Clinical Trial Supply Specialist

Also called: Clinical Supply Coordinator

Makes sure the right experimental drugs (and placebos) reach every trial site worldwide on time.

A day in the life

Forecasts how many drug kits each site will need, arranges cold-chain shipments, and tracks blinded labels so nobody knows who gets the real drug.

Pay over a career

Starting
$52k
Typical
$75k
High
$105k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in supply chain or life sciences.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Biology.

Outlook

Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI forecasts drug-kit demand and tracks shipments; fixing delays and cold-chain problems stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Statistics, Economics, Computer applications.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1081.

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