Clinical Research Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, nursing, or health care.
• Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change.
• Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of research experience.
• Two years of direct clinical experience in an acute care or healthcare setting.
• Ability to mentor other research staff in clinical-trial conduct and regulatory compliance.
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification through ONCC.
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) certification through ACRP.
• Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) certification through SCRA.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and conduct approved clinical research trials.
• Coordinate and manage patient assessments, phlebotomy, drug administration, and side-effect monitoring according to protocol standards and in a clinically safe, regulatory-compliant manner.
• Assist in maintaining drug and medical device accountability according to regulatory guidelines.
• Collect, record, and report data for assigned research studies.
• Monitor sponsor and other agency visits to evaluate the accuracy and quality of collected data.
• Attend all site initiation visits to become familiar with projects for cross-coverage purposes and support research initiatives.
• Serve as a back-up coordinator for designated clinical trials.
• Assist with NORI/IRB submissions and maintain regulatory, legal, and other required clinical-trial documentation.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with patients, family members, sponsors, and external contacts to optimize research outcomes.
• Contribute to the healthcare team's development of the patient's plan of care.
• Educate participants and staff about disease processes, therapies, and treatments being studied.