Begin your CRA career with Parexel

Helping the clinical research industry and the individuals breaking into it

Sometimes knowing how, and where, to start your Clinical Research Associate (CRA) career can be challenging. That's why our industry leaders established Parexel's Accelerated Program of Education, Exposure, and Experience (APEX) for CRAs back in 2022. The goal of the APEX Program is to provide foundational clinical research training - including project and system experience - to individuals wanting to become a CRA but are recent college graduates and have less than a year of monitoring experience. Through our 6 month program, we aim to form partnerships in which we can get to know your individual skills on a personal level and contribute to its organic growth in becoming a CRA.

If you are interested in kick-starting your CRA journey, learn more on how to join the other 150+ individuals across the Americas and EMEA who have completed the program. When applying to our APEX Program, our hiring process

will entail a CV review, screening of qualifications, interviews and a post assessment selection.

Programa APEX CRA

El Programa acelerado de educación, exposición y experiencia para monitores de investigación clínica (Accelerated Program of Education, Exposure, and Experience for Clinical Research Associates, APEX CRA) proporciona formación básica en investigación clínica, incluida la experiencia en proyectos y sistemas, a nuevos CRA contratados que son recién graduados universitarios con menos de un año de experiencia en monitoreo.

Nuestros ciclos de contratación del Programa APEX, tanto para toda América como para Europa, Medio Oriente y África, se encuentran en un ritmo regular que se alinea con nuestras exigencias comerciales. Es posible que en varias ocasiones no reclutemos activamente, ya que nos encontramos entre ciclos de contratación para la siguiente clase. Revise este centro para conocer las actualizaciones periódicas, ya que todas las ubicaciones de puestos del Programa APEX CRA abiertas y disponibles se publican aquí.

Why the APEX CRA Program

We are a leading contract research organization with over 20,000 employees globally. For more than 40 years, we’ve assisted clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries simplify their journey to market. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference. And together, we’re doing it With Heart™.

#1 CROin Phase I clinical research and customer loyalty in the delivery of Phase II/III services
3,000+project staff worldwide with Oncology/Hematology experienc
250+Decentralized ClinicalTrials (DCTs)

Hear from graduated participants

How did the APEX Program help prepare you to become a CRA?

"The foundational training helped a lot - from learning about the history of Clinical Researchers to the different documents we would be seeing within the role as a CRA!"

Diego Teraza: Fall 2022 Program

What impressed you about the APEX CRA Program?

"For me the thing that impressed me the most was my experience with the people! I had a genuine connection with everyone I talked to and met."

Olivia Perry: Fall 2022 Program

What did you enjoy most about the program?

Meeting others that were on the same learning journey as I was. We still continue to work through new issues we experience as a CRA together; to this day and keep in touch. There is a sense of comfort knowing that you are not alone in learning the job.

Mimi Nguyen: Spring 2022 Program

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