As I'll be working for a Contract Research Organization, my services will be provided to a number of different pharmaceutical companies on a project basis. A lot in this business is hush-hush, as the potential value of a patent pending new drug can be numbered in the high billions.
I find myself frequently using the phrase "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you". The problem of Internet communications is that if I tell you, I can't directly kill you, but I'll have to rely on your goodwill to carry it out.
Maybe a modified "Paypal donations" button, something like this?
If you enjoyed this website, please kill yourself!
Showing posts with label clinical research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clinical research. Show all posts
Monday, February 18, 2008
Clinical Research ahoy!
Last week I was employed and began working right off the bat!
The position I now hold is called Clinical Research Associate (CRA for short), or rather, a CRA trainee. What the heck is that? you might wonder. Well, here's a brief explanation:
Clinical trials are studies to test the safety and effect of new medication on human subjects. Once a new drug has been tested throughly in the lab and on animals, it's time to move on to humans. The experiments are performed by medical doctors. Participation in a clinical trial is, in the interest of the study subjects, completely anonymous, but the pharmaceutical company still we need to make sure that the studies 1) are safe for the patient and 2) follow the scientific protocol. Enter the CRA. A CRA monitors the study and makes sure that everything is going according to plan. And since things rarely do, they also make sure that problems get fixed asap.
The position I now hold is called Clinical Research Associate (CRA for short), or rather, a CRA trainee. What the heck is that? you might wonder. Well, here's a brief explanation:
Clinical trials are studies to test the safety and effect of new medication on human subjects. Once a new drug has been tested throughly in the lab and on animals, it's time to move on to humans. The experiments are performed by medical doctors. Participation in a clinical trial is, in the interest of the study subjects, completely anonymous, but the pharmaceutical company still we need to make sure that the studies 1) are safe for the patient and 2) follow the scientific protocol. Enter the CRA. A CRA monitors the study and makes sure that everything is going according to plan. And since things rarely do, they also make sure that problems get fixed asap.
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