Clinical Trial Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Clinical Trial Manager is responsible for planning and managing all aspects of an organization's program of clinical trials, usually for an organization undertaking pharmacological drug testing.
Job Outlook
There were 202 Clinical Trial Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 3326 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Clinical Research Manager industry, which includes the Clinical Trial Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Clinical Trial Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $161,450.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $155,765.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Clinical Trial Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $129,901.
Education and Experience
Posted Clinical Trial Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 74.65% |
| Master's Degree | 32.23% |
| Doctoral Degree | 13.53% |
| Other | 2.65% |
Posted Clinical Trial Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 15.09% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.53% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26.19% |
| 9+ years | 9.18% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Clinical Trial Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Management (77.72%)
- Operations (58.24%)
- Communication (53.49%)
- Leadership (45.64%)
- Timelines (44.23%)
- Research (33.34%)
- Planning (29.62%)
- Problem Solving (29.13%)
- Microsoft Excel (25.38%)
- Coordinating (25.05%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Trial Master File (11.86%)
- Pharmaceuticals (39.33%)
- Project Management (44.24%)
- Oncology (23.77%)
- Life Sciences (25.91%)
- Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (49.71%)
- Drug Development (21.07%)
- Data Management (22.51%)
- Clinical Research (51.46%)
- Clinical Trials (98.71%)
- Clinical Trial Management Systems (35.36%)
- Auditing (21.73%)
- Informed Consent (25.82%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Effective Communication (6.47%)
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) (10.29%)
- Vendor Management (11.47%)
- ICH Guidelines (18.12%)
- Templates (7.85%)
- Mitigation (8.88%)
- Resourcing (3.58%)
- Process Improvement (20.31%)
- Stakeholder Management (3.52%)
- Site Selection (13.21%)
- Resource Management (3.67%)
- Risk Analysis (3.64%)
- Regulatory Requirements (11.65%)
- Project Coordination (3.49%)
- Nursing (5.42%)
- Operations Management (4.51%)
- Outsourcing (4%)
- Milestones (Project Management) (12.37%)
- Risk Management (12.67%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.75%)
- Invoicing (12.19%)
- Marketing (7.79%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (19.65%)
- Electronic Data Capture (EDC) (12.7%)
- Finance (12.85%)
- Pharmacovigilance (2.02%)
- Case Report Forms (10.26%)
- Project Planning (5.57%)
- Data Collection (7.19%)
- Data Integrity (4.75%)
- Procurement (2.95%)
- Regulatory Compliance (4.54%)
- Conflict Resolution (5.51%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (9%)
- Pre-Clinical Development (16.94%)
- Clinical Monitoring (7.28%)
- Clinical Study Reports (9.81%)
- Clinical Trial Protocols (8.55%)
- Customer Relationship Management (6.89%)
- Dashboard (3.61%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (7.85%)
- Reconciliation (8.49%)
- Biotechnology (19.11%)
- Biology (13.48%)
- Biopharmaceuticals (3.88%)
- Data Analysis (6.32%)
- Accruals (2.92%)
- Risk Mitigation (4.42%)
- Recruitment Strategies (5.42%)
- Budget Development (3.94%)
- Medical Affairs (7.31%)
- Regulatory Documents (9.9%)
- Business Metrics (7.1%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) (4.27%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Clinical Trials (99.88%)
- Drug Development (21.32%)
- Oncology (24.06%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Clinical Trial Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Clinical Trial Coordinator
- Clinical Trial Operations Manager
- Study Manager
- Local Trial Manager
- Sample Manager
- Ophthalmologist
- Clinical Trial Associate
- Study Start Up Specialist
- Pathways Intern
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Clinical Project Manager
- Clinical Research Manager
- Clinical Research Associate
- Director of Clinical Research
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Biostatistics Manager / Director
- Drug Safety Specialist
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Clinical Trial Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Merck & Co. (141)
- Johnson & Johnson (110)
- Actalent (109)
- IQVIA (104)
- Medpace (102)
- Sumitomo Pharma (102)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (62)
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (57)
- Beacon Hill Staffing Group (52)
- Bausch Health (52)
North Carolina
- Worldwide Clinical Trials (29)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (28)
- IQVIA (18)
- Actalent (12)
- Atrium Health (11)
- Quintiles (9)
- Labcorp (6)
- Icon (5)
- Life Technologies (5)
- Fortrea Inc. (4)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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