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I have extensive experience in clinical research at a site setting, and am currently looking to pivot to pharma. Please let me know if you’re willing to talk about your career journey and possible job opportunities in your organizational setting. I have a masters degree and would love to be able to expand my search options outside of CRA. Thank you!

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You obviously will have the most success transitioning to a CRA. Depends on how many years of experience you have, landing a study manager will be hard. You can also try quality management or QA functions within pharma. Analytics is another area you may explore if you are analytics savvy (good at excel and willing to learn additional analytical tools)

Beyond pharma you can also explore consulting or software companies (such as Veeva) depending on your intended lifestyle and willingness to try new things.

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