Clinical quality assurance associate vs study director

The differences between clinical quality assurance associates and study directors 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 study director. Additionally, a study director has an average salary of $82,066, 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 study director are toxicology, data collection, and study design.

Clinical quality assurance associate vs study director overview

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Study Director
Yearly salary	$70,314	$82,066
Hourly rate	$33.80	$39.45
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	115,323	6,789
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Clinical quality assurance associate vs study director salary

Clinical quality assurance associates and study directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Study Director
Average salary	$70,314	$82,066
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $103,000	Between $56,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between clinical quality assurance associate and study director education

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

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Study Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Biology	Biology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Clinical quality assurance associate vs study director demographics

Here are the differences between clinical quality assurance associates' and study directors' demographics:

	Clinical Quality Assurance Associate	Study Director
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 40.0% Female, 60.0%	Male, 54.9% Female, 45.1%
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, 2.5% Unknown, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 12.0% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between clinical quality assurance associate and study director 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.

Study director example responsibilities.

Design, conducts and manages studies for EPA and oce compliance, such as water solubility and partition coefficient studies.
Manage all outsource toxicology studies at contract research laboratories.
Establish and maintain strong community partnerships to achieve HIV prevention objectives.
Evaluate study design and toxicology data as needed.
Consult drug development scientists on data interpretation and study conclusions for FDA submission.
Participate on the ISO certification team.

Clinical quality assurance associate vs study director 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 study director skills

Toxicology, 10%
Data Collection, 7%
Study Design, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Data Analysis, 6%
FDA, 6%

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