Clinical Trial Associate
Impact: Operational
Clinical Trial Associates (CTAs) provide administrative and operational support to clinical research teams, ensuring the smooth execution of clinical trials. They assist with trial documentation, regulatory submissions, site communication, and data management, playing a crucial role in maintaining trial integrity and compliance.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented with some independent tasks
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- Limited (occasional site visits)
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 40
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $70,000
- Entry-level
- $55,000
- Senior
- $90,000
- Growth by 2033
- 0.15
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)
- Regulatory Affairs
- Data Entry
Soft skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Organization
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5
- Years to senior
- 7-10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Clinical Trial Associate
- Clinical Trial Lead
- Clinical Project Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 0.35
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High