Career Options
Why A Career in Clinical Research?
- Sunrise Industry, Booming Market
- Huge Demand & Supply Gap, Easy Entry
- White Collared, Knowledge Intensive Job vis-à-vis Boring Sales/Marketing/Production Jobs & Unstable and Uncertain Clinical Practice
- Good Career Prospects
- Quickies (quick money, growth on the ladder)
- National & International Travel, Cross-cultural Exposure
- Increased Contacts, Marketability
- Understanding of Drugs, Diseases & Management
- I Love Research, Documentation, Paper Work
- Clinical Research Associates :- They are responsible for all clinical activities of the company
- Monitors :- who monitor the research project.
- Investigator :- who is responsible for the treatment of the patients,
- coordinator :- coordinates the study with the organization,
- Analysts :- responsible for analytical department.
- Data management :- for handling data and biostatistics
- Regulatory manager :- for submitting documents for trial permission and
- Auditors and Inspectors :- for auditing the trials.
- CRC SHOULD WRITE ABT ALL THESE LIKE above & BELOW and add if any more
- Project Manager
- QA/QC
- Monitor
- Regulatory Affairs
- Medical Science Liaison :- Work for a drug company traveling to Dr. offices to discuss and understand the MD’s needs and thoughts on current medicines and trials. (not pharm sales!)
- Medical Writer :- Designing, writing any documents needed for a clinical trial; no travel
- Data Management :- very introverted; no travel
- Pharmacovigilance (AKA Safety):- no travel
- Ethics Committees (IRBs) :- Independent safety agencies; no travel
- FDA :- all types of jobs, working for government
- Research Scientist :- available in industry and government jobs; no travel.
