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Kriger Research Center Inc. is an organization with broad expertise in the planning, execution and interpretation of research projects. As our clients know, KRC Inc. serves as a partner in clinical research with extensive experience in different phases of clinical trials. KRC Inc. provides focused, comprehensive planning, which leads to a successful trial. Beyond the trial, we remain involved and committed to a development process that is custom-designed to our clients' needs. We are committed to investing in ongoing training for our employees to ensure they are kept on the leading edge of new technologies. These training initiatives include interactions with academia, attendance at scientific conferences and meetings, training courses from experts in various fields, etc.

We have good working relationships with most reputable clinical research recruiters such as Kelly Scientific Resources, clinical research organizations (CRO), and pharmaceutical companies that recognize us as a reputable institution. Some of them are posting their openings for clinical research positions on our site . We have also an affiliated recruitment agency Biorole Scientific Solutions Inc. All our graduates are eligible to post their resumes on it's web based database www.biorole.com . The famous recruiter for biopharmaceutical industry: Woolf Group, is routinely recommending KRC Inc. training in their e-mails to unqualified candidates.

Our Diplomas state that the student has passed a program on ICH Good Clinical practice (GCP) which is a standard requirement in this industry.

The most important benefit of our program is student enrollment in a volunteer position in real projects. These projects give essential initial experience in the field. This is what potential employers like about us; our graduates know exactly what they are going to do in the industry, and that's what every employer actually needs.

Most of KRC Inc. graduates become members of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, an industry-recognized organization.

The KRC Inc. programs are recognized by the Society for Clinical Data Management and KRC is currently in negotiations to become a certification-training provider for this organization. KRC has also been invited to send a speaker for the Society’s Fall Conference.

KRC Inc. graduates have been hired by many other industry providers. AAI Development Services Clinical Trials Division, the Woolf Group, PPD Inc., Princess Margaret Hospital, and the University Health Network to name a few. Over half of KRC’s current or previous employees are KRC Inc. graduates.

All graduates are involved as volunteers in research activities, are evaluated by KRC Inc. Practical Projects Coordinators, and are entitled to receive references for their participation. Other industry providers recognize and accept these references.

There are 50 sessions with many open ended questions in this program. You move through sessions at your own pace and submit your answers to the open questions to live, on-line teachers (active researchers in our company involved in real clinical trials projects). Most of our teaching personnel have MSc - PhD level experience in clinical trials-related areas and have intensive clinical research experience. Each and every answer to open questions that you submit receives comments from our on-line teachers. They will send you additional related articles, you will submit your feedback on the articles and receive comments if needed. You will also receive comments on every practical task you submit. That usually adds up to at least 200-250 communications throughout the program. Also students ask many questions and they always get a reply. We review everything that comes to us on-line: answers to training questions, questions about practical tasks, resumes and we even give advice to help with your future interviews. We also prepare reference letters for successful participants in research projects. The assessment of your performance works like this: We save all your answers and your comments regarding the additional articles in special folders under your name. When you finish the course and pass your on-line final exam we receive notification from the final page of the course along with your request to issue a Diploma. We then check your participation in answering the open questions. If you have answered enough of them - you get your diploma by mail. If not, we ask you to answer some more questions, and after you have completed them, you get your Diploma by mail. It is recommended to save a copy of all your answers in one or two text files in order to be able to re-submit them if necessary. Our responsibility is to make sure that a Diploma is issued only to those who qualify, in other words, have demonstrated his/her knowledge by answering most of our questions.

Because we wish to prepare our students for job interviews with prospective employers most of our open-ended questions are based on questions asked by employers during interviews with our previous graduates. That is why it is so important that you answer each question in as much detail as you can. In order to make a good impression with a prospective employer you need to be competent in professional terminology and related concepts. So, you are encouraged to use this opportunity to prepare yourself for a real job interview by answering our open questions as best as you can.

Clinical trials are about medicine whether we want it or not. Even though pharmaceutical companies and CRO's advertise that they want BSc. biologists, microbiologists, mathematicians, database specialists and statisticians for data management positions, they do expect people to have a true interest in medicine, rather than a formal medical background. We are here to help you. If there is anything that you don't understand just ask. There is nothing that cannot be explained.

We would like to highlight the benefits of participating in this program:

1. Through an intensive online training format, you will be working one-on-one with our expert online instructors who are going to help you become a professional in Marketing and Management. Our instructors all have advanced academic qualifications coupled with 8 - 15 years of experience in the field.

2. The materials that are presented in this course go above and beyond the minimum knowledge needed for the position. The topics covered range from Risk Management and Marketing Strategies to international and domestic regulations and guidelines.

3. Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a diploma which certifies your knowledge of the topics covered in the course. This professional development will be recognized by the majority of pharmaceutical companies in North America. To view your diploma, click here.

4. Through participation in project assignments, you will be acquiring practical working experience as a Marketing Manager. These project tasks are very well defined and offer valuable experience that will become part of your resume.

5. You will also get reference letters tailored to your needs and reflecting all the appropriate details of your active participation in a full-scale research project. Without proper reference letters it is pointless to approach any serious Clinical Research Organization or Sponsor in an attempt to get a job in this capacity.

6. You will get the perpetual support of our research center staff when you mention our institution in your resume as a place where potential employers can obtain references. Prospective employers almost always make telephone calls to collect references during a personal phone conversation. When your prospective employer calls us for a reference, we will give them all the appropriate details of your research participation and qualifications. This could dramatically increase your chances of getting a job in Marketing & Management.

7. You will get a return on your investment in your education and training at KRC of at least 40 times what you paid and that's in the very first year you're working as a Marketing Manager!

Online Sessions

1. Pharmaceutical Project Strategy

2. Development Strategy for Pharmaceutical Project

3. Pharmaceutical Industry Overview

4. Pre-Clinical Studies of Drug/Product Candidates

5. Clinical Trials

6. Drug Licensing Process in USA and Canada

7. International Standards: GCP

8. Target Product Profile

9. Drug Development as a Business

10. Portfolio Level: Strategic Pharmaceutical Project Management

11. Pharmaceutical Project Planning

12. Overview of other Industries: Best Practices and Experiences

13. International Pharmaceutical Project Team Management

14. Managing Joint Pharmaceutical Projects

15. Outsourcing: Contract Research Organizations

16. Management of Drug Delivery Devices Development Projects

17. Management of Clinical Trial Projects

18. Manufactuing Project Management

19. Introducing change into a research and development organization

20. Pharmaceutical project managment in an information technology era

21. General principles of marketing in a pharmaceuical industry

22. General environment for pharmaceutical marketing

23. General practices in pharmaceutical marketing

24. Pharmaceutical Marketing: Product research and development

25. Pharmaceutical industry and it's external environment

26. Pharmaceutical marketing: acts and regulations

27. Pricing in pharmaceutical industry

28. Place

29. Promotion principles

30. How marketing should meet patient needs

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