Clinical quality assurance associate vs clinical research manager

The differences between clinical quality assurance associates and clinical research managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a clinical quality assurance associate and a clinical research manager. Additionally, a clinical research manager has an average salary of $96,504, which is higher than the $70,314 average annual salary of a clinical quality assurance associate.

The top three skills for a clinical quality assurance associate include clinical practice, investigator sites and clinical quality assurance. The most important skills for a clinical research manager are patients, oversight, and FDA.

Clinical quality assurance associate vs clinical research manager overview

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Clinical Research Manager
Yearly salary	$70,314	$96,504
Hourly rate	$33.80	$46.40
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	115,323	100,000
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Clinical quality assurance associate vs clinical research manager salary

Clinical quality assurance associates and clinical research managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Clinical Research Manager
Average salary	$70,314	$96,504
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $103,000	Between $66,000 And $140,000
Highest paying City	-	South San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Varian Medical Systems
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between clinical quality assurance associate and clinical research manager education

There are a few differences between a clinical quality assurance associate and a clinical research manager in terms of educational background:

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Clinical Research Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Clinical quality assurance associate vs clinical research manager demographics

Here are the differences between clinical quality assurance associates' and clinical research managers' demographics:

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Clinical Research Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 21.5% Female, 78.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 2.3% Unknown, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Asian, 9.0% White, 69.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 2.6% Unknown, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 9.3% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between clinical quality assurance associate and clinical research manager duties and responsibilities

Clinical quality assurance associate example responsibilities.

Manage complex development programs consisting of multiple geographically separate teams supporting automation, regression, feature test and system test.
Conduct audits for GCP, GLP and GMP facilities.
Prepare internal study teams and provide support for FDA BIMO sponsor inspections.
Assess compliance of Sponsor/Investigator/Monitor/Vendor activities to the study protocol, ICH GCP guidelines and all applicable regulations.
Implement a full blown internet base CAPA system that allow internal and external customers to efficiently communicate need improvements.
Assist in the resolution and approval for CAPA identify issues on sterilization and environmental microbial controls and implementing proactive programs.

Clinical research manager example responsibilities.

Launch and manage a regional CRA monitoring group that grow to 100 plus staff in two years.
Manage all planning and execution of oncology clinical trials, domestic and international, including decision impact and companion diagnostic trials.
Prepare applications to have studies approve by hospital's institutional review board (IRB) and help present study to IRB.
Develop an open access communication method for patients to discuss their questions and/or concerns with the principal investigators.
Major contributor to the NDA for both Depo-Provera contraceptive as well as Caverject for erectile dysfunction.
Interview, select, train, and monitor all clinical sites; negotiate site and CRO budgets.

Clinical quality assurance associate vs clinical research manager skills

Common clinical quality assurance associate skills

Clinical Practice, 30%
Investigator Sites, 27%
Clinical Quality Assurance, 13%
GCP, 11%
Internal Audit, 7%
External Audits, 5%

Common clinical research manager skills

Patients, 9%
Oversight, 8%
FDA, 5%
IRB, 5%
Project Management, 5%
Data Management, 4%

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