oncology, Hematology, Cardiology, Rare disease
Certifications
- CCRA, Certified Clinical Research Associate — Association of Clinical Research Professionals
- ICH-GCP E6(R3) and Human Subjects Protection — CITI Program
- IATA Dangerous Goods, Category B biological specimens — International Air Transport Association
