Clinical Research Podcast

An article came across my feed on linked in that was discussing the move for us workers to not want a boss and move to be self employed. This is not a surprising move because we see the influence that moguls have garnered where, entrepreneurs are the new celebrities. Look at Shark Tank, Daymond John, Mr. Wonderful, Mark Cuban. Look at people like Gary Vee, Casey Neistat, Grant Cardone and many oth...

This video is about some of the best way to get new opportunities at your job. Many people look elsewhere for new opportunities and ways to level up, but actually some of the best opportunities can be right where you are. They can be right underneath your nose and you don't even see them. This video is about how you can start seeing the incredible opportunities that are all around you in your plac...

In This episode we interviewed a CRA who has worked her way up in clinical research from an IQVIA Intern to a Clinical Research Associate. Many people are constantly asking about how they can get there start in clinical research and the best way to get their foot in the door to become a clinical research associate. In this episode, we discuss ways and the best positions for people to get their sta...

Employee turnover is one of the perceived problems in teh clinical research space and probably other job markets as well. This is due in large part because of the high demand for clinical research professionals combined with the plethora of job openings. This supply/ demand issue is great for employees but bad for employers and in this video we come up with some strategies to limit employee turnov...

There is a struggle to dealing with team members that are based all over the world, "global team members". Part of the struggle is dealing with the timezone, another part is dealing with cultural differences. In an ever connected world, how will we as global citizens work together for a stronger future and a more stable clinical research frontier. There are many joys when dealing with a global tea...

3 Characteristics that are needed to ensure you get your dream job are discussed in this video. Are you hungry for success? Are you hungry to get your dream job? In an economy that is the best its ever been, it is prime with opportunity for you to finally get that dream job, but it will take work as it always does. Thats why we used the term "hustle" because it will not be an easy path. Follow the...

Paid Time off or PTO for short is one of the best things about working for a big company with a great PTO policy. We arent talking about that unlimited PTO crap but a structured allotment of PTO. As you gain experience in a company generally after a few years of employment, you start to accrue pto faster and faster which leaves senior level employees with too much pto to take or that they even kno...

The Black Panther Movie came out over this past weekend to much fan fare. Of course I went to go see it and it was incredible, and probably one of the best movies I have seen and easily the best superhero movie I have seen not named The Dark Knight. The Technology, and medical knowledge, the people of Wakanda had got me to think about clinical research and some of the overlaps the movie had with c...

This video is about the skills that are needed to be successful in clinical research. There are three skills that are needed and you would be surprised at how they are cultivated and developed. Most colleges dont teach you these things that we as Clinical researches actually use on a day to day basis. This is one you definetly will want to watch multiple times. Be sure to share with all of your fr...

In this interview we interview a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) who originally got her start working as a Study Manager during college and eventually got hired on full time at a small CRO for the same role. An opportunity later presented itself to become a Clinical Research Associate due to the study and company need (perks of working at a small CRO). We dig deep in this interview and go throug...

The big headline out of the health care M&A world today is Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche’s $1.9 billion acquisition of Flatiron Health, the Alphabet-backed, cancer-focused digital health analytics upstart that’s attempting to use real world patient information and big data to spur better oncology R&D. Flatiron’s cancer-centric electronic health records platform is linked to some 250 community o...

In this video we talk about how to get a clinical research internship and the importance of getting your foot in the door through an internship if possible. Whether you have experience or do not have experience in clinical research or the job force as a whole, this video will surely provide some tips and value to getting an internship in clinical research. Make sure you watch this video before you...

You may have watched the video we did on the Most Hated Task in Clinical Research. Many people think that Meeting minutes is the second most hated task in clinical research and many think that Trial Master File (TMF) Reconciliation is the most hated task in clinical research. Which one is the most hated and which one is the second most hated? Watch this video to find out where each tasks rank. Fol...

This video is about one of the most hated tasks in clinical research. Many entry level employees will have to do this task and most people will agree that this is the worst, most hated and despised in clinical research. This task is so notorious that you can even ask people who have never even done it themselves how bad it is. Ask your homies at IQVIA, Syneos, Parexel, PPD, Docs/Icon, Chiltern abo...

Have you applied for a clinical research internship and want to know how to maximize it? Getting the most of your clinical research internship can be the difference between you having a job when its over and not having one. Maybe you have applied for internships at companies like Syneos Health, or Duke University or other companies. There is even the CRA Academy that the Clinical Trials Guru teach...

Often times we can't help it and is the nature of working in the corporate world, but sooner or later your boss is going to be angry with you over something. Weather they are angry with the whole team, or just you it is inevitable that your boss or manager is going to be pissed with you and those situations can be difficult to handle. In this video we discuss how to handle an angry boss situation...

3 Best Entry - Level Clinical Research Jobs In this video we discuss the 3 best entry level jobs for a great career in clinical research. Those jobs are common ways that people get into the industry and are great launching pads for project manager, project director, CRA and many other roles that people love. Clinical research has a job type and flow for everybody, thats why millennials are loving...

Many people are interested in getting a job at one of the top CRO's, be it Syneos Health (Inc research + inVentiv Health), Parexel, IQVIA (Quintiles) or PPD or at the site or sponsor level, this video will detail what is needed to get your foot in the door in clinical research. Clinical research has become an increasingly competitive space to get your foot in the door and requires experience, netw...

This video is about how to talk to your manager about your career path. Your manager can be both your biggest asset and your biggest roadblock to advancing your career in any industry but especially in clinical research because they are going to be the ones that are going to be there to sing your praises to the powers at be that are in control of your promotion. If it is your manager who decides y...

A lot of Millennials are coming out of college or trying to find the perfect career for them and in this video we discuss why Millennials are flocking to Clinical research in droves. Clinical research is one of the best sectors to be in because it has many things that the modern day worker wants. Clinical research associate is always on the US News and World Reports best jobs year after year as it...

Don't forget to Subscribe for new content! I know a lot of people want to hurry up and become a clinical research associate but it really pays to be patient and start from the bottom. We no longer live in a world where people are getting CRA jobs right out of college, so people want to throw patience by the wayside and get to CRA as fast as possible. Well in this video we discuss how and why it pa...

This experience describes the IN house CRA interview that i interviewed for which also happened to be an in house application for my company. In other words i was already working for the company and decided to apply for an in house cra position. If your looking for a great job out of college and have a biology degree or any type of degree. Be sure to subscribe for more information to get your foot...

In this video we talk with a Clinical Research Associate that has been working with a very large Contract Research Organization (CRO). She has been monitoring for a few years and broke into the industry as an In House CRA. We break down how to break into the clinical research industry, how you can best get to the career path of Clinical Research Associate and some of the ins and outs of being a CR...