Bachelor's or a degree in a health-related field. 6 years of related research or clinical experience may be substituted (prefer 2-3 years as a research coordinator).
Licensure, Certification & Registration:
LPN, if applicable
Preferred: Clinical Research Coordinator Certification through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)
2 years of experience working in a clinical or research setting
Bachelor's degree or higher may substitute for 1 year required experience
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care as appropriate to the age and special characteristics of the patients served.
Basic skill competencies including ability to observe, measure, record and report indications of patient's health status.
Possess or successfully complete and maintain Human Subjects Protection training certification
Possess or successfully complete and maintain Shipping of Dangerous Goods certification, if required to ship biological specimens per protocol
Successfully complete institutional credentialing as required: phlebotomy, EKG, point of care testing (urinalysis, urine pregnancy tests, urine drug tests, or any other study required tests), CPR etc.
Self-disciplined with excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task is essential
Ability to prioritize tasks
Must be reliable, flexible and possess excellent communication skills for all age levels
Ability to interact with study patients and their families comfortably and sensitively.
Extraordinary interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to include staff within the research department and well as the staff within the treating department and institution, research sponsors and Contract Research Organizations (CRO).
Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the research protocol, patient visits, treatments, and testing schedules as well as travel.
Ability to work between different off-site locations as necessary per study requirements
Ability to manage stressful situations- coordination of numerous strict scientific protocol regimens, treatment and data timelines and deadlines, while ensuring compliance with multiple governmental agency regulations and guidelines.
Ability to work in a hectic patient care environment
Familiarity with office equipment and personal computer skills including word processing, excel and database skills.
Familiarity with the internet and social media for patient recruitment purposes.
Familiarity with or successfully complete training on the institution EMR and patient scheduling system
Position Summary:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities, including but not limited to:
Mission, Core Values and Service Excellence: Contributes to the creatio
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceFlexible schedule
Additional Information
Department/Unit:
Research Affairs General
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$54,690.00 - $82,035.00
The clinical research coordinator is responsible for the organization and management of multiple industry sponsored and Investigator initiated clinical trials. The position is accountable for assisting in the timely and accurate conduct of research studies, being concerned primarily for the protection and care of the patient as a research patient from initiation to completion of study. Activities include participating in the study start up and termination procedures, working with study participants in various study tasks including patient recruitment, screening for eligibility, scheduling, physical assessments and biospecimen collection and processing, as well as data collection and study completion activities. The research coordinator serves as the liaison between PI and research site and the study sponsor and other vendors working on the trial.
Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator
Department:
Division:
Grade: 58
Reports to: Principal Investigator (PI), Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Nurse, Research Manager, or Practice Administrator/Manager
Revised: May 2025
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