Career moves · 231,145 postings · 163 markets · 2026-07-16
Where can your career go next?
Search the role you're in. We count what employers ask for across 231,145 active postings, then show you the markets one step away: how big each one is, and exactly which skills you'd need to add.
What this is and isn't
Markets sit close together when employers on both sides ask for the same skills, measured across 350 normalized skills. This is not a record of people moving between them. That would need career histories we don't have. A close market also isn't automatically a good move. Skills counted are the ones postings list explicitly, so every figure is a floor.
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Clinical Research Associate
164 open jobs·48 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Clinical Research Associate. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Project Manager has the most openings (833), while Medical Director requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Close1
- Moderate change5
- Major change4
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 117 to 833 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Medical Director
from Clinical Research Associate
Strong match
Close
The closest move to Clinical Research Associate we can see.
117
openings in Medical Director
6
skills you already have
6
skills to learn
1
skills to strengthen
You already have
Clinical Research AssociateMedical Directorshare of postingsclinical leadership
49%40%
clinical research
100%38%
patient outcomes
7%15%
conversion optimization
40%9%
laboratory
9%9%
risk assessment
4%4%
You'll need to learn
- patient careasked for in 34% of Medical Director postings
- healthcare administrationasked for in 28% of Medical Director postings
- case managementasked for in 26% of Medical Director postings
- decision makingasked for in 29% of Medical Director postings
- accreditationasked for in 22% of Medical Director postings
- behavioral healthasked for in 19% of Medical Director postings
Strengthen what you have
- patient outcomes7% → 15%
How much work is out there
Clinical Research Associate164Medical Director117This market is about the size of yours.
Smaller than the market you're in, but 6 of the skills it asks for are ones you already have.
What to do next
1 · Learn
patient care
Asked for in 34% of Medical Director postings, and 5 other new skills.
2 · Strengthen
patient outcomes
7% of Clinical Research Associate postings ask for it, against 15% of Medical Director.
3 · Look at the work
117 Medical Director postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
164 Clinical Research Associate postings · 117 Medical Director postings · 350 normalized skills · snapshot 2026-07-16
Methodology
What is this based on?
231,145 live job postings from 28,870 employers across 163 markets, captured 2026-07-16. Skills come from each posting's stated requirements.
How is distance calculated?
Each market becomes a profile of the skills its postings request, and markets are compared by how much those profiles overlap (an IDF-weighted cosine similarity, so skills that appear in almost every role count for less). The closest markets sit nearest the center, grouped into five bands from Very close to Different field.
What do the skill lists mean?
Shared skills are the ones both roles commonly ask for. Skills to learn are the ones the target market asks for that your current role doesn't, ranked by how much more often they come up.
What isn't included?
Years of experience, seniority, salary, portfolio or certification requirements, or how competitive a role is to land. Skill overlap is one axis of a move, not the whole picture.
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