{"id":13627,"date":"2024-09-26T15:13:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/?page_id=13627"},"modified":"2024-12-04T12:56:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T12:56:32","slug":"clinical-trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/info-resources\/exploration\/clinical-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Career area: Clinical trial management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A &#8216;clinical research, medicine, public health&#8217; career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical trials are a large-scale undertaking, and there is a range of roles that coordinate and oversee all aspects including site selection, communications with doctors, trial protocols, data management and analysis. The pharma sector,&nbsp;contract research organizations (CROs) and hospitals, often employ PhD-qualified life scientists for these positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-tabs\"><ul class=\"vf-tabs__list\" data-vf-js-tabs=\"true\"><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-ad9d22e7-f2ff-4f69-8d17-6906474a25b3\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Roles and responsibilities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-0e516856-67d5-40f7-8a48-9fb56f3d4d9c\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Career entry and progression<\/a><\/li><li class=\"vf-tabs__item\"><a class=\"vf-tabs__link\" href=\"#vf-tabs__section-2b831503-f499-4f03-ae98-402b00c99e2e\" data-vf-js-location-nearest-activation-target=\"\">Knowledge and skills<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vf-tabs-content\" data-vf-js-tabs-content=\"true\">\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-ad9d22e7-f2ff-4f69-8d17-6906474a25b3\"><h2>Roles and responsibilities<\/h2>\n<p>The most common area for life scientists to work in is in a coordinating role where tasks may include a subset of the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>coordinating with the sites where the trial will take place (\u2018investigator sites\u2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>supporting or leading the design, writing and review of the study protocol, case report forms etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ensuring that all ethical and regulatory aspects are considered, collecting relevant documentation, and preparing registration\/approval of the trial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>coordinating all aspects of the trial \u2013 for example, delivery of the medicine, patient recruitment via doctors, and schedule for activities associated with the trial with the clinical staff (nurses, doctors) who complete these (pre-assessments, treatment, follow-up).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in some roles, answering patient questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>monitoring the ongoing trial \u2013 ensuring all data for the trial is accurately recorded and patients are tracked; following up on any adverse events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>preparing for and&nbsp;attending internal meetings\/calls to review timelines, milestones, budget; preparing for and attending external meetings\/calls with vendors, site liaisons, regulatory authorities etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>working closely with other team-member e.g. the biostatisticians analysing the data and medical writers who will prepare the final documentation for regulatory submission\/publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These coordinating roles may involve work directly at the site of the trial, but there are also opportunities for home or office-based roles that involve coordinating clinical trials across multiple locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there are other roles focused on the management and analysis of clinical trial data. This area can be particularly interesting for life scientists with quantitative or computational backgrounds. Entry-level roles in the data management area generally involve working in electronic data systems to encapture and track data about each participant in the trial, and resolving queries and issues with the data. More senior roles might involve more strategic input on data strategy, data clean-up and analysis etc, as well as supervising more junior staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-0e516856-67d5-40f7-8a48-9fb56f3d4d9c\"><h2>Career entry and progression<\/h2>\n<p>Entry-level roles include \u2018Clinical Research Assistants\u2019 and traineeships. Direct entry to operational roles may be possible particularly at CROs \u2013 PhDs often enter as \u2018Clinical Research Associate\u2019 (CRA) or \u2018Clinical Research Monitors\u2019. Some additional training (e.g. online courses providing an overview of clinical research) will increase your chance of entry into an operational role rather than a traineeship. With experience, you will likely advance to more senior roles such as clinical project manager or clinical research coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example job titles<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clinical research associate\/scientist&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical investigator\/researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical trial\/study coordinator\/lead\/project manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical research data specialist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical data associate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical data team lead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clinical research data analyst<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biostatistician<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"vf-tabs__section\" id=\"vf-tabs__section-2b831503-f499-4f03-ae98-402b00c99e2e\"><h2>Knowledge and skills<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;In our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/blog\/2022\/03\/skills-for-a-scientific-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">careers and skills survey<\/a>, 7 clinical trial management professionals told us about the competencies they used most often. The most commonly selected competencies were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Resilient problem-solving (selected by 86% of the respondents)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teamwork (selected by 71%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective communication (selected by 71%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organization (selected by 57%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing and focusing on a clear vision (selected by 57%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1536\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023-Genomics-England-3000x1800-1-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n        \n        What do people value about this career?\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\nIn our<a class=\"vf-card_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/blog\/2022\/03\/skills-for-a-scientific-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0careers and skills survey<\/a>, scientists working in clinical research told us that they appreciate that their work:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>is intellectually stimulating<\/li>\r\n \t<li>involves collaboration\/ working in a team<\/li>\r\n \t<li>provides opportunities for personal growth.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-1\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container  | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n          <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600 | vf-u-sr-only\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n        header    <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to learn more about this career area?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nOverview articles<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"vf-links vf-links--tight vf-links__list--s vf-links__list--very-easy\">\n    <ul class=\"vf-links__list vf-list vf-links__list--secondary\">\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/tooling-clinical-trials-careers\">\n        Tooling up: Clinical trials careers \u2013 Science Careers       <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/job-profiles\/clinical-research-associate\">\n        Clinical Research Associate \u2013 PROSPECTS Job profile      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcs.udel.edu\/10-careers-in-clinical-research\/\">\n        Career opportunities in clinical research, University of Delaware      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/bench-pharmacy-life-clinical-research-scientist-drug-development\">\n        From the bench to the pharmacy: The life of a clinical research scientist in drug development \u2013 Science Careers      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/ctsc\/area\/join-the-team\/jobs\">\n        Types of clinical research jobs \u2013 UC Davis      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/nsj\/article\/a-career-in-clinical-research\/\">\n        A career in clinical research \u2013 NewScientist jobs      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/clinical-options-basic-scientists\">\n        Clinical options for basic scientists \u2013 Science Careers      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bitesizebio.com\/6800\/careers-for-scientists-clinical-research\/\">\n        Careers for Scientists \u2013 Clinical Research \u2013 BitesizedBio      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.labiotech.eu\/partner\/biostatistics-clinical-trial-management\/\">\n        Why are biostatisticians essential for clinical trial management \u2013 Labiotech      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/jobs.thermofisher.com\/global\/en\/clinical-data-management\">\n        Clinical data management career information      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details  class=\"vf-details\" id=\"\"  >\n<summary class=\"vf-details--summary\">\nResources<\/summary>\n<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"vf-links vf-links--tight vf-links__list--s vf-links__list--very-easy\">\n    <ul class=\"vf-links__list vf-list vf-links__list--secondary\">\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/intersectjobsims.com\/\">\n        InterSECT Job Sim simulation library.       <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EJX7HHYWICY\">\n        Video Interview- Clinical Trials Project Manager &#8211; Daniel Chappell &#8211; Cambridge University Careers Service      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--normal vf-box-theme--quinary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n                            <p class=\"vf-box__text\">We highly recommend learning more about the careers using the resources above, then conducting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/info-resources\/making-connections\/#vf-tabs__section-c9d226ee-2bad-45ed-bf4a-7d49cd01ad03\">informational interviews<\/a> to gain further insights directly from former PhDs working in career areas that interest you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/internal-information\/eicat\/embl-fellows-career-service\/career-exploration\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        For EMBL fellows\n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">Further internal resources (e.g. library of recorded career 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requires coordination of tight timelines, different needs and unexpected events.  <\/p>\n    <\/span>\n      \n<\/article>\n\n<!--\/vf-summary-->\n\n<article class=\"vf-summary vf-summary--news\" style=\"display: block; display: unset;\">\n  \n  <span class=\"vf-summary__date\" title=\"2019-05-28T17:24:04+00:00\"\n    datetime=\"2019-05-28T17:24:04+00:00\">28 May 2019  <\/span>\n    \n  <h3 class=\"vf-summary__title\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/blog\/2019\/05\/career-profile-barbara-tizzano-clinical-trial-manager\/\" class=\"vf-summary__link\">Career profile: Barbara Tizzano, Clinical Trial Manager<\/a>\n  <\/h3>\n    <p class=\"vf-summary__text\">\n    Barbara Tizzano shares her experience of moving into clinical trial management. This is a career area that may be attractive for people who love coordinating projects and bringing people together to solve real-life problems.  <\/p>\n    <\/span>\n      \n<\/article>\n\n<!--\/vf-summary-->\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-3\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      >\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n                  target=\"_blank\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/info-resources\/exploration\/\">\n        Return to our Career information and exploration page        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":8552,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-title-left-aligned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-13627","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13627"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21653,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13627\/revisions\/21653"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-fellows-career-service\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=13627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}