Clinical Research Associate(CRA) is one of the most sought after jobs in USA especially for the people from life sciences background. The requirement for qualified & certified CRA’s is very huge in USA and all over the globe as well. The reason is very simple because CRA would have the majority share in the success of a clinical trial especially when it is multicentric with many sites located at different locations. The career growth for a CRA would be very phenomenal. In most cases career for a CRA starts with designation of ACRA (Assistant Clinical Research Associate) followed by CRA –I, CRA – II, CRA –III …… etc and can easily reach upto Associate Director for Clinical Research.
. The opportunities this particular section of Clinical Research industry are enormous and only thing an aspiring life science graduate need to do is a decent certification program of CRA from some reputed training academies or CRO’s. Various positions available for a certified CRA are:
- ACRA
- CRA – I
- CRA – II
- CRA – III
- Senior CRA
- CTA (Clinical Trial Assistant)
- Clinical Monitoring Associate
- Research Operations Assistant
- Clinical Operations Manager
- Project Assistant
- Home based CRA etc…
The typical salary range for an entry level CRA would be around 60,000-70,000 US Dollars per annum and can reach up to 3, 00,000 US dollars depending on the position and experience of the CRA. Alternatively an experienced CRA can work independently i.e. as a freelancer or even can do a home based role. This is one of the rare job profile which is highly paid and demanding.
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