Lead Clinical Research Coordinator

Comprehensive Eyecare Partners Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid Holidays

Company-paid life insurance

401(k)

Continuing education and professional

Job summary

Texan Eye in Austin, TX seeks an experienced Lead Clinical Research Coordinator to supervise the research team and work with physicians to develop cutting-edge treatments.

The role requires coordinating patient care in trials, ensuring protocol compliance, and maintaining regulatory documentation while upholding HIPAA and GCP standards. Strong communication and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required; some college preferred.
• Certification as Medical Assistant and/or Phlebotomist preferred.
• Experience in a healthcare setting with patient care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enlist, maintain, and ensure protocol compliance for patients in clinical trials.
• Collaborate with physician to determine patient eligibility for trials.
• Ensure research quality by following SOPs, GCP, and regulations.
• Coordinate patient care per protocol; may disburse study drug and provide patient teaching.
• Review patient changes, adverse events, and documentation of findings with physician.
• Ensure accurate data collection, entry, and reporting; support monitoring and audits.
• Maintain regulatory documents per SOPs and regulations.
• Maintain patient safety and confidentiality per HIPAA and regulations.

Skills

Customer facing

Healthcare setting

NextGen

ModMed

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

Communication

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Some college

Medical Assistant certification

Phlebotomist certification

Tools

NextGen

ModMed

Job description

Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: Texan Eye - AUSTIN, TX 78731Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolTravel Percentage: NoneJob Category: Research

Comprehensive EyeCare Partners is one of the nation’s largest vision care management service organization. CompEye is focused on providing best-in-class, full-spectrum practice management and administrative services to its affiliated physicians and practices in support of their mission to deliver clinical excellence.

Our Mission: Building the nation’s preeminent eye care services company by partnering with world class physicians, driving superior clinical and surgical outcomes, while optimizing the patient experience.

Position Summary

The Lead Clinical Research Coordinator supervises the research team in an administrative and compliance capacity while working directly with some of the best physicians in their fields to develop cutting edge treatments.

Role and Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision of a physician, is responsible for enlisting, maintaining, and assuring protocol compliance for all patients in clinical trials.
• Collaborates with physician in determining eligibility of patients for clinical trials.
• Ensures site research quality by practicing compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Coordinates patient care in compliance with protocol requirements. May disburse investigation drug and provide patient teaching regarding administration. Maintains investigation drug accountability.
• In collaboration with the physician, reviews patients for changes in condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, response to study drug and thoroughly documents all findings.
• Responsible for accurate and timely data collection, documentation, data entry, and reporting. Schedules and participates in monitoring and auditing activities.
• Maintains regulatory documents in accordance with SOPs and applicable regulations.
• Provides a safe environment for patients, families, and clinical staff at all times through compliance with all federal, state, and professional regulatory standards as issued through OSHA and the CDC. Maintains strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable law.

Experience Requirement

• Two years’ experience in a customer facing position preferred.
• Minimum one-year experience in a medical office or similar healthcare setting that involved direct patient care.
• Familiarity to proficiency with medical office and electronic medical record software (NextGen and ModMed preferred).
• Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to engage effectively with individuals across all organizational tiers.
• Outstanding customer service aptitude.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or general educated degree (GED); some college preferred.
• Certification as a Medical Assistant, Phlebotomist preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid Holidays
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401(k)
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.