Tips for Having a Career In Clinical Research

Are you looking to get into the Clinical Research industry either as a Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Associate or Clinical Trial Manager, but do not know where to start? If so, this video is for you!

Gain useful insight from a Clinical Research Professional who has worked in the industry for nearly 20 years to help ensure you start on the right path and set realistic expectations for your Clinical Research career.
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About ClinEssentials

ClinEssentials provides courses, products, and services so Clinical Research Professionals can thrive and achieve fulfilling careers. The mission of ClinEssentials is to revolutionize quality and efficiency in Clinical Research. ClinEssentials offers support for research professionals at any stage through a free Clinical Resource Library, time-saving tools and products, top-notch training courses, and professional career services.

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About Tiffany Ashton, MAS, CCRA

Tiffany Ashton is a Clinical Research industry expert and the Director of Operations for ClinEssentials. With over 20 years spent working in Clinical Research, across the CRC, CRA, and CTM roles, Tiffany has first-hand expertise that is second to none and is excited to help assist you on your career journey.

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Connect with ClinEssentials and Tiffany Ashton

[JenUrano]

I appreciate this video! It's great advice to think about where you want to get eventually, and then consider which path to take to get there. But could you do another video on helping figure out where we want to get eventually? I think I want to do project management in the clinical trial space, and I have lots of real world experience in my current industry, but none with clinical trials. I'm trying to figure out what a clinical trial manager is, and whether the realities of their day-to-day work would be a good fit for me. Or whether a program manager would be better……

[NotoriousNay]

All I have is customer service experience and a BS in Biomedical Sciences. I don’t know how to use what I have to start my career 😢.

[meeshelljay]

Hi there if I’m an Medical Assistant with an Associates Degree in health science idk which direction to go to in order to start

[ms.apittman]

Hello Tiffany, There are many positions as a CTA where the work has piled up due to staff changes. Employee retention is costly in so many ways. What advice would you give to a CTA starting several new studies that have so many QI issues?