Direct answers on accreditation, timelines, pricing, guarantees, and how YANA fits alongside the established industry options. Tap any question to expand.
YANA is a workforce operating system for clinical research. We train professionals through accredited curriculum (YANA Academy), verify their operational readiness through simulation-based testing (YANA Sim Lab and the Competency Passport), and place them through an integrated employer marketplace (YANA Talent Cloud).
It's not a single course or certification — it's the layer between education and employment that the industry has been missing.
Yes. YANA Careers is led by a Q-IAOCR Certified Trainer (Certificate #16167194), and our curriculum aligns to ICH-GCP, the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency, IAOCR, CDISC, and 21 CFR Part 11.
The company is registered in Maryland and operates from Washington, DC. Our founder, Rudy Malle, brings 15+ years of pharma and CRO operations experience across three continents.
No. The majority of our placed candidates came from nursing, pharmacy, allied health, lab science, or non-traditional backgrounds with zero prior clinical research roles. The system is designed to move you from your current background into a verifiable CR role within 60–90 days.
We do screen for foundational competencies: interviewing readiness, basic regulatory understanding, and English proficiency for English-language placements.
61% of placements come from nursing or pharmacy backgrounds. 22% from lab or science. 17% from non-traditional backgrounds.Our flagship CRCM cohort runs 6–12 weeks depending on the track. From cohort start to first signed offer, our median is 78 days. 89% of graduates are placed within 90 days of completing their cohort.
Faster placements (40–60 days) typically go to candidates with strong adjacent credentials (RN, PharmD, MS) and active job-search effort during the program.
Pricing lives on each product's dedicated site, not here. This corporate site is for strategic context — ecosystem overview, partnership scoping, and executive briefings. For specific program pricing:
YANA Academy programs and cohort tuition → learn.yanacareers.com
YANA Talent Cloud placement fees → talent.yanacareers.com
YANA Sim Lab subscriptions → sim.yanacareers.com
Enterprise training, custom builds, and partnership engagements are scoped per project. Talk to our team.
Yes — on qualifying enrollment tracks. If you complete all assignments and don't receive an interview within 90 days of graduating, we extend coaching at no additional cost until you do.
Specific terms vary by program. Enterprise placement engagements include separate replacement guarantees on a per-engagement basis.
Industry certification bodies (ACRP, SOCRA, IAOCR) test knowledge through exams; YANA tests operational performance through simulation.
Training providers (CCRPS, Barnett, others) teach curriculum but stop at completion; YANA integrates placement directly.
In-house corporate programs serve their own staff; YANA serves the open market.
We respect what each does. We built the layer none of them ship.The Competency Passport is your verifiable credential: a public, employer-facing record of which simulations you've completed, which competencies you've demonstrated, and which frameworks your training aligns to (ICH-GCP · JTF · IAOCR · CDISC · 21 CFR Part 11).
Every passport lives at a public URL on verify.yanacareers.com. It's revocable, audit-ready, and yours forever — independent of any employer relationship.
The YANA Talent Cloud operates as a concierge marketplace. You share your role requirements with our placement team; we match against the verified candidate network; you interview a curated shortlist of pre-screened, simulation-tested professionals.
Placement fees apply. Enterprise volume agreements are available for ongoing hiring needs.
Yes. Q-IAOCR-certified curriculum can be delivered to internal sponsor, CRO, or academic medical center teams as a custom enterprise engagement.
Options include: cohort-based programs, simulation lab access for existing staff, and accreditation pathway support. Talk to our partnerships team for scoping.
Most enterprise and partnership questions are best handled on a 15-minute discovery call. We'll route you to the right person on our team.
