Clinical trial phases (0–IV), drug discovery & development
Protocols, CRF, eTMF, ICF, placebo, bias, study designs (RCTs, observational, cross-sectional, case-control)
ICH-GCP, CFR guidelines, roles of CRA/CRC/Sponsor/Investigator
CDM lifecycle: Study start-up (CRF design, database setup)
Conduct Phase (data collection, CRF tracking, data entry, data review, data validation, edit-check programs, UAT, discrepancy management, medical coding, SAE reconciliation)
close-out Phase (clean file, database lock)
Familiar with 21 CFR Part 11 and tools like Medidata Rave, Oracle Clinical, MACRO
AE, ADR, SAE, SUSAR handling, ICSR processing
Familiar with PV guidelines (ICH E2A–E2F, GVP, CIOMS), PVPI
Exposure to MedDRA and FDA coding standards
Regulatory pathways: INDA, NDA, ANDA, BLA, MAA
Regulatory submissions, DMF, eCTD (Modules 1–5), global regulatory bodies (FDA, EMA, CDSCO)
Therapeutic knowledge in Diabetes, Asthma, Hypertension, COPD, Cancer etc,