Clinical Research Coordinator
About The Position
Coordinates and monitors research trials and oversees recruitment of study participants. The role may involve performing venipuncture, phlebotomy, electrocardiograms, or monitoring vital signs, as well as collecting, processing, and shipping specimens according to study protocols and training requirements. The coordinator adheres to good clinical practice and applicable regulatory, grant agency, and protocol requirements; maintains study records; and collaborates with the institutional review board as necessary. The position coordinates designated studies or groups of studies, overseeing recruitment, study procedures, and data collection and processing. It involves scheduling protocol-related evaluations, working with physicians, investigators, and other healthcare providers, protecting participants’ rights, administering and evaluating study assessments, reporting results to investigators and sponsors, supporting grant submissions, maintaining study supplies and drug-accountability records, and liaising with external agencies and vendors. Work is performed under general guidance, with varied assignments requiring interpretation and independent decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- 1–3 years of relevant experience.
- Adherence to good clinical practice, regulatory and grant agency requirements, and study protocols.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience with oncology research is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate a designated study or group of studies.
- Oversee participant recruitment, implementation of study procedures, and collection and processing of data.
- Maintain accurate and current study records.
- Collect, label, log, process, and ship biological specimens according to protocol and training requirements.
- Schedule participants for protocol-related evaluations and collaborate with physicians, investigators, and other healthcare providers while promoting respect for participants’ rights.
- Administer, score, and evaluate assessments as assigned and as required by study protocol.
- Collect data, confer with the principal investigator, and forward results to internal or external sponsors.
- Interface with external agencies and organize grant submission processes as necessary.
- Ensure study drug supplies and equipment are available and maintain drug accountability logs.
- Liaise with agencies, pharmaceutical companies, laboratories, and equipment and supply companies as needed.
- Adhere to good clinical practice, regulatory and grant agency requirements, and study protocols; keep the investigator or supervisor informed of developments.
- Collaborate with the principal investigator, the Food and Drug Administration, and drug companies on related issues.
- Perform phlebotomy, electrocardiograms, or vital-sign monitoring on study participants when required, and report findings to the supervisor.
- Perform related duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
