Research Coordinator

Rainbow Hospitals; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainbow Hospitals Ltd. in Hyderabad is seeking a Research Coordinator / Research Assistant to support neurology research programs. The role covers study initiation, data collection, regulatory compliance, and coordination with departments and sponsors.

You will maintain study documentation, support audits, prepare reports, and assist students and investigators with proposals, protocols, and ethics submissions under supervision.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of clinical research processes and research methodology.
• Basic understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research ethics.
• Good documentation and record-management skills.
• Strong coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to work with doctors, researchers, students, sponsors, CROs, and hospital departments.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and research databases.
• Data collection and analytical skills.
• Report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities of clinical research projects and studies.
• Support investigators in study initiation, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Assist in participant identification, screening, recruitment, consent documentation, and follow-up.
• Maintain accurate and complete study-related records and documentation.
• Coordinate with clinical departments, investigators, laboratories, diagnostics, and other support functions.
• Assist in data collection, data entry, validation, and preparation of research reports.
• Ensure adherence to approved research protocols and timelines.
• Support preparation for internal, sponsor, and regulatory audits.
• Assist investigators in preparing research proposals, study protocols, informed consent documents, questionnaires, and related documents.
• Maintain a systematic database of ongoing and completed research projects.
• Track study milestones, timelines, submissions, approvals, and closures.
• Assist in preparation of research presentations, reports, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
• Coordinate documentation and communication with the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC).
• Assist in submission of new research proposals, amendments, continuing reviews, deviations, SAE reports, and study closure documents.
• Maintain records of Ethics Committee approvals and correspondence.
• Coordinate scheduling and documentation for Ethics Committee meetings.
• Ensure that research activities are initiated only after the required approvals are obtained.
• Coordinate with Scientific Research Committee / Research Review Committee.
• Facilitate review and processing of research proposals.
• Maintain meeting agendas, minutes, action points, and follow-up trackers.
• Track proposal status from submission through approval and completion.
• Support periodic review of research activities and outcomes.
• Coordinate research activities undertaken by undergraduate/postgraduate students and trainees.
• Guide students on institutional research processes, documentation, and submission requirements.
• Facilitate coordination between students, faculty mentors, investigators, and clinical departments.
• Track student thesis proposals, approvals, data collection, completion, and final submission.
• Maintain a database of student research/thesis projects.
• Ensure necessary Ethics Committee/Scientific Committee approvals are obtained before commencement.
• Support coordination of funded clinical research trials and investigator-initiated studies.
• Coordinate with sponsors, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), Principal Investigators, and hospital departments.
• Assist with study budgets, agreements, documentation, and payment/reimbursement tracking.
• Maintain sponsor and trial-related correspondence.
• Support site initiation, monitoring visits, close-out activities, and audit readiness.
• Ensure study documentation is maintained as per protocol, applicable guidelines, and institutional requirements.
• Maintain electronic and physical research files.
• Ensure confidentiality and appropriate handling of research participant information.
• Support database management and data quality checks.
• Prepare periodic research activity reports and dashboards.
• Maintain trackers for ongoing, completed, submitted, approved, and published research projects.

Skills

Clinical research processes

GCP knowledge

Coordination

Documentation skills

MS Office

Data collection & analysis

Report writing

Timelines management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences/Clinical Research

Job description

Job description Research Coordinator / Research Assistant

1. Position Details

Position: Research Coordinator / Research Assistant
Department: Neurology
Qualification: Bachelors Degree in Life Sciences Clinical Research or a related discipline
Experience: 0–3 years in clinical research, hospital research.

2. Job Purpose

To coordinate and support clinical research activities within the hospital, ensuring that research projects, student theses, funded research trials, and research committee activities are conducted in accordance with approved protocols, ethical standards, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies.

3. Key Responsibilities

A. Clinical Research Activities

• Coordinate day-to-day activities of clinical research projects and studies.
• Support investigators in study initiation, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Assist in participant identification, screening, recruitment, consent documentation, and follow-up.
• Maintain accurate and complete study-related records and documentation.
• Coordinate with clinical departments, investigators, laboratories, diagnostics, and other support functions.
• Assist in data collection, data entry, validation, and preparation of research reports.
• Ensure adherence to approved research protocols and timelines.
• Support preparation for internal, sponsor, and regulatory audits.

B. Research Proposal & Documentation

• Assist investigators in preparing research proposals, study protocols, informed consent documents, questionnaires, and related research documents.
• Maintain a systematic database of ongoing and completed research projects.
• Track study milestones, timelines, submissions, approvals, and closures.
• Assist in preparation of research presentations, reports, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.

C. Ethics Committee Coordination

• Coordinate documentation and communication with the Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC).
• Assist in submission of new research proposals, amendments, continuing reviews, deviations, SAE reports, and study closure documents.
• Maintain records of Ethics Committee approvals and correspondence.
• Coordinate scheduling and documentation for Ethics Committee meetings.
• Ensure that research activities are initiated only after the required approvals are obtained.

D. Scientific Research Committee

• Coordinate with the Scientific Research Committee / Research Review Committee.
• Facilitate review and processing of research proposals.
• Maintain meeting agendas, minutes, action points, and follow-up trackers.
• Track proposal status from submission through approval and completion.
• Support periodic review of research activities and outcomes.

E. Student Thesis & Academic Research

• Coordinate research activities undertaken by undergraduate/postgraduate students and trainees.
• Guide students on institutional research processes, documentation, and submission requirements.
• Facilitate coordination between students, faculty mentors, investigators, and clinical departments.
• Track student thesis proposals, approvals, data collection, completion, and final submission.
• Maintain a database of student research/thesis projects.
• Ensure necessary Ethics Committee/Scientific Committee approvals are obtained before commencement.

F. Funded Research Trials

• Support coordination of funded clinical research trials and investigator-initiated studies.
• Coordinate with sponsors, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), Principal Investigators, and hospital departments.
• Assist with study budgets, agreements, documentation, and payment/reimbursement tracking.
• Maintain sponsor and trial-related correspondence.
• Support site initiation, monitoring visits, close-out activities, and audit readiness.
• Ensure study documentation is maintained as per protocol, applicable guidelines, and institutional requirements.

G. Research Data & Records

• Maintain electronic and physical research files.
• Ensure confidentiality and appropriate handling of research participant information.
• Support database management and data quality checks.
• Prepare periodic research activity reports and dashboards.
• Maintain trackers for ongoing, completed, submitted, approved, and published research projects.

5. Required Skills

• Knowledge of clinical research processes and research methodology.
• Basic understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research ethics.
• Good documentation and record-management skills.
• Strong coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to work with doctors, researchers, students, sponsors, CROs, and hospital departments.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and research databases.
• Data collection and analytical skills.
• Report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple research projects and timelines simultaneously.
• High level of confidentiality and attention to detail.

6. Preferred Qualifications / Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Allied Health Sciences, Clinical Research, or related discipline.
• Certification/course in Clinical Research / Clinical Research Coordination / GCP / Research Methodology will be an advantage.
• Prior experience in a hospital, academic institution, research organization, CRO, or clinical research department is preferred.