Clinical Research Coordinator

Clinical Research Coordinator - Sacramento, CA

Pay: $35 - $38/hour

Location: On-Site, Sacramento CA

Format: 6 month, contract-to-hire

Role Summary:

This position independently coordinates clinical trials at a fully operational level, ensuring advanced clinical care coordination and administrative oversight of research trials in the Rheumatology research department. The role involves managing both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated studies under the guidance of the supervisor and Principal Investigator (PI).

Primary Responsibilities:

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) oversees patient coordination in research studies, including recruitment, screening, enrollment, scheduling, data collection, and tracking. Additional duties involve study management, policy development, training junior staff, and providing leadership for division-wide clinical research efforts.

Key Tasks:

- Oversee subject recruitment, assessment, and follow-up for assigned studies, including correspondence and recruitment event coordination.

- Develop materials and manage outreach to referral sites, respond to participant inquiries, and schedule appointments.

- Train and delegate tasks to junior staff, ensuring protocol compliance and accurate data collection.

- Maintain training logs, travel as needed for staff training, and procure study materials.

- Prepare project materials, conduct literature searches, and create presentations as needed.

- Manage study correspondence, documents, data entry, and participant follow-ups while ensuring data privacy and compliance.

- Handle invoicing, participant reimbursement, and liaise with departments to resolve billing issues.

- Ancillary Clinical Research Support (Hybrid, 5%)

- Assist with study start-up, IRB submissions, and quality assurance tasks as needed, including regulatory documentation and protocol amendments.

- Manage project supplies, schedule meetings, and coordinate travel and meeting logistics.

- Prepare and distribute meeting materials, take minutes, and track action items.

- Support administrative tasks such as data entry, preparing reports, and organizing study materials

- Perform other tasks as required, attend meetings, and participate in training sessions to support project progress and team development.

Skills/Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree

- 2 years of experience working as a CRC at the site level