Clinical Research is an organized trial of a new drug, conducted on human beings to determine its safety and efficacy.
In order to obtain the chemical moiety or drug product ready for Clinical testing, the respective compound have to undergo numerous rigorous and stringent process viz synthesis and purification of 5,000 to 10,000 lead molecules, out of the above only 250 enter preclinical testing, out of which just 5 molecules enter Clinical Testing. Out of the five molecules, only 1 is approved by the USFDA for use in humans.
Source: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development

Considering the above facts, the role of Clinical Research and the CR personnel gains major significant by virtue of their involvement in the most valuable Research stage of the drug development


As the discovery and the innovation in the field of medicine have come about with lead molecules through invitro screening and the laboratory models – the stringent pharmaceutical regulatory measures in clinical trials, Formulation Development, Analytical development, and the routine manufacturing is the order of the day. In addition, disciplines like Intellectual property rights, regulatory affairs etc. too have gained importance.

All the above disciplines offer intellectual challenge. It builds a career path one can follow with sense of pride. Moreover, super specialty pharmaceutical disciplines like clinical trials, Formulation Development, Analytical development, Intellectual property rights, regulatory affairs and drug design discovery are pre- destined to grow manifold in the future as new and old drugs are being developed in tandem to put an end to human sufferance caused by existing as well as evolving diseases.

Pharmaceutical industry all over the world has gained an unmatched momentum, making Clinical Research one of the lucrative careers in recent times. Since the niche pharmaceutical products from various pharmaceutical industries have touched down in terms of its time span, the new avenues and new drugs are the order of the day. Clinical Research involves studies world over; the effect as well as the safety of drugs needs to be studied considering the variation in the race, genetic makeup, cultures, food habits, environmental and climatic variations. For e.g the drug which could be safe in African race may not be safe for the Asian origin. Apparently, to gain an approval for new drugs, it has to undergo Clinical Research in multiple centres and multiple countries. In addition, the data generated needs to establish reasonable correlation in safety and efficacy from place to place. The coordination, compliance and the data management requires huge manpower.

There could not be a better time for clinical research. The global market is estimated to be worth over USD 52 billion. There are more than 2,50,000 positions vacant with attractive salaries. Moreover, with a dramatic increase in the number of trials being conducted worldwide; the demand for clinical research professionals is ready to reach an all-time high.