How do they match: Clinical Research Coordinators

  • Clinical Study Manager

  • Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.
  • Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.
  • Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.
  • Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.
  • Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.
  • Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
  • Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.
  • Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
  • Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
  • Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.
  • Organize space for study equipment and supplies.
  • Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.
  • Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
  • Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
  • Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.
  • Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.
  • Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.