Clinical Research Assistant
Impact: Direct patient care and scientific advancement
Assists in the conduct of clinical trials, including data collection, patient recruitment, and regulatory documentation. Ensures compliance with protocols and good clinical practice (GCP) guidelines.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with some independent tasks
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Moderate
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $60,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $80,000
- Growth by 2033
- 10%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Data Collection
- GCP
- Regulatory Compliance
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Clinical Project Manager
- Clinical Operations Director
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 25%
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5.5/10
- Social perception
- High