Clinical Research Coordinator II - OBG - Research Staff

Clinical Research Coordinator II

The job compiles, documents, analyzes, and reports on moderately complex clinical studies. Provides input to support the administrative and operational decisions that impact clinical research conducted across the University. The Clinical Research Coordinator II independently manages and executes moderately complex clinical research studies from start up through close out. This role serves as a central operational lead, ensuring scientific integrity, regulatory compliance, and seamless coordination across investigators, sponsors, and multidisciplinary teams. The Coordinator plans and conducts clinical and non clinical research activities, oversees participant recruitment and study visits, manages data collection and reporting, and supports dissemination of findings through publications and presentations. This position exercises professional judgment in navigating regulatory requirements, financial considerations, and study logistics, while maintaining strict adherence to institutional, state, and federal guidelines. The role contributes directly to advancing research initiatives across the University by ensuring studies are executed efficiently, ethically, and in alignment with sponsor expectations.

Responsibilities include developing study protocols, working closely with Principal Investigators and laboratory team members, technical proficiency and ability to operate specialized laboratory machinery, sample preparation, setting up experiments, data management, keeping detailed documentation, developing IRB protocols, collecting and archiving subjects' data, participating in meetings, assisting in developing and submitting progress reports, providing technical and administrative support in a laboratory environment, complying with regulatory policies, analyzing and facilitating daily activities of clinical trials, preparing program conference lists, participating in pharmaceutical site visits, solving problems relating to the administration of clinical studies, interpreting data for insurance submissions, gathering pre-testing results, and performing other related work as needed.

Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree in research or a related field, 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline, previous clinical trials experience, and previous IRB protocol experience. Preferred competencies include independently coordinating and managing moderately complex clinical research studies, knowledge of IRB processes and regulatory requirements, strong data management and analytical skills, understanding of research methodologies and basic laboratory techniques, sound problem solving skills, effective collaboration and communication skills, and strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Working conditions include performing work primarily in an outpatient clinical setting with additional responsibilities in a laboratory environment, requiring travel between multiple clinical sites, requiring prolonged periods of standing, and requiring extended periods of computer use.