How do they match: Clinical Research Coordinators

  • Clinical Data Coordinator
  • Clinical Operations Specialist
  • Clinical Research Specialist
  • Clinical Support Specialist
  • Clinical Trials Specialist

  • Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

  • Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.
  • Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.
  • Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.
  • Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.
  • Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
  • 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.
  • Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.

  • Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
  • Calculate numerical data for medical activities.
  • Code data or other information.
  • Interpret research or operational data.