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Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Reviews
What is it like working as a Clinical Research Associate (CRA)?
July 2017
Flexibilty.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in New York:
Pros: Working with the disinfranchised.
Cons: No vacation pay no pay increases.
June 2017
Clinical Research Associate (CRA) in Sydney:
Pros: Corporation, culture, office hours location, training and self development.
Cons: Salary, benefits, work flexibility.
May 2016
Keep up with the industry and you will succeed.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA):
Keep up with the therapeutic knowledge and industry standards. FDA, ISO, medical device and other local laws and regulations.
April 2016
Clinical Research Associate (CRA):
Pros: Type of work. Environment. Use critical thinking. Social skills.
Cons: Stress level, compensation for amount of work.
March 2016
CRA for a Staffing Agency.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA):
Pros: I got to work with good people, for and with companies with a strong commitment to ethical behavior.
Cons: I was underpaid and under-appreciated. Because I was working for a staffing agency, I was basically treated as a second-class citizen at the client site.
March 2016
Junior person helping all departments.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA):
Pros: Medical field and subject oriented job.
Cons: Long working hours, no holidays. Non flexibility of working hours.6 days a week working.
April 2015
Poor culture, office is crammed, top-level unqualified.
Clinical Research Associate (CRA):
Pros: The Clinical position is located in Arden Hills, MN. The supervising manager is located in NC. There is a lot of latitude in performing your job as this is definitely one where micro-managing is not conducive. However, if you require a lot of guidance, this position would not be a good fit. The supervising manager expects the staff to be self-starters and if they don't deliver, many contractors have lost their position this way. Clinical research efforts are mainly a marketing vehicle to stimulate new sales or trials for the product. This company is easily accessible from my home. I am able to compensate some personal time as a result of my work travel. I have been deliberate in voicing what I want and the direction of my career. I've explained that I want to participate on core teams and work on project management or even compliance tasks. No change in my responsibilities. No considerations given. Many higher-ups are very exclusive and only travel together to bond.
Cons: The company culture is lacking. The management does not seem interested in developing their current talent. Either this is the case, or they are not invested in the long term future as the nature of the company has been to "sell the company in 3-5 years" since establishing MN location on 2009. Management has been quoted as saying, "what we do next after this" to lead one to believe the company is temporary. Top level managers (VPs) remotely manage their departments, currently located in the Arden Hills office, as they have consistently stated they will not move to Minnesota. The result is the staff are left to their own devices usually to tackle highest priorities for each unfinished project and then jump to another unfinished project tackling only the highest priority to address pressing deadlines. The culture is slow to embrace change. There are many individuals who say that "that's how we've always done things" or "that was how we used to do it when X used to work here."
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