Clinical research Careers in India -- Current Scenario

SIR
I AM DOING M.PHARM IN PHARMACOLOGY . I WANT TO DO JOB IN CRO AND ALSO WANT TO FURTHER STUDY ( EXTERNAL STUDY ) IN CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR HIGHER SALARY .PLEASE GIVE ME SOME IDEA AND PROPER GUIDELINE REGARDING IT.
THANK U

hi evr1
You know what guys i am fed up with job hunting in pharma/biotech comapnies;
it's useless to have MSc or BSc in life sciences or biotech..only top five land in good job (average) that too with less salary.. so my advice is choose smthn else.. let it know the same to young people who are thinking about it..hope you get me..

Thanks...

I have a b.tech in biotech.I would like to take up clinical research.Anna university and appollo hospitals have called for a one year pg diploma programme in Clinical research.
the fees is on the higher side: Rs. 2 lakhs. Is it a good option? Kindly help.

ravindramote@yahoo.in in Bombay, India said: HI Dear Friends,
I am BHMS , PG diploma In Clinical Research, By Hard work and By Luck I got job.
But I realies That There is no need to do any clinical research cource, just search ICH-GCP Guidline on net, New Drug devolopement, u will get all information
The clinical research Instituate Earning Lakhs-Lakhs of ruppes by creating False Cinario.
Dont spend lakhs of ruppes in clinical research course.

hello, sir i just saw ur comment on clinical research. I am also did BHMS and want to do career in clinical research but i dont know how, so plz sir can u help me.

Rimi in Bangalore, India said: Dear All,
I have done M.Sc in Bioinformatics.I want to build my career in clinical research field.But after reading above comments I am really very confused.Whichone is better CRA or Clinical Data Management? Please help me out. I dont have clear idea about these.How is the career growth in these industries and what are the starting salaries in CROs?

In the end, it depends on two things: what you want, and the culture. If you want to travel extensively for work and work a great deal of hours, then CRA work is for you. I was a CRA in the US and I can tell you that at minimum, I was working 65-70 hours per week. I would leave for an airport at 4 am on Monday, or even on Sunday night, and not return until 12 am on Friday night/Saturday morning. Each evening after work, I would work on reports in my hotel room. It is not an easy job for anyone who is married, male or female. In India, I think due to culture, it would be even worse. You as the female still have certain constraints. CDM may be the way to go. Personally, after seeing what CDM does, I knew it simply wasn't a career path I could take.

Lanfear in Pitman, New Jersey said: In the end, it depends on two things: what you want, and the culture. If you want to travel extensively for work and work a great deal of hours, then CRA work is for you. I was a CRA in the US and I can tell you that at minimum, I was working 65-70 hours per week. I would leave for an airport at 4 am on Monday, or even on Sunday night, and not return until 12 am on Friday night/Saturday morning. Each evening after work, I would work on reports in my hotel room. It is not an easy job for anyone who is married, male or female. In India, I think due to culture, it would be even worse. You as the female still have certain constraints. CDM may be the way to go. Personally, after seeing what CDM does, I knew it simply wasn't a career path I could take.

Sorry, forgot to add, for salary information, look online at job boards and websites like payscale. Finally, since you have a degree in bioinformatics, why not find something in that?

All of you who had been looking for work previously, can you possibly update us on how you are doing? I am curious as to the job market.

shifa in Bangalore, India said: hi there, iam doing my Msc in clinical research and i am from life science background can i knw what is my future after doing post gradution in CR.is CRA better or CDM better?

In india their is no future for students of CR.from, last 2 years i m struggling in this field.tody also i m unemployed.

hi everyone..I have done M.Sc microbiology..i am very confused about whether to do CDM course or not..will it be helpful??plz suggest..

Hi guys,

I Have done my B.Sc Biotech , and Diploma in CR from Hospital and working as a co-ordinator since two years and now am in dilema that whether MNC will recruit me for position of CRA or i should go for CDM.Please suggest me the best opition.
Thank you.

Jagat prakash mishra in Hyderabad, India said: ur from NIPER na....u must have strong research group there ...better u ask ur faculty n seniors.....NIPER name is enough......but do remeber dnt join nay C.R course ..from ICRI or CREMA...they r money making business only.......ALL THE VERY BEST..

CREMA is useless, hopeless and a fraud college. The chairman is a big fraud and cheater. They are running an institute which neither has a building nor faculty nor a placement officer. It was a good institute 2-3 years back but nw its not atall functioning well.So guys Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz dont join this institute otherwise you will end up wasting money as well as time.

does CRA book flights with own money first & claim expense later, or company gives a ready made ticket to CRA?

It depends on what type of job you are working. If you are an employee of an organization, you will be given a corporate credit card. The CRA is responsible for picking the best flight and booking it using the corporate card. Then, after the trip, they fill out an expense report and makes sure the corporate card is reimbursed properly.

However, if you are working as an independent contractor, you will use your own money and get reimbursed later.

There are no companies that I know of that give you "ready made" tickets- the CRA is responsible for their own schedule and for ensuring the corporate account is paid properly. Any discrepancies in the corporate account must be made up by the CRAs.

Now a days all CROs having there own travel desk to avoid the burden to CRAs. They have to send just one mail to travel desk or associate travel agent with the company. Then agent will send few travel itinerary. Based on his(CRA) requirement he can book flight tickets.
No need to spend his own money to book flight tickets. CRA will travel on average 15-20 day per month. How they will get lakhs of rupees every month.Even though the company will reimburse the amount, all the CROs having their own travel desk.

hi friends im done with bpt (bachelor of physiotherapy).am i eligible for msc in clinical research? and how ll be the payscale for a fresher in msc clinical research.?? how ll be a career in clinical research?kindly reply me.

Hi friends
I hve completed Clinical Research Course.Still i didnt get job in this field.So ne1 can help me how to find job in this field?

Poonam Sharma in Mumbai, India said: I have completed B.E.(biotechnology) in 2011.I m lookin forward to go for PGD in clincal research and clinical data management in CR bridge who give a 100%placement guarntee or ICBIO. please tell me is dis a correct profile for job. also give me reviews abt d institutes i hv opted, r they reliable?? i m confusd...please suggest me

hi.. did u go ahead with cr?m a bds graduate, m too planning to join icbio in bangalore.. could u plz tell me if its helpfull for placements. plz reply asap

thank you

hello everyone,
m a b.d.s graduate from bangalore, planning to join a 6 month course in cr in icbio but m really confused with the above comments. i wanted to kno if thers good scope n growth for CR in bangalore?n about the pay scale range in pharmacovigilance and CDM? plz reply as soon as possible.

thank you

Hi!! As far as i know n hv heard from friends ICBIO Bangalore is a gud institute to pursue CR course. But i dont feel there s very gud scope n growth of CR. Yeah there are many clinical research organisations in Bangalore but at the same time there s a kind of saturation as very few openings r coming these days and a lot of aspirants r there.So if one is really talented , confident and performs really well in the interviews then he/she can get one job very easily n Moreover doctors are preferred over candidates from other educational backgrounds.Initially if u join a big CRO then pay will be around 15K per month. So friend please think properly n then go for this course in any institute. UOTE who="emma in Bangalore, India"]hello everyone,
m a b.d.s graduate from bangalore, planning to join a 6 month course in cr in icbio but m really confused with the above comments. i wanted to kno if thers good scope n growth for CR in bangalore?n about the pay scale range in pharmacovigilance and CDM? plz reply as soon as possible.

thank you

Hi
I prefer not to join CR course. Being a Biotech garduate, you do some software course which are related to CR like SAS, Oracle clinical etc. These are soft wares which are really required for CR projects.
Those who are from BDS background they can search for the modules in google. All institutes will take same modules & provide to the students & they will charge RS 50,000 to RS 60,000.

Otherwise best option is join as a trainee in some hospitals for 2 to 3 months you will understand what exactly CR means. Some of Hospitals they will charge some RS 2000 to 3000 per month for trainers.It is for better than joining CR

yeah u r absolutely right

thiru in Pune, India said: Hi
I prefer not to join CR course. Being a Biotech garduate, you do some software course which are related to CR like SAS, Oracle clinical etc. These are soft wares which are really required for CR projects.
Those who are from BDS background they can search for the modules in google. All institutes will take same modules & provide to the students & they will charge RS 50,000 to RS 60,000.

Otherwise best option is join as a trainee in some hospitals for 2 to 3 months you will understand what exactly CR means. Some of Hospitals they will charge some RS 2000 to 3000 per month for trainers.It is for better than joining CR

hi I Dibyajyoti Parida completed M.Sc Bioinformatics , im Intrested In Clinical research Job Can Any one suggest me how i wil get job in the field of clinical research.

Thank u

hi I Dibyajyoti Parida completed M.Sc Bioinformatics , im Intrested In Clinical research Job Can Any one suggest me how i wil get job in the field of clinical research.

Thank u

Hi In Clinical Research Clinical Data Management(CDM) is most suitable for you to enter as in Pharmacovigilance there s not much scope for non-medicos. So if u r interested in CDM u can read the basics of CDM & Clinical Research like GCP , Schedule Y etc on internet. Lots of study material s available on net just google it out. n if u provide ur email id here then i can mail u some CDM fundamental questions for interview. After going through the topics u can search jobs through job portal websites n through friends who r already wrking in this field.Apart from this there r many institutes that provide training courses in CDM u can check out these institutes and can join they will teach u CDM. If the institute s really gud it will also provide placement assistance. so this way u can enter into CDM which is one of the 3 branches of Clinical Research.. all the best tc :)

please give detail about course and also institute

plzz give me your email id and i will mail you all the necessary details along with the syllabus. We provide 100% placement as we give it to you in written format. So there is no need to worry about the placement, it is our responsibility

kk thanq my mail in aravind_mbnr@yahoo.co.in

i have done b.h.m.s. & was intrested in clinical research but after reading these comments i am totally confused as i thought it can provide good career option but now i think i should search other course so any one can plz tell me some other courses (along with name of the institutes which provide the courses)which can offer good job opportunity with a decent salary.

Please let me know ICRI Institute of Clinical Research is accrediated in India ?
If yes, please furnish me deatils to enable me to guide students appropriately,

Some time back, the WES authority of US has declair ICRI as non accrediated institute in India and the credit earned on the ICRI course is considered non transferable to any US Institute

Suryakant, unfortunately, the US Has very different views on value of training than India. No training courses done in India will be valuable to a US employer. While Indian companies like to see training, US institutes only want to see US work experience and values no training done overseas. Transferring credits to a US institute or any other clinical research training program would be a waste of money if your goal is getting a job in the US.

Suryakant, unfortunately, the US Has very different views on value of training than India. No training courses done in India will be valuable to a US employer. While Indian companies like to see training, US institutes only want to see US work experience and values no training done overseas. Transferring credits to a US institute or any other clinical research training program would be a waste of money if your goal is getting a job in the US.

Hello all,

I would like to do Post Graduate Diploma Course in Event Management; I am living in Indore so like to prefer study in Indore.
In Indore there are many institutes but I don’t know which institute is best for Event management course, I had done little bit search on web and I found good review about EMDI Institute (www.emdiworld.com/), can anyone had done course in this institute? Please share your experience.

hi,
can any one please tell me about courses like medical transcription ,medical coding ,medical writing etc.if u know plz let me know some good institutes providing these courses.is it true that only experienced candidates are the choice for recruitment in these field if not then what are the job opportunities for freshers.any one who has done any of the above mentioned courses please share your experience and help me find a good career option.thanks.

ARSK in Kochi, India said: Well. If u want to go for a career in clinical research, Go for atleast a 1 year diploma program, which will definitely help u in getting a good job. There r some good institutes who provides with 100% placement , if u successfully complete your CR program.

can u plz tell me those institutes.i am working as physiotherapist from past 3 years and got to know about 6 week program in clinical research from cliniminds worth 1 lakh 30,000. but i am very confused after reading above comments that salary is not gud.i want to change my career for salary and was told that initial salary after doing this would be 15-20k..plz guide me ..we r not financially well also.waiting for reply..

Hi there,
I have completed B.Pharmacy in 2012 & I got a job offer as Clinical Research Associate for a MNC pharma company. Can I choose that job? What is the future of that job? What is the basic salary I can expect now as I`m fresher? I`m planning to do M.Pharmacy parallely on the other hand holding my job too... My job location is Chennai. Please suggest me the colleges which are offering M.Pharm regular course with out considering attendance or the colleges which allow me to pay compensation for attendance. Please reply me soon Iam so confused.