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It really depends on the team/ department you work for. Most academic/ hospitals that host trials have small teams and many studies to manage. I've never worked in oncology as a former CRC but I hear they can be stressful because of the enrollment /recruitment deadlines esp with very sick patients. My experience was with Neurodegenerative CT and its a bit less rushed feeling. The worst scenario is a site that has MANY studies but only 1-2 patients enrolled each. You have to deal with all the regulatory visits and etc as you would for any study, but the patient load is small. The site PI will demand more studies to make up for it, and honestly it makes for a mess in paperwork/ and can be difficult to juggle since evrery study has different protocol demands. You will learn a lot, but I would recommend looking for the next step (like become a monitor or work for the sponsor) after 3-4 years of experience. Your pay will increase and the worklife balance will improve.
Dont be dissuaded by my comments above. CT has many rewarding well paying pathways. CRC is just the start and most clinical trials careers require that kind of experience first. It doesn't have to be forever, and you have a bright path with many opportunities forward if you end up wanting to keep going down this field
Thank you for your reply, I much appreciate it!
This depend on the site, the team, the stage of the research, sponsor expectations, timeline/schedule of events and the DE process itself. You have to be at the top of your game by understanding the process, CCGs, Protocols and EDCs. The back and forth of queries can be a lot. I wish you the best. You'll be alright.
Honestly, it’s actually probably worse than you’ve heard if the people you’ve spoken to stayed in the field. Working as a CRC in oncology is definitely the hardest CRC position since it’s really hard to muddle through since they literally sometimes put patients lives in your hands (if the site has bad systems or the systems fail) but it can lead to the most growth.
When I started, I had nightmares and I told my 12+ person team and they all told me that was normal. Years later, another colleagu