by Tiffany Ashton | Dec 10, 2025 | Clinical Trial Managers, Clinical Research Careers
Becoming a Clinical Trial Manager (CTM) is an exciting next step. You’ve worked hard to get to this point. But even research professionals who transition to CTM after being top-notch Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) or Clinical Trial Assistants (CTAs) are in...
by ClinEssentials Team | Aug 5, 2025 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Trial Managers, Tips for Research Professionals, Tools for Research Professionals
Clinical Trial Managers are often spread (very) thin. You manage multiple research studies, teams, and competing priorities, as well as fill in for open positions and team members who are out of the office. If you’re a CTM, you know finding work-life balance is...
by ClinEssentials Team | Jul 8, 2025 | Clinical Trial Managers
Clinical Trial Managers don’t have much time to search for guidance they won’t use, but finding opportunities to improve their skill set is still important. Do you spend time seeking advice, reading about it, and trying to apply it to your work or personal life — only...
by ClinEssentials Team | Sep 18, 2024 | Clinical Trial Managers
Your study is at the beginning of Study Initiation! You’ve just completed the Project Kick-Off meeting between the Sponsor and CRO teams to align on study expectations, timelines and priorities for Study Initiation. You discussed core documents, preferred vendors,...
by ClinEssentials Team | Jan 10, 2024 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Trial Managers, Tips for Research Professionals
Did you know? A study found that 19% of clinical trials were closed or terminated due to failure to recruit enough participants, and 86% did not meet their recruitment targets within prespecified timelines, as discussed here. Clinical Trial Managers (CTMs) deal...
by ClinEssentials Team | Nov 8, 2023 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Trial Managers, Tips for Research Professionals, Tools for Research Professionals
Reviewing a clinical trial protocol can be overwhelming and time-consuming, but the protocol is a document that a study team needs to know inside and out. The protocol can be updated through amendments, so a protocol review may happen several times throughout a trial....
