Clinical Research Podcast

In Clinical Research we are in a unique situation where we have to have backups cover us in case either the site or sponsor or CRO for that matter may have questions. We have seen it time and time again when there is an issue that pops up unfortunately and the person you need is Out of the Office and isn't responding to emails. In the Clinical Research space there are backups when study team membe...

In this episode we discuss the importance of personal travel to clinical research and jobs overall. On this channel we have consistently talked about the virtues and benefits of taking PTO and traveling on your personal time, But there are actual real world and on the job benefits to taking this time. Often times we are so caught up in what we are doing on the day to day basis that it may feel lik...

In this video we discuss the most common methods of communication in the workplace of clinical research. The clinical research field is full of communication ways. There are different ways you would communicate with the sites, there are different ways you would communicate with the Sponsor. In this video we talk about the 5 best Communication methods. If you haven't already, check out the podcast...

One Good Reason To Enter Clinical Research There are many reasons why someone would want to enter the clinical research field. This is one reason to enter the clinical research field, a good reason to enter clinical research field. Entering into the clinical research field is both difficult and not easy, but if you were on the fence, perhaps this reason could push you over it. Don't forget to Subs...

In this video we detail the dress code for clinical research. Your specific office may have different requirements or your exact job may have different requirements, for example if you are in a meeting with the sponsor as a project manager, or anyone for that matter, you are going to have to wear a suit. This dress code details a normal day at the office for guys. There are obvious situations wher...

In this video we talk about a fairly common Occurrence in clinical research which is Adverse Events or AE's for short. For all those people that are trying to get into clinical research or on the clinical side of clinical research this is a basic concept that needs to be understood and how to manage them. Everyone from study coordinators, clinical research associates, clinical trial leads, clinica...

This was a viewer submitted question on how much money can be lost if Clinical Research Associates do not jump from company to company. Many companies hand out very lucrative sign on bonuses to encourage Clinical Research ASsociates to move to a different company. These bonuses are not given to clinical research associates who stay at one company. Over the course of 5-10 years how much money can a...

In this episode I go through my experience of being a remote monitor in the clinical research industry. Many people are interested in becoming monitors in the clinical research industry, but how was it for me after a few months of experience. In this video I detail my experience as a clinical research associate learning the craft. For you clinical research professionals out there, do you think it...

Office Politics is something that is not going away time soon. Anytime there are people involved in a small environment there is going to be politics and people edging to one up each other. In this video we talk about office politics in clinical research. Office politics can sometimes not be as prevalent because of the remote environment and the culture of remote work, but when your paying your du...

Maybe you can feel it in the air, or maybe not, but ECRG is going to update you on the current state of the clinical research job market. The market is back from its 2017 lulls and is hotter than it was ever in 2017. Companies are hiring left and right, but dont worry, I believe it will get even hotter. In a couple months the job market will get even hotter. In this video we break down the current...

This episode is about how Sponsors which are the companies that create the drugs or devices i.e. Big Pharma are becoming increasingly frustrated with lack of CRO options. What do you think will ultimately become the result of their increased frustration?

This episode we discuss the Most Important Skill for Modern Day Employment. There are many skills that are very important to finding and holding down a steady job, but I think an argument can be made that this skill is the most important skill for getting a job in the modern day economy. Comment down below if you agree this is an important skill for Modern Day Employment! Don't forget to Subscribe...

n this article we discuss a recent 2018 article about an organization who has formed to help solve the clinical research associate or cra shortage in clinical research. Proficient and competent Clinical Research Associates are always in demand in an ever growing clinical research industry and there is a segment of clincial researchers who believe that solving this shortage could help speed up clin...

This is another episode in our series on various clinical trial positions. Clinical Trial lead can also be called a Lead Clinical Research Associate, they often have the same tasks and responsibilities. In this video we hammer down the details of what a clinical trial lead does in the clinical sector as well as their interaction with the remainder of the team. Hope this is helpful. Don't forget to...

In the clinical research industry, often times the best positions can be hard to get to. It doesn't help that companies will have secrecy around some of the clinical research positions. Why would they keep this awesome high demand positions secret? What do these companies gain by keeping how to get into these positions secret? In this video we discuss why there is so much secrecy about certain cli...

We discuss the newest list of Top CRO's brought to us based upon revenue mostly and net profit mostly. These rankings don't measure which CRO is the best to work with if you are a site, or if you are a sponsor, this is predominately based on earnings. If you are new to clinical research and looking for a job, these are ones to target as these have the pockets to bring in new candidates. Go ahead a...

As many of you know Mental Health is incredibly important to a long and fruitful career, your mental stability, and overall happiness. With many of us in clinical research working in a corporate environment it has increasingly become a topic of discussion among CRO's. CRO's realize that in the corporate workplace with such high turnover, that mental health is even more important than before in ord...

Positive Feedback is just as important as negative feedback. In the clinical research corporate world, things can get very hectic and managers can often forget to give positive feedback to their team. When a manger only provides negative feedback it can be demoralizing and mess with the psychology of the team. I prefer a manager that gives tons of positive feedback and even directs your working be...

For many of you who have not worked in a clinical research environment before it is very sporadic. There are some months where you feel like you are barely able to survive with the work demands and other months where you can do lots of errands during the work day and still seems like there is no work to do. The clinical research workflow is much like a river flow. There are rapids and fast moving...

With the exponential acceleration of technology and the accessibility of it her in the USA. Some companies are going all in on remote work. While the article I read isn't specific to clinical research, I do see that trend poised to take the clinical research world by storm. Clinical Research already is an industry which has somewhat embraced a remote work force so could this be the tipping point?...

Do not fall for the gimmick, Clinical Research companies are starting to offer unlimited vacation time trying to be 'cool' and 'hip'. This is a gimmick and is in fact does not have the intended effect. Companies may be offering this policy trying to make it look like you can take as much vacation as you want but that is in fact not what actually happens. Employees end up taking way less vacation t...

This was a viewer submitted question on what kind of questions are asked during a clinical research interview. For positions like study coordinator, clinical trial assistant, project coordinator, project management assistant the questions are going to be less job specific than you might think. They can teach you how to do the job so they care less about how much you know about it. They care more a...

This is a small hack that can be used to improve conference call stamina and effectiveness. In the corporate world we are constantly inundated with meeting after meeting and call after call. Are all these meetings necessary? Are all these meetings effective? How can we conduct a better meeting, so that only what is necessary is being discussed and only having meetings when necessary, not everyday...

Note to Files (NTF) are used in clinical research frequently to explain a missing document or to explain in more detail a situation. Study coordinators write them, CRA's write them, Project Managers write them many individuals in clinical research can write and do utilize NTF's. In this video we discuss a little more what they are all about.

If you would like to see the video version of me going line by line through this resume, check it out here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvxIcjaootA&t=986s Thank you all so much for sending in resumes to review. This is a resume of someone who has a good amount of clinical research experience however they took off some time in their career to raise a family. Now they are ready to reenter the...