Senior Clinical Research Lead — Independent Trials

Trialsphere Corp; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

TrialSphere Corp. in Chandler, AZ is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Research Coordinator to independently manage trials from start-up to close-out. You will oversee study activation, subject flow, sponsor communication, monitoring support, and regulatory readiness.

The role requires strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, and HIPAA, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, train junior staff, and ensure inspections remain readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of clinical research coordinator experience required.
• Prior experience independently managing multiple interventional clinical trials required.
• CCRC, ACRP-CP, CCRP, or similar certification preferred but not required.
• Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, informed consent, source documentation, EDC systems, monitoring visits, and IRB requirements.
• Experience communicating directly with sponsors, CROs, monitors, vendors, and investigators.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and identify operational or compliance risks.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned clinical trials from start-up through close-out, including study activation, visit planning, subject flow, sponsor communication, monitoring support, and study close-out activities.
• Independently prioritize daily, weekly, and study-level workflows based on protocol requirements, subject safety, enrollment goals, data deadlines, sponsor expectations, and site needs.
• Serve as a primary operational contact for sponsors, CROs, monitors, vendors, laboratories, imaging partners, and internal site staff for assigned studies.
• Review protocols, manuals, visit schedules, and sponsor guidance to determine operational requirements and implement site workflows.
• Identify protocol, operational, recruitment, compliance, and data-quality risks and recommend corrective actions.
• Evaluate subject visit requirements and coordinate resources for successful visit execution.
• Oversee accurate completion of source documentation, EDC entry, query resolution, regulatory documentation, and sponsor-required tracking.
• Prepare for and support monitoring visits, audits, sponsor reviews, and inspections.
• Train, mentor, and support junior CRCs, research assistants, students, or other team members.
• Communicate study updates, enrollment barriers, protocol concerns, and operational needs to the Site Director and PI.
• Escalate medical, eligibility, safety, or major business decisions appropriately while resolving routine issues.
• Maintain compliance with ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, HIPAA, IRB requirements, sponsor requirements, and TrialSphere SOPs.

Skills

Clinical trial coordination

Study management

Regulatory compliance

Sponsor communication

Team mentoring

Tools

CTMS

EDC systems

eReg/eSource

eConsent

Microsoft Office

Sponsor portals

Job description

TrialSphere Corp. in Chandler, AZ is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Research Coordinator to independently manage trials from start-up to close-out. You will oversee study activation, subject flow, sponsor communication, monitoring support, and regulatory readiness.

The role requires strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, and HIPAA, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, train junior staff, and ensure inspections remain readiness.