If you like:
💡studying ways to improve health outcomes
💡stringent rules and creating standard operating procedures, project management
💡working with patients
💡the clinical setting without becoming a doctor or nurse
Things to keep in mind:
📚most do not require a PhD, or an MS. They care much more about clinical research experience.
📚 some people do this as an intermediary to become a medical science liasion or as an entry level job into other clinical study jobs.
📚still involved in research, just patient research instead of being at the lab bench.
Why take scientists?
🧪scientists understand the studies clinical trials are based on and can navigate differences between effects seen at the lab bench (in vitro, in cellulo, in vivo) vs in humans.
🧪Trained in handling complex datasets and following protocols.
Job opportunities to keep an eye for:
💻 Clinical Research Coordinator
Ways to learn about this career:
🗣️hands on experience with a clinical trial
🗣️take a clinical trials class or masters in clinical research
🗣️add a clinical component to your research
🗣️include a clinical committee member
