Career development
How Not to be “Miserable” at Work! Tips from Expert Managers for a Happier Workplace
While it would be easy to assume that clinical research professionals are passionate and committed to their work, most of us have had the ‘Sunday blues’ from time to time. Expert line managers from throughout the ICR membership share their tips on helping their staff to avoid being ‘miserable’ at work.
Moving to the Next Stage: Career Development for Senior Professionals in Clinical Research
Many articles on career development are aimed at people starting their careers. Kay Wardle gives some insights and advice for more senior professionals wanting to move their careers to “the next stage”.
UK Research Personnel on the Brink of Extinction? Report from the ICR Resourcing Forum
Andrew reports from the ICR Resourcing Forum meeting on the skills shortage facing clinical research in the UK.
Leaving the Bench Behind: The Professional Development of a Trainee CRA
Stephen Jones relates his experiences on entering the CRA profession through a trainee-ship scheme, following a career as a bench chemist in drug discovery.
Prof. development
Is Your Net Working?
David discusses the importance of nurturing and expanding our personal and professional networks, and describes the “speed networking” event planned for this year’s ICR Annual Conference.
Just When You Thought You Knew It All! Report from the ICR CRA Training Day
Kirsty reports on ICR’s first CRA Training Day, which blended training and information with career development advice and the opportunity to network with CRAs from other organisations.
ICR Members Need More Electronic Resources: Analysis of the ICR Information Needs Survey
According to an information needs analysis done in July 2007, ICR’s members are asking for more electronic resources and improved access to clinical research news. ICR’s Head of Information Services describes the results and how we are changing the service in response to the findings.
People
More Professionalism & Collaboration in Personnel Recruitment: An Interview
Natalie Fforde founded a recruitment company for clinical research professionals in 2000. She contrasts IT and clinical research recruitment, and gives her vision of how recruitment should be conducted with more professionalism, more collaboration and more urgency.
Viewpoint
Whatever It Is, Do It Now!
Now is the time to push through the inertia, harness the start-of-year momentum and start taking action to be more fulfilled in your professional and personal life.
