A Clinical Research Assistant is responsible for initiating and monitoring the progress of a clinical trial. Good CRA are critical to successful medical experiments. They bear the responsibility of ensuring that study protocols and Good Clinical Practices are adhered to, data collected during the research is scientifically complete, and that human study subjects are well taken care of during and after research.

Any medicine or medical product has to undergo clinical trials at various stages before they can be produced at a large scale and launched into the market. Pharmaceutical companies and research organizations conduct these trials to scientifically study the benefits, side effects, safety, and effectiveness of the products they are developing.

If you are a life science, medical or computer graduate with a dream of being a part of research and development of path breaking science projects and making medicinal breakthroughs, Clinical Research is field for you. Clinical Research is the systematic scientific study of testing a new drug, medical device, or other types of therapeutic solutions on human subjects to verify its efficacy, safety and benefits as well as record any adverse effects it might have on patients.

A multinational and multidisciplinary industry, Clinical Research is the systematic scientific study to understand the effects, side effects, and risks of a new drug on humans. In India alone, the industry is about to reach the staggering size of Rs 5,000 crores by 2010 which outlines the vast potential and job prospects it offers over the next few years.