Clinical Research Coordinator

Sarah Cannon Research Institute; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is conducting clinical trials through a broad network across the country. The Clinical Research Coordinator supports overall clinical operations, enrollment, regulatory tasks, quality control, and site activities to ensure protocol compliance and patient safety.

Ideal candidates hold related degrees and knowledge of regulatory guidelines, with strong organization and communication skills to coordinate with physicians, monitors, and study teams.

Qualifications

• Associate degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree desired.
• Knowledge of medical and research terminology.
• Knowledge of FDA Code of Federal Regulations and GCP.
• Knowledge of clinical research processes.
• Public presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Enroll patients onto clinical trials through recruitment, screening, enrollment, treatment and follow-up.
• Review study design and inclusion/exclusion criteria with physicians and patients.
• Ensure protection of study patients by verifying informed consent procedures and adherence to protocols.
• Collect, enter data into study CRFs or EDC within required timelines.
• Ensure data integrity through source document review and monitoring for missing data.
• Create study-specific tools for source documentation when not provided by sponsor.
• Generate and track drug shipments, lab kits, and other supplies.
• Maintain complete documentation of protocol requirements per SOPs and work instructions.
• Track and report adverse events and protocol deviations.
• Maintain regulatory documents, consent forms, source documentation, and study communications.
• Coordinate regular site research meetings and attend study meetings as required.
• Communicate site status via weekly activity reports to management.

Skills

Medical terminology

Clinical research knowledge

Multitasking

Public speaking

FDA CFR & GCP awareness

Education

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems

Job description

It’s More Than a Career, It’s a Mission.

Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

As the Clinical Research Coordinator youareresponsible foroverall clinical operations of the facility’s research program including enrollment, regulatory, quality, and site operations.

• You will supportenrolling patients onto clinical trials through recruitment, screening, enrollment, treatment, and follow-up of eligible participants according to protocol requirements.

• You will reviewthe study design and inclusion/exclusion criteria with physiciansand patients

• You will ensurethe protection of study patients by verifying informed consent procedures and adhering to protocol requirements

• You will collect, complete, and enterdata into study specific case report forms (CRFs) or electronic data capture systems within study required timelines

• You will ensurethe integrity of the datasubmittedon case report forms or other data collection tools bycareful source document review and monitoringdata for missing or implausible data

• You will createstudy specific tools for source documentation when not provided by sponsor

• You will generate and trackdrug shipments, lab kits, and other supplies

• You willberesponsible foraccurateand complete documentation of protocol requirements according to site work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• You will track and reportadverse events, serious adverse events, protocol waivers, and deviations

• You willmaintainaccurateand complete records, including regulatory documents, signed informed consent forms, source documentation, drug dispensing logs, screening and enrollment logs, and study communications

• You will coordinateregular site research meetings

• You will attendstudy-specific on-site meetings/visits, investigator meetings, conference calls, and other coordinator meetings, asrequiredand you will workclosely with monitors, study teams and site staff to ensure quality study data

• You will communicatesite status through a weekly activity report toappropriate site/managementcolleagues

You should have:

• AnAssociate’s Degree, preferably aBachelor’s Degree

• Knowledge of medical and research terminology

• KnowledgeofFDA Code of Federal Regulations and GCP

• Knowledge of the clinical research processes

• Public presentation skills

• The ability to manage multiple ongoing priorities and projectswith a diverse team of professionals

About Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the world’s leading oncology research organizations conducting community-based clinical trials. Focused on advancing therapies for patients over the last three decades, SCRI is a leader in drug development. In 2022, SCRI formed a joint venture with former US Oncology Research to expand clinical trial access across the country. It has conducted more than 850 first-in-human clinical trials since its inception and contributed to pivotal research that has led to the majority of new cancer therapies approved by the FDA in the past decade. SCRI’s research network brings together more than 1,300 physicians who are enrolling patients into clinical trials at more than 200 locations in 20+ states across the U.S.

We care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse colleague population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.

As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.