Responsibilities and Duties

Clinical research managers are involved with the monitoring of all processes in clinical trials. They oversee the administration and staff of such trials. For example, they need to supervise the CRAs on-site and in-house monitoring and filing of the trials.

When one is a clinical research manager, it means that they have to oversee those FD regulations, good clinical practice, and SOPs are all adhered to. They are also required to offer assistance in the development and implementation of different clinical, programs, procedures, and processes.

Qualifications

Certification is very important in any career. For clinical research managers, they need to complete very specific professional exams. This is determined as per the region, by the rules set by the regulatory bodies For instance, in some areas a clinical research manager needs to have a nursing master’s degree.

First level managers

First level managers have to ensure that all the department or project milestones and goals are all met while sticking to the budgets approved by the top management. They must have the most extensive knowledge about the department, since they operate with all their processes. In most cases, clinical research managers need 5 years of experience in a particular field before moving up to more senior positions.

Clinical trial manager

These managers supervise and execute clinical trials. They also guide and oversee the clinical data managers and clinical research associates. Clinical trial manager needs to report to the CPM or the clinical project manager.

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