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Careers in clinical drug trials
This interesting set of short videos from the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, highlight the various jobs involved in the production of a new drug. None of the roles described are science laboratory research roles, but cover the various careers in the management of clinical drug trials, showing how being a scientist is not always about being in a laboratory.
Each video follows the same format:
- a description of the role
- the skills required in the role
- how the role reflects the passions and interests of the speaker
- the subjects the speaker studied at school and their route into the job
- what the speaker likes about working at Roche
Donna - Compliance, process and training system adviser
Howard - Country study manager
Justin - Principal alliance manager
Monalisa - Pharmacovigilance (PV) compliance specialist
Sarah - Country study manager
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