How do they match: Clinical Research Coordinators

  • Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.
  • Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.
  • 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.
  • Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
  • Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.

  • Communicate with government agencies.