Hi everyone,
I'm a newly-minted PhD from a reputable US west coast university and my ultimate goal is to get into regulatory writing. I've taken and TA'ed some regulatory affairs courses during grad school, but as I'm sure many of you can attest to, it's hard to get a RW job without prior regulatory experience. So my plan is to get a job as a clinical research coordinator for a year or two, then try for RW again.
I know one of the first things you might be thinking is "you're overqualified!" I know - but I don't plan on doing it very long, I don't mind the local salary, and there's no way in heck that I'd go back to bench work as either a postdoc or a bench scientist. I just want to get clinical and regulatory experience. I also know that I might be able to get a CRA job, but I really don't want to travel much either. And as I said, I don't mind making a bit less for a year or two before I go back and try for RW again.
That being said, does this seem like a sound plan? Are there any unforeseen issues I'm not thinking of? Am I limiting myself in any way by taking a CRC job right out of grad school? Any feedback would be appreciated!
Jim