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I resigned from TCS in August and in another 18 days it's my LWD with TCS, now i got call from my lead saying they will provide canada onsite opportunity and he said he has multiple projects at onsite which he can give me, some are saying it's just a gimmick to retain you nothing else, my DM asked me to say yes or no by tomorrow so that he can start the process he said once i get approval mail then only i can take back my resignation. Do you think i can believe my DM? Tata Consultancy Infosys
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Would need a little more context, in what capacity did you lead the studies?
Well before my time, a doctor submitted a grant for a 5 yr observational research study for a rare disease and when I arrived on the team, my job became managing the study. I am responsible for managing the project (making sure we enroll participants, overseeing the operational aspect of the study, answering participants, teams, collaborators, other investigators, concerns questions, handling progress reports ect.) I come to the doctor when I have questions which are mainly clinical related questions that only a doctor can answer or when I have a request for changes to the study. I usually interact with the doctor once a month for these questions.
Generally, you would need more experience to be considered for CTM roles at CROs, pharma/biotech companies. You may be able to qualify for CTM/Research Coordinator roles at sites/academic centers with this experience, but transitioning to CTM at a CRO/sponsor company will involve some monitoring at a CRO or a CTA level role at a sponsor company.
Until I left academia, I didn't realize how much I did not know about the industry. To put this into perspective:
- a PM at a site oversees trials at their site, sometimes acting as a coordinating center overseeing a trial involving other sites.
- a CTM at a CRO oversees trial conduct at many centers within a region (ie. midwest, United States, North America, Global). As scope expands, this can include oversight of monitors, vendors, other functions as it relates to the project deliverables (DM, logistics, etc).
- a CTM at a sponsor oversees trial conduct on a regional or global scale, depending upon the size of the study. This includes CRO/vendor oversight, strategic planning, risk mitigation, cross-functional collaboration, similar to that of the CRO CTMs/PMs, but also involves sponsor responsibilities not delegated to CROs/vendors. Roles can expand to include other studies within the overall development program.
- There are some niche roles that fill project needs that aren't your standard CTM role, with a CTM title, but these are typically contract positions.