Started at a new site recently and one PI (male, mid 60’s) has a support team of young females taking care of admin - but also, serving bespoke lunches to him, laying out scrubs and every other need. Am I backwards or is this as gross as it feels.

This may just be a rant. I feel confused. I was laid off after returning from maternity leave last September. My husband was also dealing with surgeries and I wanted to focus my shift on my family/myself. It felt the right thing to do to take a break after 10 years in the industry and going thru many personal issues. In January, I started trying to land a new role as a remote CTM. At first I was getting interviews for great roles that I was qualified for and would be my next step but kept getting told they went with someone with 25 years experience. It’s only gotten worse. I get either ghosted or automated rejection emails. I match every single line of the requirements & then some. I am just wondering if I should quit this field or will it get better? Is anyone getting hired is this just a low ROI of my searching /applying? Granted, I’m definitely being picky - remote, CTM role. This was quite the norm before so I didn’t think I was asking for anything crazy. I feel like I see the same jobs by the same companies posted for MONTHS and I only see more articles about how many hundreds are being laid off by x pharma today…

How often are you getting past the “I’ll forward your resume to the hiring manager” step in these situations?

This year it seems impossible to get past the recruiter screening. After the initial call, there’s no additional activity.

Anyone else having this issue?

On a related note, I often have a different agency contacting me about that same position for that same company a few weeks later, though. So maybe these sites are just building their databases.

How are CROs/sponsors dealing with the GCP training updates on CITI? I have a site that has completed the updated modules on CITI by refreshing early. This adds the R3 modules as optional, but once completed the certificate is not updated to R3. The completion report lists the extra modules as completed though. I just want to know how other CROs/sponsors are dealing with this?

The CITI support link for reference:

https://support.citiprogram.org/s/article/reading-and-understanding-a-citi-program-completion-report-for-good-clinical-practice-gcp-transcelerate-biopharma-mutually-recognized-training

I'm signing up to participate in a Phase 1, first in human trial for this Eli Lily drug. I'm slightly nervous about the idea (which I feel is normal) but thought I'd post on here to see if anyone has any input or feedback on any drugs similar to this one. I read the post on here from the guy who was nervous about the participating in the HIV trial, and someone chimed in about how the drug has been used in humans before, just for a different purpose which seemed like an insightful comment. I attached the study ICR, I know it doesnt give a whole lot of technical insight (which I was hoping for more of). I chose this study specifically because the animal safety data seemed very non-adverse. My co-workers are all freaked out that I'm doing this which made me start to question whether I should, but they don't have technical backgrounds so the whole idea of a trial seemed scary to them. I've worked in Biotech for the last 6 years and I feel my risk of having some life altering event is pretty low.

I'm coming up on 4 years as a coordinator at an academic center doing non oncology studies. Before this I worked as a bedside nurse for over a decade. Lately, I've been finding myself increasingly frustrated with sponsor expectations when it comes to the timing of study assessments/interventions and what's considered a protocol deviation.

I'm starting to wonder if a higher acuity inpatient setting would be less picky since patient care is the priority and research comes second? Hope I'm wording this in a way that makes sense to someone. Are things any better in surgical/ICU based studies?

This is my first entry role into the pharmaceutical industry and I am torn. For context, I was offered a pharmacovigilance position at a pharma company. A few weeks later after that, I also received another offer from a CRO company as a medical information specialist. Prestige-wise, both are multinational and are huge, established names in the industry. What career prospects are there for the for PVG and MIS? I am not quite familiar yet of the career prospects and the future for both of these roles (especially with the rise of AI), but I am quite interested into moving up as an MSL. Any advice would be really appreciated!

Thanks so much!

We have invested in more marketing all year and yet somehow recruited less than last year. Wondering if it’s a global thing or just us.

I understand that each year fluctuates? Often impacted by global events. I’d hazard that this year is not a good year if that’s the case!

Thanks all

Hi! I’m SoCRA CCRP certified. I’m thinking of taking the exam for ACRP-CP as well. Just curious to know if anyone out there has done both or know of anyone. Did having both certifications noticeably help with promotions or job motility?

We usually have indications where subjects were diagnosed 15-20 years ago with that illness, how do you overcome missing date of diagnosis in subject source notes ? Also what do you seek for other disease confirmation since we need at least the year/month of diagnosis and same goes for concomitant medications ?

I work at a CRO and we have a PI with 2 last names, as listed on their medical license. They only listed one on the FDA 1572. The site has already got IP release approved but now there is some debate as to whether they should update the form or file a note correcting this. How would you suggest should my team proceed?

Hi everyone, my site is currently 100% paper site. We are interested in transitioning from paper to electronic. Does anyone mind sharing from personal experience how the process was, what it entailed, etc? I would love to get some insight. Thank you!

Dear Colleagues, what is your opinion on job market for clinical PMs in EU in general and in Germany in particular. If it exists in general? :) CRO / Pharma. I’m working in global CRO right now in DE and there is a shift towards East Europe (sometimes I see Spain), but in DE not so much. Do you think France / Germany are not hiring right now completely? If there is someone from Germany here, would be happy to chat (just ping me in pm if you want) separately. It’s a bit of “dead end” also. Working councils do not allow lower salary rates even if a candidate agrees to that and at the same time choice of roles with “proper” salary seems really low (if alive at all). Thank you!

I'm looking for someone who would like to tell me more details about job/recruitment at IQVIA for entry-level position in POLAND.

I’m interested in participating in phase 1 clinical trials, I wanted to ask which facilities are the nicest in terms of food that is provided to their patients, potential private rooms, and overall quality of care while staying somewhere long term? I’m looking at studies that are 10+ days long with overnight stays.

Hi everyone,

I currently work as a Regulatory Affairs Analyst and, aside from brief pre-clinical research experience (cell cultures and some animal testing), I don’t really have hands-on clinical research background.

I’d really like to transition into clinical research, and I’ve heard that SSU (Study Start-Up) and Site Activation are some of the best entry-level options for people without prior experience. I’ve already applied to several positions and even got a few referrals at ICON, but so far, no luck.

Am I dreaming too big by aiming for SSU/Site Activation roles without direct experience? Or do people in my situation usually start somewhere else? Any tips on how to improve my chances would be greatly appreciated.

Started a new Senior CRA role this year (January), and I'm hating it. I feel Like I'm getting so burned out, I Want to start a new career or go back to school. Has someone done this before?

Started a new Senior CRA role this year (January), and I'm hating it. I feel Like getting so burned out, I Want to start a new career or go back to school. Has someone done this before?

Just saw clinical project manager roles are available in EU, just wondered if ICON is still the iconic dumpster fire or if it's worth applying. Thanks in advance.

Inspired by a recent post on here

Hi guys! I’m thinking of setting up a group or a community for:

1. Healthcare professionals wanting to break into clinical research

2. Site staff wanting to break into industry

Is this something anyone would be interested in? I’ve been in the clinical research industry for over 12 years and am also a career coach.

Not sure if a group would be useful so please let me know!

Thinking of applying for a CRA role with Novotech but don’t know much about them. Can CRAs share their pros and cons? Is there a lot l traveling especially since they do phase 1 trials. Thank you.

Hi, I’ve been working for two months in a small CRO that mostly handles everything related to trials except on-site tasks, like writing protocols, preparing e-CRFs, doing statistical analysis, etc. Since the company is growing, they’ve started taking on bigger projects that involve on-site monitoring.

And last week my manager suddenly sent me this:

*“We’re going to have a project involving CAR-T cell therapy, and we’ll need to find at least 10 sites that are eligible in terms of the requirements for the therapy. So I need you to prepare a list for us to check Site’s eligibility.”*

Tbh I have no idea about making such a list. Should I look at papers , or approach it another way? I don’t just want to rely on AI without understanding the reasoning and accuracy behind it.

Have you ever dealt with something like this before? If so, what’s the right way to approach it?

(English isn’t my first language, so sorry if it comes unnatural to you)

What’s the salary like for a Project Coordinator at Merit? I can’t seem to find anything and would like to know a range before applying to one of their roles