Clinical Research Mock Interview
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Question 12 of 30
Describe your experience creating and writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
If you do not have experience in writing SOP's you can certainly still answer productively by displaying your knowledge of the guidelines for writing an SOP.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I understand that writing an SOP requires a strong understanding of procedural tasks and activities. Although I do not have specific experience to show, I am confident that I could write new Standard Operating Procedures once I have a complete understanding of the clinical trial or program."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I am very experienced in creating SOPs. I have created four sets of SOPs in response to compliance issues as well as assisted researchers with creating SOPs in the past. I could teach this skill and would say that my level would land in the expert range."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
The interviewer is looking for your range of experience and understanding of Standard Operating Procedures. The answer to this question will quickly reveal your exact seniority level to the interviewer. If you have experience creating and writing new SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) you can bring examples of your work - so long as you are not breaking any current non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I have approximately three years experience writing SOP for two different clinics. I would describe my level of experience in intermediate. I am taking a course this January related to SOP writing which I hope will elevate my knowledge."
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I understand that writing an SOP requires a strong understanding of procedural tasks and activities. Although I do not have specific experience to show I amend some of the SOP as new versions of SOPs and created one SOP on my own.
Example: Transfer of investigational product from one location to another location.
CRO delivered the investigational product to our other site in error.
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From this response, it appears that you have not yet had experience in creating and writing SOPs. Rather than drawing attention to the fact that you don't have this specific experience yet, I suggest highlighting the transferrable skills that you DO have. What skills have you built that will benefit you when you are assigned SOPs as a task? Focus on what you have done already and the transferrable skills that you'd bring to this role.
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