Clinical Research Coordinator Public Health Sciences

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

Job summary

Atrium Health is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support Alzheimer's disease studies through community outreach, recruitment, enrollment, and follow-up. You will work closely with the Principal Investigator, Program Manager, and research staff to recruit participants for AD genetics research.

Responsibilities include participant visits, informed consent, blood collection, cognitive assessments, and collecting family history.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with two years' clinical research experience or equivalent.
• SOCRA or ACRP certification preferred; CITI certification required.
• WakeOne training for research coordinators is required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the administration and coordination of all phases of the assigned project.
• Ensures that all study aspects follow the protocol and regulatory requirements.
• Represents the project as liaison and provides training/direction to staff as needed.
• Coordinates recruitment data collection and follow-up activities.
• Collects blood samples and conducts cognitive assessments.
• Travel to collaborating institutions and participant homes locally, state, or nationally.
• Develops and revises study materials, forms, and manuals as requested.
• Supports data processing, data analysis, and quality assurance of data.
• Orders and maintains adequate project supplies.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Travel willingness

Participant recruitment

Education

Bachelor's degree with two years clinical research experience

Tools

IRB submissions

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