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You and another person are playing Russian roulette. In the first round, there is one bullet loaded randomly. The other person spins, pulls the trigger, and survives. Now it’s your turn: should you fire immediately, or spin again first? What if instead there are two bullets loaded randomly? And what if the two bullets are loaded into adjacent chambers?
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Grid Research Senior Analyst / Associate

Interviewed at Aurora Energy Research

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Aug 21, 2025

You and another person are playing Russian roulette. In the first round, there is one bullet loaded randomly. The other person spins, pulls the trigger, and survives. Now it’s your turn: should you fire immediately, or spin again first? What if instead there are two bullets loaded randomly? And what if the two bullets are loaded into adjacent chambers?

Q: What do you know about us (Sponsor)? Q: How did you get into Clinical Research? Q: What studies did you work on as a CRC? Q: Have you ever worked with us (Sponsor)? Q: What sponsors did you work with as a CRC? Q: How were you able to bride the gap between being a CRC & a CRA? Q: What phases have you worked on? Q: WHat formal/informal GCP Training have you completed? Q:Are you part of any formalized associations? Q: What did it look lie starting at (CRO)? Did you have a mentor? Q: What made you leave (CRO)? Q: Describe a time you had an issue with a protocol or regulatory compliance & how you handled it? Q: How do you cultivate relationships with the site? Q: What are some bigger sites you've worked at? Q: How do you stay organized? Q: What are your requirements for trip reports? Q: What systems are you currently using? Q: Are you familiar with risk based monitoring?
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Senior Clinical Research Associate

Interviewed at ICON

3.5
Aug 20, 2020

Q: What do you know about us (Sponsor)? Q: How did you get into Clinical Research? Q: What studies did you work on as a CRC? Q: Have you ever worked with us (Sponsor)? Q: What sponsors did you work with as a CRC? Q: How were you able to bride the gap between being a CRC & a CRA? Q: What phases have you worked on? Q: WHat formal/informal GCP Training have you completed? Q:Are you part of any formalized associations? Q: What did it look lie starting at (CRO)? Did you have a mentor? Q: What made you leave (CRO)? Q: Describe a time you had an issue with a protocol or regulatory compliance & how you handled it? Q: How do you cultivate relationships with the site? Q: What are some bigger sites you've worked at? Q: How do you stay organized? Q: What are your requirements for trip reports? Q: What systems are you currently using? Q: Are you familiar with risk based monitoring?

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