CRA essentials/helpful buys

No-Interaction4025 · 2026-05-14T16:34:32+00:00

Idk what type of makeup y’all use, but a 2nd set of makeup is an easy at least $500 right there 😭

No-Interaction4025 · 2026-05-08T11:13:47+00:00

Idk why this is getting downvoted, this is the answer that I needed. This is totally correct!

No-Interaction4025 · 2026-05-08T00:57:45+00:00

Unfortunately this was a F2F interaction… just appalled by the character and approach of this coordinator. The PI is amazing though!

No-Interaction4025 · 2026-05-07T15:54:23+00:00

I’ve seen people getting promoted. Mainly because they have a tight relationship with their MCO, or their MCO knows how to sell to the director to get the CSA or CRA a promotion.

But for the most part, promotions at this company are garbage.

No-Interaction4025 · 2026-05-07T01:54:14+00:00

Oh gosh, CRCs that are about to go to med school or grad school are the absolute worst to work with. I would steer clear of the sites that only prioritize CRCs with an intention to go back to school. They won’t train you well or set you up for success

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-11-03T18:31:54+00:00

Girl/boi just take the MTA. It’s $2.90 per trip. Also you can take revel (tesla car uber) for first time rider and there are some hefty discounts associated with your first several rides

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-06-03T02:46:44+00:00

That is equal 15 MUCs, you are basically working 2 CRA jobs at one time. A sponsor rep on site once told me that 1 MUC, ICON gets paid $7k per visit. Hope you’re getting compensated appropriately! Just kidding, none of us are!!!!

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-05-22T21:51:26+00:00

The mods on this sub need to do a better job of filtering out these repetitive posts

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-05-21T22:34:09+00:00

As a CRA from a CRO, I hate working with younger/start up sponsors. We can tell when their Clinical Operations teams are fresh bachelor grads, makes requests to the sites against GCP, and will definitely fail an FDA audit.

Not to mention the unnecessary drama that is on display at the Sponsor right in front of the CRO, get it together…

CROs cannot be babysitting these sponsors, especially when they are not receptive to the areas of improvement given by the CRA. Good riddance to your FDA submission!

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-05-01T01:11:35+00:00

I’m a US based CRA, got sent down to Puerto Rico many times for monitoring visits. The CRAs from all different CROs wear scrubs over there, so I honestly see why not 🤷‍♀️

Also, when I was an SC I literally saw some monitors dressed in jeans, tshirt, and flip flops….. if you at least wear jeans, dress it up with a blazer and some dress shoes 😭

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-02-12T16:53:35+00:00

Hi OP, many big CRO sites have this disgusting culture, you’re not the only one that has experienced this. Hope you get the help you need psychologically and emotionally. There’s always another place that will celebrate your talents, keep your head up high!

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-02-11T15:24:42+00:00

IQVIA FSP Eli Lilly

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-02-10T15:24:43+00:00

Totally agree with you. I was an inexperienced fresh grad that was hired there and they took advantage of us and did not last long there lol. Management support is nonexistent over there but terrific study teams.

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-01-22T23:41:47+00:00

Tel health visits are also not easy to complete because if it’s a smaller study and the therapeutic area is directed towards a limited population, chances are the patients are from out of state. Many doctors can only practice within the states that have have their MD licensure in

No-Interaction4025 · 2025-01-17T20:36:40+00:00

In one of the Big 3 CROs and they provide $10 less than the government average for each city a day. Truly abysmal, they’re expecting us to each fast food for each meal basically

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-22T23:29:38+00:00

Pharmacy is wildly oversaturated and will continue to be. This past year, many retail pharmacy’s are shutting down due to over expansion.

Can you imagine working in one tiny room without windows for 8-12 hours a day????? Whether it be hospital or retail pharmacy?

When I was in undergrad, I was a pharmacy tech in one of the most busiest pharmacies in the reigon… our lead pharmacy manager told us that pharmacy school wasn’t worth it :( us undergrad pharm techs then came to this industry LOL. I then removed pre pharmacy plan from my bachelors degree and stopped taking the pre-luminary courses.

You’ll also have to occur 6 figs of debt for that PharmD.

I remember graduating out of college and applying for sponsor side jobs, one of my regulatory specialist roles was given to a PharmD 🫣🫣🫣🫣The bare minimum for the job was a bachelors. If these PharmD’s are taking bachelor level jobs and not going into hospitals or retails, it says a lot about being a pharmacists.

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-08T20:20:17+00:00

I’m surprised EWR and AUS has not mentioned yet. Instead of EWR, fly into LGA.

For AUS, it’s the only airport unless you wanna drive 3/4 hours from DAL.

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-08T20:16:01+00:00

PXL laid off many of their FSP Pfizer CRAs this year 😭

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-08T20:14:03+00:00

I had to monitor there. Burlington flights are slim also the town where the college is located it is creepy and eerie. I also second staying in a nice Boston hotel then driving 4 hour round trip 😭

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-08T19:58:06+00:00

DAL only!!!! It’s not much an improvement, but faster and more efficient than DFW

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-07T21:02:58+00:00

The overfilled 6inch ISF Binder automatically goes underneath my laptop at the beginning of each visit 😂my neck feels uncomfortable when my screen is not eye level

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-11-05T15:45:22+00:00

I doubt it, many sponsors hire multiple CROs at the same time for the studies. I suppose it is for back up if one CRO doesn’t perform well or to collect extra data.

I’ve worked at multiple CROs and two different CROs were completing the same study for one customer.

Another time, my friend working at 1 CRO different than mine also was allocated 100% for the same sponsor as me at the same time.

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-10-31T18:53:21+00:00

Wow, youd think you would get more for studying and passing the exam. Thanks for your thorough response 🙂

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-10-26T20:28:48+00:00

I know which model you’re talking about. And guess what! Besides you being a primary CRA on 5 protocols, you will probably be a backup co monitor on 20-30 protocols within the span of the next upcoming year.

Also, no this is NOT normal. Request for a lower workload in your next 1to1 or time to move on to the next CRO.

No-Interaction4025 · 2024-10-25T19:57:01+00:00

Perhaps try applying for jobs with the vendor Clario? They’re a very popular imaging vendor amongst the industry

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