so what is the one job I would recommend to anyone looking to get into the
clinical research field to get what is my favorite entry-level clinical
research job coming up right after the intro
hey guys Serg here back with another episode today we're gonna be talking
about what is my favorite entry-level clinical research job my favorite
favorite favorite entry-level clinical research job well before we get into
that I'm gonna first let you guys know before you guys can even get an
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gmail.com if you're interested in that so you're interested in getting any
clinical research but what position should you be applying for is it
clinical trial assistant is a study coordinator is it a project assistant is
it project manager assistant there are so many positions out here in clinical
research and they're a bunch that I haven't even named or even gone over
before just because I mean you can't go over all of them but what is my favorite
one what is my favorite entry-level clinical research job and of course this
depends on what you want what are your goals you've got to think what are my
goals what do I want to do in clinical research where am I trying to go in
clinical research but if you don't know or if you are just trying to make a lot
of money or you just want a great lifestyle or you want to you know kind
of learn about a lot of different things and then make your decision or you just
don't really care quite frankly you just know you want to be in the field my
favourite clinical research job is the in-house CRA my favorite entry-level
clinical research job is the in-house CRA now why is that well for one it used
to not be an entry-level job it's becoming more entry-level now so they're
still gonna there's gonna be some status there so that's number one you're gonna
have a little status because it's it's not an entry-level job but it's becoming
more an entry-level job with risk based monitoring with remote monitoring it is
becoming more of an entry-level job and something that you can get without much
experience some may want you to have experience and this is a job that people
have for years they've got they got senior in-house C arrays and actually
what they do is a lot of people a lot of C arrays who are tired of being on the
road will actually come and become in how C Ras they'll put them in as a
senior in how CRA they'll work remotely and do kind of the same thing as before
but just do it remotely so that's how the in-house CRA is used to be because
they used to want someone who is well seasoned to be able to do the in-house
CRA tasks but now they're realizing that lower-level people can do it in people
with a little bit less experience can do that role too and you don't necessarily
need someone with all that experience so C Ras are doing other things they're
going to be project managers they're going to be clinical trolleys whatever
whatever but another reason why I love the in-house er a role is it's easy to
get to see RA from there that's an easy job that's an easy transition and for me
a CRA is the best in the business I don't think there's a
better there is a better clinical research position in fact I think it's
the best job in America and I'm gonna do a video on that on why it's the best job
in America but I think it is easy to get to see array it's probably the easiest
to get to see array sometimes tidal a study coordinator I'd
say in how CRA is one a study coordinator is one B when it comes to
being a CRA but definitely I mean they're pros and cons to either being an
in-house CA or study coordinator but I think I think in how CRA because it's so
close to CRA makes it very very attractive for a lot of people third
reason is you're not gonna be doing too many administrative tasks you're not
gonna be doing any of those meeting minutes tasks you're you're typically
not gonna be you know creating the TMF and you know being responsible for
filing everyone to documents in the TMF usually alright this is different every
company but typically you're not gonna be responsible for that now the in-house
ear a position may change because it is in-house so typically that there's more
changes that go along with that you're not on the road so you don't get any of
those benefits you don't get any of that clout either but in-house CRA in-house
there could be some changes there but yeah so those are three things I really
like about in how CRA another thing that as good as the pay is usually good but
with it becoming less and less experienced position the pay is probably
gonna creep down a little bit over the years into 2019 into 2020 into 2021 the
pay is likely gonna creep down a little bit but that's okay it's still a great
position to get your foot in the door of clinical research another reason why
it's great is really really the strongest reason is because I think you
can get to see array pretty easily from from that position but another reason
why it's great is you get to interact with the site you get to feel like
you're actually doing something you get to feel like you know you're not just
doing administrative tasks you're there for a reason you get to build a rapport
with the site and that's an important job that's one
thing that sponsors and CEOs hold very very dearly is those relationships an
overall relationship building so that is very very important and you get to have
that as an in-house CRA so those are my main reasons why it's the best also it
can be done remotely that is a job that can be done remotely now they're
probably not gonna let you do that job remotely when you're first getting
started but eventually you'll be able to be whether it's a couple days work from
home you'll be able to be fully remote eventually depending on the company it
may just depend and depending on your manager for sure also but there are
people that are able to do that job 100% remotely so if you are a mom if you've
got a family or for whatever reason you may want to be a remote worker that's a
job where it can be done it can be done and usually pretty lenient there with
with work from home and everything so they do have those opportunities for you
if you want them so those are all the reasons why I would say that in how CRA
is one of the best entry-level positions and I mean there's more positions that I
did so I know from experience wise pretty good
that wasn't my first position in clinical research that was actually my
second that was I became an in-house CRA early early on and I really enjoyed it
and I felt like it definitely helped me get to the CRA route a lot of people ask
me all the time how do you become a CRA well I think that is the best position
for you become a CRA because you're in the CRO or pharma
company already and that's just the logical next step for you to become a
CRA the in how CRA position is just the logical next step and you're gonna have
a good foundation a good basis to become a CRA so if that's something that
interests you then this is for sure the best position but I feel like this is a
good place to get in on the clinical side it's a great place to get in you
get to understand the protocol read the protocol and really get a great
understanding of how clinical research is done through that
article and I think it's a great position especially because a lot of
times you got to kind of pay your dues and clinical research I'm saying this is
my favorite entry-level position it's kind of not an entry-level position but
it can be done entry entry level it can be gotten with minimal experience but I
think I think that's one of the benefits of it is it can be gotten without that
experience so you know you're gonna you're gonna get really good experience
in the entry-level position I mean in that house er a position and it's really
gonna do wonders for your career I bet you I promise you that so as
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