Vaccines
Are you passionate about making a measurable difference as a CRA? Join us in Vaccines at PPD. In the past five years, we’ve conducted 130 clinical vaccine studies with more than 73,000 patients at more than 900 sites in more than 50 countries. And our Vaccine science lab has more experience with FDA submissions for vaccines than any other CRO. With 25+ years of vaccine development experience for both government and commercial clients, we provide integrated clinical and laboratory vaccine expertise and global resources to advance our clients’ vaccine programs. Give your work more meaning with PPD Vaccines.
best-fit characteristics
If you’d like to develop many important and useful capabilities, become part of the team in Vaccines with PPD. This is an area where you can hone your organizational and communication skills while learning to work under pressure, because our trials often involve rapid enrollment. And you’ll be become skilled at managing the pressure you face when ensuring quality of data and ongoing data cleaning for a rapid, high-volume type of study.
Your attributes and experience
To succeed as a CRA in Vaccines, we recommend that you complete the coursework set forth in our Vaccines University, which was developed to strengthen our knowledge base in the Vaccines Therapeutic Area and better meet the needs of our clients. The University streamlines the currently available training content into one comprehensive curriculum, including an introduction to vaccines, information on vaccine types, and a handbook that highlights the challenging aspects of the management of Vaccines clinical trials.
Skills you can attain here
Within Vaccines, where much of our work involves Phase I studies, you’ll learn to accomplish a lot in a short time because things move at a very fast pace, with rapid recruitment and structured participant access. Our study populations are often less complex and offer a high volume of Biotech opportunities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to become a subject matter expert in a specific indication and work across the PPD Family, for example, Synexus Clinics in some countries. You’ll also have the chance to build your organizational and prioritization skills and use a data-driven process to learn how to make earlier, smarter decisions grounded in real-time delivery of data.