Clinical research jobs - both overqualified and not enough UK experience

[Sirine1708]

Good morning, any advise would be appreciated.

I have a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from another country and we moved to the UK in 2023. As it was a rather unplanned move, so I had to help my DC to settle in British school, learn language etc. Before that, I was working in clinical research in international companies, but left 5 years ago to be a stay at home parent.

Never had issues with finding jobs before, but I started applying to entry-level positions here like CTA / coordinator that required only degree and nothing else and get rejected straight away. At the same time I don't have UK experience to qualify for more advanced positions ie regulatory. And I don't want to be a CRA because of travel.

I started in February and now reached the point when I'm thinking to lie on my CV to at least get a call from a real person. But I don't even know what's the main issue - is it the gap in employment, overqualification or lack of experience here.

@Picklewicklepickle @Toucs thanks, at least I remember Veeva Vault.
I've been applying to all the international CROs and big pharma with offices in or around London for entry-level jobs like CTA or SSU since February and I get rejected straight away like I don't even deserve a call. I was referred through internal systems as well, including at ICON that was my last employer. The only thing that was different with referrals alongside a rejection notification I got a courtesy email from recruiter that they are looking for candidate with UK experience.

Last time I was looking for jobs 9 years ago and got 3 offers in 2 weeks, but I feel like recruitment process changed dramatically and a lot is outsourced to people or machines who don't really care.

Thank you, I thought to be in Data Management you should have a degree in Maths/Statistics. What would be the positions to look for?
Also what recruitment companies do Veeva and Medidata use?

Looks like I'm behind in eCRF department :) all I can remember is Medidata and InForm.

@Sirine1708 No, there are stats departments that require more maths based qualifications but DM is typically Life Science degrees or relevant experience. It's attention to detail really.

LinkedIn is your best resource for jobs in the industry, not all the companies use recruiters but they all post jobs on LinkedIn