Also called: CTA, Clinical Trial Associate
Entry-level team member who keeps clinical trial paperwork and logistics organized.
Files documents in the trial master file, schedules monitoring visits, tracks site payments, and keeps everyone on the study team updated. Common first job in pharma.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in a science or health field.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Public Health.
Growing about average. Steady.
High risk for 10 years. Filing, scheduling and tracking are routine tasks AI automates, squeezing this common first pharma job.
Classes: Computer applications, Biology, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-6014.
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