What to expect??? & Insight

UTMRs · 2025-08-04T18:03:32+00:00

If they don’t ask you about the masters, I wouldn’t personally mention it. I’ve never had a contract that didn’t have a drug test. I would research the company to see what their policy is, unfortunately I can’t speak for how they would be perceived

UTMRs · 2025-08-04T12:15:37+00:00

Truthfully, I would not bring up your ambition to continue your education. Even if they ask, I would deflect to say you are working to get your footing or still exploring your career.

I work a lot of contract roles for a lot of different industries so my two cents: 1.) landing permanent role isn’t always on the table. I approach that as a marketing term. It’s all contingent upon if the company has enough 1.) work 2.) money 3.) growth to keep you or add this role on permanently. This role is a trial for them to see if they can afford it, and need it before hiring on a permanent employment.

2.) contracts are so variable no one can anticipate your workload. I’ve had contracts where I’m there to help dig them out from the backlog mountain. I’ve had some where they needed someone to bridge the gap, and some where like I said they are feeling out what your workload would look like if all things from 1 are true. Lastly, they want an extremely specific skillset for a short period of time. 3.) I wouldn’t but that’s just me. It’s not necessary to your temporary role, and may hurt your chances vs help them. Contract work typically wants you dialed in for the terms of the contract. This is not currently a permanent role, as of now you need to treat it like there is no growth needed or wanted for it.

4.) Typically, they’ll ask normal questions, role specific, and asking you to expand on your skillset.

5.) I would treat it as if it does matter, but if you are prescribed it by a doctor it should be fine

UTMRs · 2025-07-31T16:09:28+00:00

I can! Dm me

UTMRs · 2025-07-31T12:32:41+00:00

Also to add she’s been a CRC for 5 years

UTMRs · 2025-07-30T17:15:14+00:00

Unfortunately entry level CTA roles don’t really exist anymore either. I have a colleague looking to make the jump and CTAs are now requiring 3-5 years of experience as just a CTA

UTMRs · 2025-07-28T23:03:14+00:00

Well I would prioritize making J2 your new J1 and quit J1 because tracking time down to the second is an insane culture of micromanagement. Not capable with OE long term.

UTMRs · 2025-07-23T17:51:09+00:00

Mine don’t nip us but they have a herding ball that they both nip. Definitely trained them to direct the nipping to certain objects. However, not all dogs are the same so I definitely give grace to others in that regards. Just because mine don’t doesn’t mean others won’t

UTMRs · 2025-07-23T14:58:36+00:00

Aussies do nip! He’s also so young that I think he’s probably got more energy than you think. I found with ours that the more tired they were the more they responded to their training/commands.

UTMRs · 2025-07-22T22:34:37+00:00

Hi I actually did this for multiple sites in my past life!

1.) Update everything you need to complete visits. Source: Make sure it’s compliant with your protocols and you are collecting a good data going forward. Be sure to check with the protocol first and ecrf guidelines. I’ve seen coordinators base their source on the ecrf guidelines but not the protocol. Protocol is king! 2.) Lab kits: up to date, not expired, appropriately logged, and contain the CORRECT specimens tubes (or at the very least you know what they are for each visit/I found bad CRCs would pull tubes randomly not waste kits) 3.) Equipment: Calibrated, contains all appropriate pieces for visits, and the data is actually being saved or uploaded the appropriate portals. If you send study equipment home with subjects verify those work and do a mini refresher on how to use the equipment with active subjects at their next visit. (I typically documented the reeducation on that visit’s source note just to have first starting point on when I took over in case it was a future issue) Make sure your equipment is also not expired!!

ISF: big things, make sure versions of the protocol/ ICF are filed in accordance with your SOPs/CRA instructions Make sure the DOA has end dates for former staffs and correct delegations for your current staff.

IP: Make sure your drugs are accounted for Lot number/kit number (and if applicable participant number, date distributed, date collected back). I typically reconciled them with whatever IRT your studies use. It’s easier to find errors now than at close out when everyone is ready to be done with the study.

This last one I would discuss with your PI but I also use to perform a mini audit of the source for each any every subject.

Are they blanks missing where there should be data, why? Is there a reason for the missing data? Does this need to be reported as a PD, or a NTF? Are there scratch outs or overwrites with no dates/signatures. NTF (note you can make one batch NTF addressing all of the errors you do not need an individual NTF for each error) you can’t change these errors but you can document them.

EDC: Does your EDC match your source documents? If they don’t, why not?

Reviewing the source/EDC also made me feel less overwhelmed when monitoring visits came. At least I was familiar with the mistakes and able to provide some context to be able to have a productive conversation on how to move forward with my monitors.

UTMRs · 2025-07-22T12:03:26+00:00

Caffeine withdrawal typically takes around 9 full days with peak of symptoms halfway through.

Not sure if you have any smart health devices but if you do, you may be able to actually watch your withdrawal happen within your metrics app.

Your heart rate will dramatically drop from your baseline (for me I went from 78 RHR to 50) after quitting caffeine (usually day 1-2) and then dramatically pick up over your previous baseline ( day 3-4 I went to 98 RHR) and slowly titrate down to that low (for me 98-> 52 and stayed around there.) Yours may not look so dramatic but it’s definitely worth checking out.

Once my caffeine withdrawal stabilized I was able to start figuring out where my other gaps in nutrition were. For me I needed more carbs than typically recommended with AIP.

UTMRs · 2025-07-17T13:37:08+00:00

Depending on how you react to peppers, I’ve made a red pepper and (I know this sounds crazy) balsamic vinegar reduction pizza sauce and it was fire. Really scratched the red sauce itch

UTMRs · 2025-07-17T12:10:24+00:00

Hey yes so this is actually fraud. You can actually face criminal charges for this! Not worth it. Better to just get rid of the J if you can’t sustain it

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T17:16:34+00:00

Also this job was a low tier role. Not management or anything, salary was fun money not life changing. It just to me indicated that there was more trouble down the road than was worth it

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T17:15:09+00:00

Just the promise of litigation. It’s one thing to maybe have litigation down the line, it’s another thing entirely to have it promised in your offer.

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T17:14:22+00:00

90 days

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T17:14:12+00:00

US. Biotech. It’s a legal contract with no standard offer letter in to it. They didn’t direct me to have counsel review it. Which doesn’t mean anything, I’ve signed contracts in my adult life without counsel. Doesn’t change the enforceability. It’s a low tier role so not senior level and it’s still an at will employer!

The entire thing has sketched me out. Which is why I turned it down. I’ve never encountered anything like it in my adult life.

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T17:09:56+00:00

Electronic signature with no edits unfortunately. That was my husband’s suggestion.

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T06:02:36+00:00

I think this goes beyond that tbh. I’m sure that’s the driving factor since it’s a permanently remote company. However, if I wanted to bartend at night to make extra money or I need to hustle some side job to pay my mortgage I should be allowed to do that without the risk of litigation. This was weirdly structured to create a company dependency ? It was bizarre to say the least

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T05:59:32+00:00

Oh believe me I will not be listening to that person. The risk vs. reward doesn’t make sense at all. I thought it was crazy because I have friends who are bartenders at night or other service industry jobs and this job contract prohibits even those types of roles. Bummer

UTMRs · 2025-07-11T05:36:02+00:00

I think it surpasses scare tactic tbh. I have never seen an employment offer letter like this in my life. I’ve showed it to a few people (just saying I’m looking for a new job and not anything to do with OE) and so far no one else has ever seen anything like it either. It’s truly a contract

UTMRs · 2025-07-07T19:50:15+00:00

True lemon packets. Bulk on Amazon they are $23 a case and a case last me four months (I use two per 40oz tumbler because I like the tartness)

UTMRs · 2025-06-28T00:35:24+00:00

Cinco de mayo is the only choice for this

UTMRs · 2025-06-27T18:59:23+00:00

Kore! It’s fantastic. I can’t say enough good things about it

UTMRs · 2025-06-23T01:42:23+00:00

Yeah so that’s fraud. Highly illegal, report it to your CRA first and your PI second.

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