Clinical Research Coordinator Public Health Sciences

Advocate Aurora Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support Alzheimer’s disease genetics studies through community outreach, recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up. You will work with investigators and staff across sites to recruit participants, perform visits, obtain consent, collect specimens, and manage data.

The role involves travel to participant locations and occasional non-traditional hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of clinical research experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• SOCRA or ACRP certification preferred.
• CITI certification for Human Subject Research required if not already completed.
• WakeOne training for research coordinators is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in recruitment data collection and follow-up activities.
• Obtain informed consent and perform participant visits per protocol.
• Collect blood samples and administer cognitive assessments.
• Prepare and ship research specimens; maintain study documentation.
• Travel to participant homes and collaborating sites as needed.
• Support IRB submissions, regulatory compliance, and study materials.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree with 2 years clinical research

SOCRA or ACRP certification preferred

CITI certification required

WakeOne training for coordinators

Job description

The Clinical Research Coordinator supports Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research studies through community outreach, participant recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up. Working closely with the Principal Investigator, Program Manager, research staff, and collaborating sites, this position helps recruit participants for Alzheimer’s disease genetics research.

Key responsibilities include conducting participant visits in community and residential settings, obtaining informed consent, collecting blood samples, administering cognitive assessments, and gathering family and medical histories. The coordinator also prepares and ships research specimens, participates in clinical classification meetings, and supports Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, regulatory compliance, and study documentation.

This role requires strong judgment, organization, and communication skills, as well as the ability to travel to participant locations. Occasional non-traditional work hours may be required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree with two years; experience in clinical research; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

• SOCRA or ACRP Certification preferred.
• Must complete the CITI certification for Human Subject Research if not already completed.
• All additional required WakeOne training for research coordinators.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists in the administration and coordination of all phases of the assigned project as directed.
• Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the study are conducted following the study protocol.
• Represents the project by serving as the study liaison and representative.
• May guide other study personnel by providing training, direction, guidance, and evaluation of work activities.
• Coordinates and participates in recruitment data collection, and follow-up activities.
• Collect blood samples.
• Must be able to travel to collaborating institutions and travel to homes of the participants local, state, and nationally.
• Assists with the development of collection methods; creates and revises study materials, forms, manuals, and brochures as requested.
• Assists with and provides reports as requested.
• Provides guidance and/or performs data processing and coordinates data analysis; oversees quality assurance of data.
• Orders and maintains adequate supplies for the project.
• Initiate introductory visit following timeliness guidelines per study standards.
• Actively participates in outreach/community education and/or early detection/screening events around AD.
• Provide presentations around AD and other related dementias.
• Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.