Clinical Research Coordinator

Center for Veterans Research and Education; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Center for Veterans Research and Education seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator to manage day-to-day operations for multiple clinical studies at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. The role includes enrolling patients and ensuring regulatory compliance to protect human subjects and integrity of data.

Responsibilities cover study start-up, informed consent, data collection, phlebotomy, coordinating home visits, and monitoring adverse events while maintaining study files and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 2–3 years of Research Assistant experience; 0–2 years of CRC experience for CRC I; 2–4 years for CRC II.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and federal regulations related to clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with study leadership and staff.
• Manage start-up processes and informed consent forms.
• Oversee enrollment and data collection per protocol; report adverse events.
• Coordinate with IRB, RDC, and sponsor as needed.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain study files and budgets.

Skills

Communication

Detail orientation

Organization

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Clinical Research Coordinator

Location: Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Full Time Assignee, CENTER FOR VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US)

Salary Range: $48,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator

Summary:

The Center for Veterans Research and Education (CVRE), whose mission is helping to support innovative research and education initiatives that improve the health and well-being of Veterans, is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator.

Position Description:

The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of multiple clinical research studies and will actively enroll patients at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain close communication with local and network study leadership and staff.
• Manage the study start-up process, including finalization of Informed Consent Forms and preparation of study start-up materials.
• Collaborate with the central Institutional Review Board overseeing VA sites, and the local Research and Development Committee (RDC), to ensure that regulatory requirements at the local site are identified, communicated, and observed.
• Oversee enrollment and study activities with the Site Investigator.
• Recruit participants, collect data in accordance with established study procedures, and follow up with participants in a timely manner.
• Dispense and track investigational study drug per protocol and in keeping with safety requirements.
• Conduct phlebotomy and urine sample collection per study protocol.
• Coordinate home visits between contract Home Health Service and study participants.
• Monitor subjects' progress, including documentation and reporting of adverse events.
• Ensure staff and subject compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies.
• Implement protocols to ensure data is collected in a scientifically valid manner; alert the Site Investigator to data collection issues and suggest corrections; maintain data and study files in accordance with study protocols.
• Serve as primary liaison with Site Investigator, staff, internal/external resources and sponsor regarding patient care issues and progress of the study.
• Maintain local budgets for the study; regularly report progress on all aspects of the project to the Site Investigator.
• Prepare documentation to support billing for this study’s sub-award, in cooperation with CVRE staff.
• Track expected and annual payments from the sponsor, in cooperation with CVRE staff.
• Ensure that study activities are completed in an ethical, culturally responsive, scientifically rigorous, and timely manner in accordance with principles of Good Clinical Practice.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s preferred)

Experience: 2-3 years of Research Assistant experience; 0-2 years of Coordinator experience required for CRC I; 2-4 years of Coordinator experience required for CRC II; Preferred working knowledge of the study.

Licensure/Registration/Certification: None

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in coordinating multiple tasks and project elements with differing timelines and completion deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, human subjects’ protections, and federal regulations related to clinical research

Conditions of Employment:

• Subject to a criminal and educational background check.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Typical hours fall within standard business hours; work may extend beyond standard hours, including weekends.
• Must be a US citizen

Physical Requirements: The employee must be able to navigate the medical center, use a keyboard, and lift up to 25 lbs. Reasonable accommodation may be considered in determining an applicant’s ability to perform the duties/functions of the position.