by ClinEssentials Team | Oct 31, 2025 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Research Coordinators, New to Clinical Research, Tips for Research Professionals
What Is the Difference Between a CRC and a CRA? When you start a new job, decide on a career path, or want to learn more about an industry, the job titles, acronyms, and industry-specific language can be confusing! This certainly holds true in Clinical Research....
by ClinEssentials Team | Oct 10, 2025 | Tools for Research Professionals, Clinical Research Associates, Tips for Research Professionals
Creating efficiencies in daily monitoring is important for Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) because it allows you to be more effective at your job — and it helps instill a better work/life balance. Clinical Research teams led by an organized CRA are better equipped...
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 10, 2024 | Tips for Research Professionals
Guest Blog Post – Author Nicole M. Palmer, MS ClinEssentials is grateful to have Nicole Palmer, MS, an experienced Clinical Trial Administrator, Manager, and “Trial Master File (TMF) Enthusiast,” as a guest blogger. Nicole is the CEO of Granular Level, a Trial...
by ClinEssentials Team | Feb 7, 2024 | Clinical Research Careers, Clinical Research Coordinators, Clinical Trial Assistants, Tips for Research Professionals
Clinical Research is an exciting, rapidly growing field, but figuring out what you want to do and how to find a job can be challenging! If you want to break into the Clinical Research industry, it is helpful to learn the fundamentals and where you can get...
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...