Clinical Research Coordinator II

Shriners Hospitals for Children; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading pediatric specialty hospital as a Clinical Research Coordinator (Level 2). In this role, you will oversee clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with regulations and ethical standards while safeguarding the integrity of research data and participant safety.

Benefits

Medical coverage from day one

403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions

Paid time off and life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferred; Bachelor's plus 5 years of experience if no degree.
• 3+ years relevant research experience required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure oversight and compliance of clinical research activities.
• Ethically recruit and consent pediatric subjects.
• Safeguard data quality and participant safety.

Skills

Knowledge of ethical standards for research

Working knowledge of the clinical research process

Site management

Study management

Data collection

Education

Master’s degree in clinical research, science or other healthcare related field

Bachelor's degree in clinical research, science or other healthcare related field

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

We are a premier pediatric specialty, research, and academic teaching hospital with a medical and research partnership with Massachusetts General Brigham. It is the world’s leading center for pediatric burn care and is the only American Burn Association (ABA) exclusively pediatric verified burn center in New England and New York.

Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have a full time opportunity available for a Clinical Research Coordinator, Level 2 (CRC2.)

Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Coordinator, Level 2 (CRC2) is a specialized, independent research professional who ensures oversight and compliance of both system-wide and local SHC clinical research activities. Reporting to the Clinical Research Program Manager and Research Programs Office at SHC International Headquarters, the CRC provides support in accordance with SHC’s policies and procedures, SHC’s hospital regulations, the Code of Federal Regulation, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines, when applicable. The CRC works closely with the Chief of Staff, SHC scientific and medical staff and other research personnel to ethically recruit and consent SHC’s vulnerable pediatric subjects and to appropriately collect and safeguard data. Overall, the CRC is the site’s primary liaison among research participants, the local investigator(s) and study sponsor(s). This position’s main responsibilities are to help ensure proper study conduct, subject safety, and the quality of data and data safeguards.

Qualifications

Education

Master’s degree in clinical research, science or other healthcare related field strongly preferred

Bachelors degree in clinical research, science or other healthcare related field preferred. Without a Bachelors degree, 5 or more years of specific job-related experience in the administration of clinical research is required.

Experience

3 or more years One (1) year of relevant research experience, e.g. site management, study management, research regulatory experience, data collection, compliance or other applicable experience

Experience in the coordination of intergroup or multi-site clinical studies preferred

Certification/licensure

CCRP or CCRC preferred

Additional experience

Working knowledge of the clinical research process

Knowledge of ethical standards for research and a commitment to protect all participants

This position is grant funded.

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace.

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.