An option for beginners, but run as soon as you can.
Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich
- Nice office space and good hardware to work with.
- The training program for CRAs is good
Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich
There are too many to list them all.
Verbesserungsvorschläge
There are too many to list them all.
Arbeitsatmosphäre
On several occasions, colleagues cried due to work overload. Hardly anyone stays longer than necessary.
Kommunikation
The German managers have no power to decide anything. Everything is routed to the USA and decided there with no explanation or discussion with the German department.
Kollegenzusammenhalt
My direct colleagues have always been helpful.
Work-Life-Balance
Compensation appears to be well below other CROs. The CRAs regularly travel home from sites on their free time. This is partially compensated by earning credits that are converted to money. But there are many reasons why these credits are not granted and a good amount are not converted to money as they are "included" in the job. Because of this, most CRAs work a lot of unpaid hours. Also, flex hours must be requested 48 hours in advance and this leads to a very inflexible work schedule.
Vorgesetztenverhalten
Very misleading communication from managers and HR. Please, when dealing with them, do not communicate openly and be aware of local regulations and laws that protect employees.
Interessante Aufgaben
The CRA job is very comparable to other CROs.
Umgang mit älteren Kollegen
Not too many old colleagues as people do not stay very long, but as far as I know older colleagues are treated the same as younger ones.
Arbeitsbedingungen
If you can apply to one of the many alternatives that offer the same work under better conditions. There are PSI, Fortrea, FGK, IQVIA, Syneos and many more.
Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein
There are thousands of slides in the internal training system, but I have not seen a single one that talks about environmental or social issues. Yes, they separate garbage, but that is about it. The travel department and/or policies do not provide incentives to not fly and use public transportation instead.
Gehalt/Sozialleistungen
The pay is well below competitors. This is especially true when you consider the many unpaid hours.
Image
Pretty bad image on most rating platforms. They do not have a works council and this is reflected in the way they treat their employees.
Karriere/Weiterbildung
The development opportunities for a CRA are very limited as there is a constant shortage of CRAs (the position is always online in LinkedIn and other job portals) and therefore the switch to other departments in the company are not supported. Development from a CRA to a CTM is almost impossible.