Senior Clinical Research Nurse

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Clinical Research Nurse at The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Department of Women’s Health, coordinates and implements complex clinical studies from start-up to close-out. The role manages day-to-day operations, regulatory tasks, and participant-facing activities with a focus on safety and data integrity.

The Senior RN coordinates study start-up, enrollment, visits, and regulatory compliance, ensuring adherence to GCP, HIPAA, and sponsor requirements while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or related field.
• At least 5 year(s) of experience in clinical research.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Certification in Clinical Research (e.g., CCRP).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement multiple complex clinical research studies, including day-to-day study management and operations.
• Develop and maintain project plans and other tools to track study timelines, milestones, deliverables, and requirements.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational issues and elevate complex matters as appropriate.
• Manage study start-up activities, including obtaining study materials and ensuring required regulatory documentation is completed through institutional processes.
• Coordinate study close-out activities and ensure study requirements and documentation are completed appropriately.
• Identify and screen potential participants, obtain informed consent, enroll participants, schedule visits, and conduct participant-facing study visits and procedures.
• Monitor participants and collect required clinical and research data in accordance with study protocols.
• Manage study drug and study device dissemination and accountability, as applicable.
• Complete required data collection, specimen processing, and activities associated with study monitoring visits.
• Provide participants and their families with education regarding study procedures and requirements.
• Maintain regulatory documentation and support compliance with institutional policies, sponsor requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), HIPAA, FDA regulations, and other applicable requirements.
• Maintain accurate and complete study records and support regulatory submissions, continuing reviews, amendments, and other required documentation.

Skills

RN license

Clinical research coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in nursing or related field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Senior Clinical Research Nurse

Hiring Department: Department of Women's Health

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue

Location: AUSTIN, TX

Purpose

The Senior RN Clinical Research Coordinator coordinates and implements complex clinical research studies conducted within the Department of Women's Health at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The position independently manages day-to-day study operations and participant-facing research activities across the study lifecycle, including start-up, recruitment and enrollment, study visits, regulatory and data activities, safety reporting, sponsor and investigator communication, and study close-out.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Clinical Research Studies

Coordinate and implement multiple complex clinical research studies, including day-to-day study management and operations.

Develop and maintain project plans and other tools to track study timelines, milestones, deliverables, and requirements.

Proactively identify and resolve operational issues and elevate complex matters as appropriate.

Manage study start-up activities, including obtaining study materials and ensuring required regulatory documentation is completed through institutional processes.

Coordinate study close-out activities and ensure study requirements and documentation are completed appropriately.

Participant Recruitment and Study Activities

Identify and screen potential participants, obtain informed consent, enroll participants, schedule visits, and conduct participant-facing study visits and procedures.

Monitor participants and collect required clinical and research data in accordance with study protocols.

Manage study drug and study device dissemination and accountability, as applicable.

Complete required data collection, specimen processing, and activities associated with study monitoring visits.

Provide participants and their families with education regarding study procedures and requirements.

Regulatory Compliance and Safety

Maintain regulatory documentation and support compliance with institutional policies, sponsor requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), HIPAA, FDA regulations, and other applicable federal, state, and local requirements governing human subjects research.

Maintain accurate and complete study records and support regulatory submissions, continuing reviews, amendments, and other required documentation.

Identify, document, and respond to research-related adverse events and other safety events in accordance with study protocols, institutional requirements, and applicable reporting requirements.

Coordinate appropriate communication and escalation of safety events to investigators, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and other appropriate stakeholders.

Data Management and Quality Assurance

Manage research data activities, including data collection, entry, review, cleaning, and quality assurance.

Establish and maintain data collection standards based on study requirements and outcomes.

Develop tools and templates to support consistency, completeness, and data integrity.

Assist with data analysis and preparation of study results and reports.

Evaluate study workflows and implement process improvements that support participant safety, regulatory compliance, data integrity, operational efficiency, and successful study completion.

Research Communication and Collaboration

Serve as a primary clinical and operational point of contact for principal investigators, research staff, clinical providers, sponsors, central and local IRBs, vendors, monitors, and institutional partners.

Communicate study procedures, timelines, requirements, and operational issues clearly and professionally and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to support successful study implementation and execution.

Coordinate research meetings and project groups, including meeting logistics and documentation of key decisions and action items.

Collaborate with other University departments, schools, affiliated clinical sites, and partner institutions.

Participate in research meetings, trainings, and events and provide study-specific education and training to research and clinical staff, as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in nursing or related field.

At least 5 year(s) of experience in clinical research experience.

Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Certification in Clinical Research (e.g., CCRP).

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in nursing or related field.

At least 7 year(s) of experience in clinical research experience.

Advanced certification in Clinical Research (e.g., ACRP-CP).

Salary Range

$83,500 + depending on qualifications

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT

• Standard office equipment.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard.

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action.

The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Employment Eligibility Verification

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Compliance

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