Career in Clinical Research
A clinical research is a scientific study of drug development process designed for improving health.
A clinical research is carried out before releasing the medicines in the market. Prior to the release
of the drug into the market a lot of trail and research has to be undertaken for which qualified
clinical researchers are required.With the increase in the number of disease clinical research is
poised to play a significant role all over the world.
- Eligibility
A graduate or a postgraduate in Life Science, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmacy or physiotherapy.
- Job Profile
The job of clinical research involves implementation monitoring of clinical trails conducted in the laboratory.
- Clinical research involves four phases
 Phase 1: - This is the stage when a new drug is tested on a small
group of people, say around 50.
Phase 2: - The second phase involves a larger group of around 150 to 350 people after considering the results in phase 1.
Phase 3: - In phase 3 studies are performed on larger group of patients depending upon the kind of medical condition that is being studied.
Phase 4: - The last phase involves the safety and ongoing technical support of a drug after it receives the permission to be sold. In this phase there are even larger numbers of patient who are involved for a longer period.
The scope of a clinical research student can be understood from the following. The student can climb up the ladder in the following ways.
Clinical Research Associate Clinical Team Leader Project Manger Head of Clinical Operations
Database Designer Data Manger Lead Data Manger Head of Data Management
If you have experience then it will be an added advantage but fresher are always welcome provided they have the right ability. Before joining any institute the student should find out weather they provide placement assistance.
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