Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics Pulmonology

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Health savings account

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

EAP

Volunteer benefits

IU benefits brochure

Non-discrimination employer

Job summary

Indiana University in Indianapolis seeks a study coordinator for pediatric pulmonary and allergy research. You will oversee scheduling visits, data collection, regulatory documentation, and communication with investigators and sponsors to ensure protocol compliance and participant safety.

Responsibilities include recruitment, informed consent, specimen handling, budget oversight, and maintaining source documentation.

Qualifications

• Education/experience requirements include a bachelor’s degree with 2 years clinical research or an associate’s with 3 years.
• Prior clinical research exposure and familiarity with regulatory documentation is preferred.
• SOCRA/ACRP certification is desirable at date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Oversees study coordination and execution: scheduling visits, study management, and protocol implementation.
• Conducts participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, visits, assessments, and follow-up.
• Oversees specimen collection, processing, and shipping.
• Oversees data collection, data entry, and source documentation.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and IRB documentation.
• Communicates with investigators, sponsors, participants, and research teams.
• Manages protocol review, risk assessments, and study design.
• Monitors enrollment goals and recruitment strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Technical aptitude

Quality focus

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/health-related field

2 years clinical research experience

Associate's degree +3 years clinical research

Job description

• Oversees study coordination and execution (scheduling visits, study management, protocol implementation)

PED-ALLERGY (IN-PALG-IUINA)

The Department of Pediatrics employs nearly 1,000 faculty and staff who work alongside employees of Riley Hospital for Children and students of Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine (IUSM) to make Riley Children's Health Indiana's largest and most skilled pediatric system.

At IUSM, our mission and core values define who we are, how we act, and what we aspire to accomplish.

This position manages the daily operations of pediatric pulmonary and allergy research studies, ensuring protocol compliance, participant safety, and data quality.

Responsibilities include

participant recruitment, informed consent, study visit coordination, data collection, regulatory documentation, and communication with investigators, sponsors, and clinical teams. This role supports the successful execution of clinical research while advancing scientific knowledge and improving care.

Department‑Specific Responsibilities

• Oversees study coordination and execution (scheduling visits, study management, protocol implementation)
• Conducts participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, study visits, assessments, and participant follow‑up
• Oversees specimen collection, processing, management, and shipping
• Oversees data collection, data entry, and source documentation
• Ensures regulatory compliance, protocol adherence, and institutional requirements
• Participates in communication and liaison activities with investigators, sponsors, participants, and research teams

General Responsibilities

• Initiates and conducts protocol review, evaluations, study design, and risk assessments of clinical research studies
• Participates in study budget negotiations and reconciles study budget accounts
• Develops informational materials for recruitment of subjects. Monitors enrollment goals and modifies recruitment strategy as needed
• Oversees and ensures compliance with regulations, including organizing electronic files and/or filing regulatory documents appropriately. Prepares and submits Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents (i.e., Informed Consent, advertisement, protocol and protocol summary). Prepares regulatory documents for sponsor
• Identifies and selects potential subjects by reviewing existing protected health information, screening subjects, and conducting interviews. Performs subject interviews and assessments for data required by protocol(s)
• Follows up on study documentation with necessary stakeholders (healthcare providers, study participants, laboratory personnel, etc.)
• Reviews incoming subject adverse event (SAE) information, assists Principal Investigator (PI) in making submission determination of SAEs, and follows up to determine resolution of adverse events
• Conducts study‑related non‑medical/behavioral assessments/interventions as well as study procedures/interventions (appropriate licensure may apply)
• Records, documents, and reports protocol deviations and trial changes to PI and sub‑investigators
• Stays up to date with knowledge of regulatory affairs and/or issues

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Required

Education / Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree in science or a health‑related field and 2 years of clinical research experience; OR
• Associate's degree in science or a health‑related field and 3 years of clinical research experience

Licenses and Certificates

Preferred

• Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) / Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) clinical research certification upon date of hire

Skills

Required

• Demonstrates analytical skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills

The role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. The role frequently requires the ability to move about the work environment and to position oneself to operate laboratory equipment effectively. The role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Indianapolis, Indiana

$58,000.00 - $68,000.00 annually determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

For full‑time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long‑term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.