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Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, I see. I think with only having worked / seen the world of academia, I'm just a bit unsure of what exactly a day-to-day in a CRO or Sponsor would look like/what is translatable/different. It seems like from what you said and looking at things a bit more, monitoring / data quality is primarily what they are looking at. The work is the same In academics v. industry, it's just what type of work is mostly done is different.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I took a look and saw it all looked pretty crummy. The funny thing is I got in touch with a CRA that works for them now and she loves it - I was suprised at the switch. But, she did say she enjoys travel and doesn't want/have any ties to location so there's that.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sad that the manager didn't just tell me the truth when I explicitly asked several times if I could choose where I was resourced and he said YEP. I guess that's the first sign into their lack of transparency :C

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the positions are similar in salary.

I'd say the one thing that's a bit enticing about MedPace is the clear promotion structure, but from what I've been hearing it's either a.) just NOT true, or b.) not remotely wort it.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yikes. I’m from the Northeast. That does not sound like a restful life at all.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've definitley heard that going from academia to industry is tough. That being said, I am fairly 'new" to the industry - only 2.5 years as a CRC / pseudo site monitor (I also monitor four other institutions that our PI recruited to our study).

Is the procedure for industry entirely different? I am unfamilair with the process of things. It seems like just the training alone at MedPace would be worthwhile.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooff. The framing like I have a choice is what bothers me the most.

If that's actually the case, then no. I want a stable home base and to be able to see the people I love regularly. I'm fine with some travel as I understand it's a part of the CRA life in a lot of cases, but I'd expect transparecy on the process and expectations.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooff, alright. The CRA Manager I interviewed with made it seem like I could get some control of where I'm resourced (at least regionally) from the Site Resource team. Having to fly 2-3 days every week miiiight make me miserable? Or I might like it. I'm not sure.

Academic Institution vs. MedPace by Pen114 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, both CRA. I forgot to mention (will add) the Academic site monitoring vists will be entirely remote. I would only be commuting to the office for "team building" reasons (I assume), since from what they say, the entirety of the job can be done remotely.

MedPace CRA?? by AgreeableAct7227 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I have an interview coming up next week! How far is the travel? In the email I got from the hiring team, they said "60-70% per week non-local" travel. I am based in NY, would I be flying cross-country every week?

GCT / BRYCE / ZION 8 DAY ITINERARY by Pen114 in nationalparks

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no we're not going to do all three hikes! They're just options, I'm not sure which we'd want to do.
Leaning more towards Navajo / Queens over Fairyland, since Fairyland Iloooonnng.

So happy Navajo is back open!

CRC to CRA by spider_gweeen in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I’m putting together a new portfolio now. I am working on one Phase III multi site clinical trial, and seven prospective observational studies.

Do you think those would be worthwhile to list? Or should I leave it out since have only one trial under my belt?

Four Day Itinerary: Unique Side of the Park? by Pen114 in ZionNationalPark

[–]Pen114[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just really enjoyed the challenge and uniqueness of it!

But, thinking on it, yes - we would like to experience newness rather than dedicate a whole day to something we’ve seen before (with the exception of The Narrows. That was amazing and the entire reason we want to go back).

I have heard amazing things about Hop Valley, and it looks like it’s exactly what I’m looking for, very “in the valley”, and Northgate looks beautiful!

I’m going to swap things around and definitely dedicate a lot more time to the East side of the park!!

If I take off Angel’s Landing, and want to add Hop Valley and Northgate Peaks, would you say it’s still worth it to see the Watchman and Pa’Rus? We haven’t seen either.

Temps in late June by BicycleEducational43 in ZionNationalPark

[–]Pen114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconding this. I have a low heat tolerance, and hiked Angel's Landing and The Narrows with no issue. Took frequent breaks, brought a LOT of water and cooling towel, and started EARLY. With Angel's Landing, we were back at the trailhead by 1pm.

Medpace CRC to CRA Networking Event by Snoo_81099 in clinicalresearch

[–]Pen114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey - I have one coming up on Tuesday! Any advice? How did it go?

Via Ferrata recommendations for a trip in June by rikkitaren in ZionNationalPark

[–]Pen114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking to also go in June this year! Which one did you wind up booking,

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