Clinical Research Assistant

Virginia Tech; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 35,700 - 48,300; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech is seeking a Research Coordinator to support the Principal Investigator with regulatory compliance and administrative activities for research studies, including industry sponsored, grant funded, or internally funded projects. The role emphasizes non-interventional studies with potential for greater risk duties.

The position involves coordinating enrollment, obtaining informed consent, data collection from charts and interviews, and liaison tasks within the study team.

Qualifications

• Previous research experience, preferably with human subjects.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and acknowledgment of safety protocols.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Open to working weekends and nights as necessary to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and exceptional time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing compliance to research protocols and with study documentation.
• Assist in monitoring enrollment goals and coordinating consent, screening, scheduling, and liaison with participants.
• Collect data from medical records, interviews, questionnaires, and diagnostic tests; collect biospecimens as directed.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and report adverse events and protocol deviations.
• Coordinate site monitoring or auditing visits with sponsors or federal agencies.
• Prepare and maintain IRB, OSP, and other regulatory documents and research correspondence.
• Develop and maintain patient databases and study maintenance logs (training logs, deviation logs, screening logs, enrollment logs).

Skills

Research coordination

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Tools

IRB submissions

Job description

Job Description

Under general supervision of the Principal Investigator, assists with administrative activities associated with the conduct of research studies including industry sponsored, grant funded, or internally funded studies while maintaining compliance with guidelines set by governing agencies and institutional policy. This position will be assigned to support minimal risk or non-interventional studies, unless assigned to serve in a support function for greater than minimal risk studies that also include a Clinical Research Coordinator or Clinical Research Nurse.

The primary duties of the role will include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Assist in overseeing compliance to research protocols. Assists with completion and submission of study related documentation.
• Assist in monitoring enrollment goals. Coordinates tasks related to research subjects such as assisting with development of informed consents and screening materials, scheduling visits, obtaining informed consent, and acting as a liaison between research participants and the research study team.
• Collects data from patient charts, medical records, interviews, questionnaires, diagnostic tests and other sources. Collect research specimens as directed in the protocol.
• Ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies. Tracks and reports adverse events and protocol deviations.
• Under supervision of Principal Investigator, coordinates all site related monitoring or auditing visits from sponsor and/or federal agency during the course of the study and at closure.
• Prepares, submits and maintains IRB, OSP, and/or any other funding or regulatory documents and research correspondence.
• Develops and maintains patient databases and study maintenance logs including but not limited to training logs, delegation of responsibility logs, screening logs, and enrollment logs.

Candidate will be expected to complete IATA certification within 60 days of hire.

Position requires local travel between Roanoke and New River Valley locations. Position requires pre-employment conviction, driving, and drug-panel screening.

Required Qualifications

• Previous research experience, preferably with human subjects.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and acknowledgement of safety protocols.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Open to working weekends and nights as necessary to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and exceptional time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or training in biology, health sciences, biochemistry, exercise physiology, or another related field.
• Experience with basic laboratory protocols, especially proper collection, handling, or processing of biospecimens.
• Knowledge of medical and/or pharmaceutical terminology strongly desired.

Pay Band

3

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Starting at $42,000. Commensurate with experience.

Hours per week

40

Review Date

8/14/2026

Additional Information

Position requires pre-employment conviction, driving, and drug-panel screening. The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands‑on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem‑solvers. A comprehensive land‑grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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