Research Coordinator

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within 30 days

Generous PTO and flexible schedules

Retirement with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Wellness programs

Internal mobility and mentorship

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky coordinates clinical research studies for principal investigators and promotes the research program within the community. Responsibilities include screening and enrolling subjects, obtaining informed consents, and ensuring protocol compliance.

Coordinate data collection, regulatory documentation, and IRB submissions while maintaining participant privacy and professional communication with study teams and clinical groups.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in related field with 2 years related experience.
• Bachelor degree in related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical research studies for the principal investigators.
• Perform study conduct in accordance with the protocol, SOPs, and operations.
• Collaborate with physicians to open new studies and promote the program within the community.
• Assist in designing recruitment strategies and informed consent processes.
• Provide data collection and submission for sponsors; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist with IRB submissions and study document maintenance.
• Screen and enroll potentially eligible participants and manage visits.
• Maintain participant privacy and study chart integrity.

Skills

Clinical research

Participant enrollment

IRB coordination

Data management

Education

Associate degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

Coordinate clinical research studies for the principal investigators and coordinates and promotes research program within St. Elizabeth and the community. Responsible for networking with physicians to open studies, educating staff about current studies, educating clients about studies and obtaining informed consents. Responsibilities include screening and enrolling subjects in studies and managing their participation according to ethical, regulatory, and protocol specific requirements. Responsibilities also include data collection and submission as well as Regulatory compliance.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

Coordinate clinical research studies conducted by the principal investigator. Perform study conduct in accordance with the protocol, manual of operations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Collaborate with physicians to open new studies at St. Elizabeth and to promote the research program within the community. Work directly with principal investigator to assist in the design of recruitment strategies, communication plan, patient safety monitoring plan, ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies, including required documentation and record retention.

Assist in coordinating study documents for review by the IRB and Sponsor.

Conducts research studies according to Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and guidelines. Follows Good Clinical Practices, Good Laboratory Practices, St. Elizabeth Healthcare policies, and maintains related certifications.

Identify or assist in the screening of potentially eligible participants. Consent participants and coordinate, plan and execute study visits and provide instructions and reimbursement to participants.

Conduct participant research visits and collect/record research related data. Submit data to study sponsors as required and document in the participant’s study chart as appropriate. Maintain the integrity and privacy of participant’s research protocol chart with all required source data.

Demonstrate accuracy and organizational skills and the ability to follow through on requests and meet timelines. Communicate with study team and supporting clinical groups in professional and clear manner to support study activities.

Assist with documentation and submission for approvals, revisions, renewals, informed consents, unanticipated problems, and study closure as mandated by the study sponsors, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, and the Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Obtains patient biologic specimens or works with SEH laboratory/SEH clinical nursing staff to obtain laboratory specimens (blood, urine, saliva, etc.). Maintains IATA certification for the safe handling and shipping of biologic specimens.

Support the data-management process for clinical research projects, including addressing data queries from data managers, project statistician, and sponsors.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

Associate degree in related field with 2 years related experience

OR

Bachelors degree in related field

Specialized Knowledge:

Understanding of research processes

Kind and Length of Experience:

Dependent upon educational background. See Education, Credentials, and Licenses.

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you’re looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you’ll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.