Research Coordinator I - Dasarathy Lab

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus seeks a Research Coordinator I to enroll patients in clinical trials, conduct study visits and collect questionnaires, ensuring high-quality data and protocol compliance.

You will coordinate regulatory documents, manage data, communicate with sponsors and monitors, schedule visits, and support investigators in executing protocols while maintaining patient safety and study integrity.

Qualifications

• Two years of clinical research or healthcare experience.
• OR Associate's or Bachelor's degree in healthcare or science.
• Proficient with word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, data entry, and EPIC.
• Understanding of basic study design.
• Within 90 days of hire, complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the compliant implementation and conduct of human subject research projects.
• Maintain regulatory documents and binders, conduct data management, complete IRB submissions and communicate with the research team.
• Report and document serious adverse events and safety logs.
• Communicate with sponsors, monitors and research personnel to ensure study compliance.
• Collaborate with investigators, sponsors and research staff to plan and evaluate protocols, including recruitment.
• Schedule pre-site visits, site initiation visits, webinars and monitoring/close-out visits.
• Plan and evaluate project protocols and recruitment.
• Monitor and report project status and research data.
• Complete regulatory documents, data capture and monitoring plans.
• Assist with audits and maintain research tools.
• Complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required.

Skills

Clinical research

Regulatory knowledge

Data management

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare/Science

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As Research Coordinator I, your role is crucial in enrolling patients into clinical trials, conducting study visits and collecting questionnaires with important study-related information.

The Dasarathy Lab leads a comprehensive clinical, translational, and fundamental research program focused on skeletal muscle metabolic responses in chronic diseases, including chronic liver disease. Muscle loss is a major complication in these conditions, and the team has identified unique cellular stress responses driven by hyperammonemia, hypoxia, and ethanol exposure that disrupt translational regulation, impair subcellular organelles, and promote accelerated cellular senescence. Using advanced metabolic and molecular methods, multiomics analyses, genome association studies, and diverse cellular, rodent, and human disease models, the lab investigates the mechanisms that govern metabolic plasticity. Their findings provide a foundation for developing mechanism-based therapies to restore protein homeostasis and correct metabolic disturbances in chronic diseases.

Read more about the Dasarathy Lab

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assist with coordinating the compliant implementation and conduct of human subject research projects.
• Maintain regulatory documents and binders, conduct data management, complete IRB submissions and communicate with the research team.
• Report and complete serious adverse events and/or safety logs.
• Communicate with sponsors, monitors and research personnel to ensure all aspects of study compliance.
• Collaborate with primary investigators, sponsors and research caregivers to plan, conduct and evaluate project protocols, including research subject recruitment.
• Schedule pre-site selection visits, site initiation visits, webinars, monitoring and close-out visits.
• Plan, conduct and evaluate project protocols and research subject recruitment.
• Monitor and report project status and research data.
• Complete regulatory documents, data capture, monitoring plans and protocol-related activities.
• Assist with preparing and responding to audits and maintaining research tools.
• Complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED and two years of clinical research or healthcare experience
• OR Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare or a science-related field
• Demonstrated proficiency with various computer-based skills (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, data entry, and EPIC)
• Understanding of the basic concepts of study design
• Within 90 days of hire, must successfully complete certification in Human Subjects Research as required by the Responsible Conduct of Research guidelines adopted by Cleveland Clinic
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare or a science-related field

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• In some locations, ability to move up to 25 pounds

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Minimum hourly: $20.77

Maximum hourly: $31.68

The pay range displayed on this job posting reflects the anticipated range for new hires. A successful candidate’s actual compensation will be determined after taking factors into consideration such as the candidate’s work history, experience, skill set and education. The pay range displayed does not include any applicable pay practices (e.g., shift differentials, overtime, etc.). The pay range does not include the value of Cleveland Clinic’s benefits package (e.g., healthcare, dental and vision benefits, retirement savings account contributions, etc.).