Clinical Trial Laboratory Coordinator

Clinical Trial Laboratory Coordinator

The Division of Clinical Research provides infrastructure support for all aspects of clinical research. UT MD Anderson has the nation's largest cancer clinical trials program enrolling patients in Texas and beyond through our Cancer Network partners across the country. UT MD Anderson is devoted to the needs and protection of all those participating in or conducting clinical research while maintaining high ethical standards and compliance with all regulatory policies.

The Clinical Trial Laboratory Coordinator is a key expert in clinical research laboratory operations, ensuring high-quality protocol execution, compliance, and efficiency. This role involves protocol development and quality assurance, including creating and maintaining protocol documents, utilizing the LIMS system (ARMADA), and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The coordinator oversees specimen collection, processing, and shipment, ensuring adherence to Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) and troubleshooting issues as needed. Additionally, they manage clinical trial inventory and service coordination, maintaining trial kit supplies and facilitating communication between lab staff, study teams, and sponsors. Lastly, they play a crucial role in trial management and stakeholder collaboration, leading protocol implementation, overseeing amendments, and ensuring seamless interactions with sponsors and regulatory bodies. Through expertise in laboratory operations and research coordination, this position enhances the integrity and efficiency of clinical trials.

The ideal Clinical Trial Laboratory Coordinator will have experience in shipping biological samples and hold a CCRP certification. They will demonstrate strong organizational skills and thrive in high-volume, fast-paced environments. Excellent communication skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities efficiently while maintaining accuracy and quality.

Minimum $27.64 Midpoint $34.62 Maximum $41.59 per hour based on a 40-hour work week. The typical work schedule is Hybrid, 8:00am4:30pm. Work location is the Texas Medical Center.

This role offers the opportunity to support groundbreaking cancer research while working within a collaborative, mission-driven environment at UT MD Anderson. The position contributes directly to patient safety, research quality, and scientific advancement, while providing exposure to complex clinical trials, regulatory engagement, and cross-functional leadership. UT MD Anderson supports professional growth, operational excellence, and work-life balance through a hybrid schedule and robust institutional resources.

Responsibilities

• Trial Management & Stakeholder Collaboration
• Protocol Development & Quality Assurance
• Specimen Collection, Processing & Shipment Oversight
• Clinical Trial Inventory & Service Coordination
• Other Duties

EDUCATION

Required: Bachelor's Degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related scientific field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required: Two years of experience with clinical research studies obtained from data gathering, laboratory, or other related experience or with a preferred degree, no experience required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS Preferred: Certification issued by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), including but not limited to Phlebotomy (PBT), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) Preferred: CCRC Certified Clinical Research Coordinator Preferred: CCRP Certified Clinical Research Professional Preferred: CCRA Certified Clinical Research Associate

MD Anderson Cancer Center