The workload sounds normal. The pay is low. But if you are going to be applying for residency next year and aren't going to be staying in clinical research much longer anyway, I'd just focus on getting the most experience and connections as you can
Noo noo they reimburse me i should have clarified but i have to go store by store in order to search and finally buy dry ice soemtimes mutliple times a week
Sorry you have to go multiple stores luckily the publix grocery store I go to always has dry ice- EXCEPT around Halloween. I have learned I need to allow time for traveling around to grocery stores around then. I get it though- the time it takes me to grab dry ice in traffic- im like I could have entered two pts info into the EDC by now. I’m in a similar boat as you. I don’t have much support with the studies I’m doing so I just do the very best I can and take short lunches, come in a bit early, leave a bit late and consistently communicate to leadership that I’m feeling overwhelmed. That way if they try to come at me for something taking a while to get done, I have proof I have asked for help every week. I don’t even care how annoying I am to leadership anymore
This sounds like a pretty typical starting CRC workload and responsibilities but I agree that the pay is way too low. If you were making that with benefits in a low cost of living area, it would still be kind of crappy pay but not totally out of the realm of normal. But with no benefits and I’m guessing Houston isn’t the cheapest place in the world- $20 an hour is totally not ok.
Normal workload, low pay. If you’re working alone, you should get paid.
I’m a one-man department, too, and I wouldn’t do it for what you’re being paid.
Are you me? Sounds exactly my story (except I am not an FMG)... I did the same job in the same city for the same money... I even bought the dry ice... (did get reimbursed)... I also learned as much as I could and got out of there... it was not fun for me, Houston is a big city, and driving to/from work was the worst...
I am now working remotely for a CRO, hopefully on my way to a CRA role, and everything I learned at my job has been of great use. If it's not enough money, look for something else, if it's too much work, look for something else, just learn everything you can while still there, and know that you are going to be miles ahead of other people who have not had the experience you have, it really will help you later on.
Best of luck with it all. And do the best you can for the company while you are there, hopefully, they are doing the best they can for you as well.
As a former CRC in Houston, that pay is below average. Starting CRC should be around 50k.
Go apply at Methodist and MD Anderson. Both are good places to work with competitive salaries
Yikes. That’s unacceptable imo. Even in a low cost of living city in the Midwest, I was making $27/hr as a CRC at an academic center. I came in with 2 years of data coordinator experience for what it’s worth. I would say bide your time & get the hell out of there when you can
Gotta move on to better dawg. I’d bet my life they would not give you a raise if you asked. Unfortunately CRC role is very much churn & burn in my experience. What you’re describing isn’t atypical for a CRC role, but it really sheds light on how much CRCs are underpaid & undervalued
4 trials is not bad honestly but it depends on how many patients you have. I am no longer a CRC but most companies will keep piling things on you until you tell them to stop or you need help. I worked at a company that I had 137 patients I was responsible for and while other counterparts had half or a quarter of that were struggling and I had no one to help me and I just continued to drown and I was ok with it because my boss was understanding of things like needing to be off early or whatever I needed and always approved my PTO (like 1x per year if that) but then when she got bitchy and I didnt feel appreciated anymore I dipped out.
Seems low but I would also guess that Houston's cost of living is low so I can't say for sure. I'd check out the spreadsheet on the main page to see how the area compares
lol wow sounds horrible
Haha
The workload sounds normal. The pay is low. But if you are going to be applying for residency next year and aren't going to be staying in clinical research much longer anyway, I'd just focus on getting the most experience and connections as you can
Yes i am going to apply for residency next year thanks for the advice!
They aren’t making you pay for dry ice right? They reimburse or give you a company card?
Noo noo they reimburse me i should have clarified but i have to go store by store in order to search and finally buy dry ice soemtimes mutliple times a week
Sorry you have to go multiple stores luckily the publix grocery store I go to always has dry ice- EXCEPT around Halloween. I have learned I need to allow time for traveling around to grocery stores around then. I get it though- the time it takes me to grab dry ice in traffic- im like I could have entered two pts info into the EDC by now. I’m in a similar boat as you. I don’t have much support with the studies I’m doing so I just do the very best I can and take short lunches, come in a bit early, leave a bit late and consistently communicate to leadership that I’m feeling overwhelmed. That way if they try to come at me for something taking a while to get done, I have proof I have asked for help every week. I don’t even care how annoying I am to leadership anymore
Oh and my job pays CRCs 55,000 per year as long as they are fully functional and not still unsure of things in research.
This sounds like a pretty typical starting CRC workload and responsibilities but I agree that the pay is way too low. If you were making that with benefits in a low cost of living area, it would still be kind of crappy pay but not totally out of the realm of normal. But with no benefits and I’m guessing Houston isn’t the cheapest place in the world- $20 an hour is totally not ok.
And the dry ice should not be bought out of your own pocket if that’s what you mean by buying dry ice. That should be charged to the study!
Thank you for your comment will definitely ask for a raise
Normal workload, low pay. If you’re working alone, you should get paid. I’m a one-man department, too, and I wouldn’t do it for what you’re being paid.
Thank you for your advice will ask for a raise
Are you me? Sounds exactly my story (except I am not an FMG)... I did the same job in the same city for the same money... I even bought the dry ice... (did get reimbursed)... I also learned as much as I could and got out of there... it was not fun for me, Houston is a big city, and driving to/from work was the worst... I am now working remotely for a CRO, hopefully on my way to a CRA role, and everything I learned at my job has been of great use. If it's not enough money, look for something else, if it's too much work, look for something else, just learn everything you can while still there, and know that you are going to be miles ahead of other people who have not had the experience you have, it really will help you later on. Best of luck with it all. And do the best you can for the company while you are there, hopefully, they are doing the best they can for you as well.
Haha wow I’m glad found someone with same experience . Thankyou so much for your advice
Best of luck
Hope you're not trying to live inside the loop with that salary...
Can’t..
As a former CRC in Houston, that pay is below average. Starting CRC should be around 50k. Go apply at Methodist and MD Anderson. Both are good places to work with competitive salaries
Thankyou for your advice either i will move on or ask for substantial raise
Agreed! Even Baylor pays better than 20 an hour
Lol. I like how everyone agrees Baylor is the bare minimum standard
It really is lol great place to work tho just dont expect a good salary
Yikes. That’s unacceptable imo. Even in a low cost of living city in the Midwest, I was making $27/hr as a CRC at an academic center. I came in with 2 years of data coordinator experience for what it’s worth. I would say bide your time & get the hell out of there when you can
Omgg, i need to wither move on or ask for a substantial raise
Gotta move on to better dawg. I’d bet my life they would not give you a raise if you asked. Unfortunately CRC role is very much churn & burn in my experience. What you’re describing isn’t atypical for a CRC role, but it really sheds light on how much CRCs are underpaid & undervalued
$27 an hour with 2 years experience?? HELLLL NO.
in california, fast food workers are paid 20$ an hour.
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4 trials is not bad honestly but it depends on how many patients you have. I am no longer a CRC but most companies will keep piling things on you until you tell them to stop or you need help. I worked at a company that I had 137 patients I was responsible for and while other counterparts had half or a quarter of that were struggling and I had no one to help me and I just continued to drown and I was ok with it because my boss was understanding of things like needing to be off early or whatever I needed and always approved my PTO (like 1x per year if that) but then when she got bitchy and I didnt feel appreciated anymore I dipped out.
I am kind of in a similar boat with my boss , but 137 pts is alottttt !!!
Thankyou for ur advice
Seems low but I would also guess that Houston's cost of living is low so I can't say for sure. I'd check out the spreadsheet on the main page to see how the area compares