Pros
New office, generous travel policy, face to face familiarity with staff in most applicable departments, CRA training program is thorough and accessible even for those with no CRO experience.
Cons
Compensation significantly lower than industry standard even including travel bonus, travel bonus based on several stipulations - have seen several CRAs fired just before travel bonus distribution time for vague reasons, home office for CRAs only an option after 1 year but still must attend in-office meetings on average 2-3 days/month, not uncommon to be on 2-3 studies with 15+ sites as an experienced CRA as there are many trained, inexperienced CRAs hanging around the office that sponsors will not allow to work on their studies. Management circle is small and can be very one-sided. Non-compete agreement is used as a scare tactic.
