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Clinical Research Coordinators

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$161,180	8300	7.5%
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National

State

City

State

City

$161,180

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

8300

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

7.5%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

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.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Promote products, services, or programs.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
Manage organizational or project budgets.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Advise customers on technical or procedural issues.
Develop promotional materials.
Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Maintain operational records.
Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
Communicate with government agencies.
Prepare operational progress or status reports.
Develop organizational methods or procedures.
Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources.
Plan facility layouts or designs.
Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
Conduct employee training programs.
Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders.
Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
Calculate numerical data for medical activities.
Prepare medications or medical solutions.
Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment.
Manage operations, research, or logistics projects.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.
Interpret research or operational data.
Code data or other information.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Schedule activities or facility use.
Schedule activities or facility use.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.
Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.
Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.
Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.
Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.
Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.
Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.
Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.
Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.
Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.
Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.
Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.
Communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings.
Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.
Organize space for study equipment and supplies.
Develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment.
Dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary.
Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.
Interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics.
Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.
Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required.
Solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations.
Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

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