Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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I am writing this post to provide basic information and guidance for people who might be interested in becoming a Clinical Trial Administrator (CTA) in Pharmaceutical industry or Contract Research Organisation (CRO).
Who is CTA:
Working conditions:
CTA duties varies slightly from one company to company. CTA can work full or part time, this role is generally office based and it could at sponsor or CRO office and few times it could be site office.
Education requirements:
In most instances pharma companies and CRO's will provide ''on-the-job'' training according to the study being performed. In some cases there is a chances to get external training courses which could be useful for career growth in clinical research could be possible.
Clinical trial administrator career is getting promising in this days. If you are Enthusiastic, Logical and Methodical this career well opts for you. Clinical trial administrator plays a key role in organizing the clinical trial programme effectively. Clinical research main objective is to make sure marketed drugs are safe and whether they reaching the clear clinical end point.
After a new drug candidate being discovered, drug manufacturer's will perform pre-clinical studies to know the drug effectiveness in experimental animals. This is done to establish preliminary safety data prior to conduct clinical trial. Once the Investigation new drug (IND) approved for clinical trials, drug makers will plan to perform clinical research.
This clinical research planned in different phases, which includes at least one or more clinical studies or trials which would be sponsored by drug maker. Now let's discuss about clincial trial administrator (CTA) role in clinical research. Here acronym CTA used in the coming discussion for clinical trial administrator. In clinical research CTA involves in various phases and at all stages of clinical studies. The activities like set up, conduct and complete a clinical study involves CTA at various stages.
CTA works with other professionals in conducting study, CTA may be directly work for a drug maker or Contract Research Organisation (CRO). CRO's are independent organizations which plans, organizes and conducts the study/trial.
Feel free to give your comments and exchange your knowledge at our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/pharmatimes/ All the very best
With regards,
Santhosh Mennani
Who is CTA:
CTA is someone plan, organizes, conduct the logical aspects of clinical trial by following Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and other Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). The CTA acts a cardinal point of contact for other clinical trial team or sponsor.
CTA duties varies slightly from one company to company. CTA can work full or part time, this role is generally office based and it could at sponsor or CRO office and few times it could be site office.
Education requirements:
In most instances pharma companies and CRO's will provide ''on-the-job'' training according to the study being performed. In some cases there is a chances to get external training courses which could be useful for career growth in clinical research could be possible.
Clinical trial administrator career is getting promising in this days. If you are Enthusiastic, Logical and Methodical this career well opts for you. Clinical trial administrator plays a key role in organizing the clinical trial programme effectively. Clinical research main objective is to make sure marketed drugs are safe and whether they reaching the clear clinical end point.
After a new drug candidate being discovered, drug manufacturer's will perform pre-clinical studies to know the drug effectiveness in experimental animals. This is done to establish preliminary safety data prior to conduct clinical trial. Once the Investigation new drug (IND) approved for clinical trials, drug makers will plan to perform clinical research.
This clinical research planned in different phases, which includes at least one or more clinical studies or trials which would be sponsored by drug maker. Now let's discuss about clincial trial administrator (CTA) role in clinical research. Here acronym CTA used in the coming discussion for clinical trial administrator. In clinical research CTA involves in various phases and at all stages of clinical studies. The activities like set up, conduct and complete a clinical study involves CTA at various stages.
CTA works with other professionals in conducting study, CTA may be directly work for a drug maker or Contract Research Organisation (CRO). CRO's are independent organizations which plans, organizes and conducts the study/trial.
Feel free to give your comments and exchange your knowledge at our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/pharmatimes/ All the very best
With regards,
Santhosh Mennani
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