The primary responsibility of the Clinical Research Coordinator is to manage all aspects of conducting clinical trials. The Clinical Research Coordinator is required to have an in-depth knowledge of protocol requirements and good clinical practices as set forth by federal regulations. As the primary resource for the protocol, the Clinical Research Coordinator acts as a liaison between the patient, investigator, Institutional Review Board and sponsor. The Clinical Research Coordinator screens, enrolls and follows study patients, ensuring protocol compliance and close patient monitoring, and works independently in designing, coordinating, and implementing all assigned research projects. The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for all data and source documentation, adverse event reporting and maintenance of complete regulatory files.
The primary responsibility of the Clinical Research Coordinator II is to manage all aspects of conducting clinical trials and other epidemiological studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator II is required to have an in-depth knowledge of protocol requirements and good clinical practices as set forth by federal regulations. As one of the primary resources for the protocol, the Clinical Research Coordinator II acts as a liaison between the patient, investigator, collaborators, Institutional Review Board and sponsor. The Clinical Research Coordinator II is able to recruit, screen, enroll and follow study patients, and perform the associated data collection, entry, and quality control activities, under supervision, ensuring protocol compliance and close patient monitoring, continuing the required learning process record in this second level position for advancement towards a Clinical Research Coordinator III position. The Clinical Research Coordinator II is responsible for all data and source documentation, adverse event reporting and maintenance of complete regulatory files, under direct supervision. The Clinical Research Coordinator II may also perform simple procedures (ecgs, vital signs, etc.), as well as laboratory processing, as called for by the study protocol(s).
