Clinical Research Associate jobs: 41 open roles

Open clinical research associate jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open.

The market for clinical research associate work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Clinical function this title sits in.

Verified open clinical research associate jobs
41

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Clinical openings that ask for AI skills
1%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Clinical openings that are remote
4%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. onboarding8%
  2. 2. regulatory compliance5%
  3. 3. excel4%
  4. 4. project management3%
  5. 5. strategic planning2%
  6. 6. risk management2%
  7. 7. gcp2%
  8. 8. hipaa2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where clinical research associate experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Data science and machine learning

    Close fit · A few months

    Data science is the most common move out of the lab: same scientific method, applied to business data.

    Carries over: Statistics, Experiment design, Programming for analysis

  • Compliance and risk

    Close fit · A few months

    Regulatory affairs and quality roles at pharma, biotech and manufacturing companies want scientists.

    Carries over: Regulatory knowledge, Documentation, Quality systems

  • Clinical operations and care coordination

    Adjacent · A few months

    Clinical research and study management roles build on lab and research experience.

    Carries over: Research protocols, Data integrity, Study management

  • Solutions consulting and sales engineering

    Adjacent · A few months

    Application scientist and technical sales roles pay more for scientists who like people.

    Carries over: Deep technical knowledge, Explaining science simply, Solving customer problems

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Open clinical research associate jobs

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Where clinical research associate jobs are

Employers hiring clinical research associates

  • ICON 8
  • Medpace Holdings 6
  • MSD 6
  • Parexel 5
  • Science 1
  • Oregon Health & Science University 1
  • Actalent 1
  • Yale University 1
  • Abbott 1
  • GLAUKOS 1

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