# Clinical Research Coordinator Job Description Template | ATZ CRM > Edit this Clinical Research Coordinator job description with protocol delivery, consent support, participants, data, safety reporting, ethics, and interview guidance. Source: https://atzcrm.com/job-descriptions/clinical-research-coordinator-job-description/ Healthcare & Life Sciences # Clinical Research Coordinator Job Description A Clinical Research Coordinator organises approved study activity at a site, protecting participants while maintaining protocol, data, investigational product, and regulatory records. Define study phase, therapeutic area, delegated duties, consent authority, site model, credential, and on-call requirements. Use the template Prepare the intake meeting Role snapshot Typical reporting line Principal Investigator, Research Manager, or Clinical Trials Director Common settings Hospital, university, research site, sponsor, network, or specialist clinic Core scope Participant visits, protocol tasks, data, safety, samples, and essential documents Critical boundary Delegated study duties under ethics, regulatory, protocol, and clinical oversight Candidate-facing template ## Edit the description for your organisation Replace bracketed details, remove anything that is not genuinely required, and obtain the appropriate internal approval before advertising. Ready-to-edit job description Copying excludes all recruiter notes below. Edit template Reset Copy description ### About the role \[Organisation name\] is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator for \[studies or therapeutic area\]. You will organise authorised study visits, support informed consent, maintain accurate source and trial records, coordinate safety and sample processes, and prepare the site for monitoring and review. ### What you will be responsible for - Schedule and conduct delegated study activities after verifying approvals, eligibility, consent, and visit requirements. - Maintain source documents, case report data, essential files, deviations, training, and delegation records. - Coordinate specimens, investigational products or devices, safety information, monitors, laboratories, and participant follow-up. ### What success looks like - Participant rights, safety, consent, privacy, and withdrawal choices remain protected. - Study data and essential documents are timely, attributable, complete, and traceable. ### Essential qualifications - Clinical research, healthcare, laboratory, study administration, or regulated-data experience relevant to the duties. - Knowledge of good clinical practice, consent, protocol, safety, privacy, and documentation expectations. - Strong participant communication, scheduling, detail, escalation, and multidisciplinary coordination. ### Preferred qualifications - Current recognised good clinical practice training and local research credentials. - Experience in \[phase, therapeutic area, study system, sample process, or sponsor model\]. ### Tools and working knowledge - Electronic data capture and clinical trial management systems - Electronic health record, randomisation, safety, regulatory, and document platforms - Approved specimen, investigational product, scheduling, and monitoring tools Compensation: \[Add approved range, currency, fixed-term basis, overtime or on-call, benefits, travel, and training support.\] \[Organisation name\] will discuss reasonable adjustments for participant visits, document review, travel, and work. ### How to apply Apply through \[secure method\] with an anonymised example of a study visit, deviation, or data issue you managed. Edited draft preview This preview reflects the text currently saved in your browser. Edit the complete candidate-facing description Your draft stays in this browser. It is not sent to ATZ CRM or saved to an account. Clinical Research Coordinator Location: \[Location or working arrangement\] Employment type: \[Full-time, part-time, temporary, or fixed-term contract\] Reports to: \[Principal Investigator and Research Manager as applicable\] About the role \[Organisation name\] is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator for \[studies or therapeutic area\]. You will organise authorised study visits, support informed consent, maintain accurate source and trial records, coordinate safety and sample processes, and prepare the site for monitoring and review. What you will be responsible for - Schedule and conduct delegated study activities after verifying approvals, eligibility, consent, and visit requirements. - Maintain source documents, case report data, essential files, deviations, training, and delegation records. - Coordinate specimens, investigational products or devices, safety information, monitors, laboratories, and participant follow-up. What success looks like - Participant rights, safety, consent, privacy, and withdrawal choices remain protected. - Study data and essential documents are timely, attributable, complete, and traceable. Essential qualifications - Clinical research, healthcare, laboratory, study administration, or regulated-data experience relevant to the duties. - Knowledge of good clinical practice, consent, protocol, safety, privacy, and documentation expectations. - Strong participant communication, scheduling, detail, escalation, and multidisciplinary coordination. Preferred qualifications - Current recognised good clinical practice training and local research credentials. - Experience in \[phase, therapeutic area, study system, sample process, or sponsor model\]. Tools and working knowledge - Electronic data capture and clinical trial management systems - Electronic health record, randomisation, safety, regulatory, and document platforms - Approved specimen, investigational product, scheduling, and monitoring tools Compensation: \[Add approved range, currency, fixed-term basis, overtime or on-call, benefits, travel, and training support.\] \[Organisation name\] will discuss reasonable adjustments for participant visits, document review, travel, and work. How to apply Apply through \[secure method\] with an anonymised example of a study visit, deviation, or data issue you managed. Performance expectations ## What good performance looks like Use these outcomes to replace vague activity lists with the evidence the hiring manager expects to see after the person joins. Visits occur within protocol windows with documented eligibility, consent, delegation, and follow-up. Queries, deviations, safety information, and missing data are escalated through the correct route. Hiring-manager intake ## Questions to settle before advertising Record specific answers so sourcing, screening, and interview decisions use the same definition of the role. 1. 1 Which studies, phases, populations, sites, protocols, and visit volumes apply? 2. 2 Which clinical procedures and consent discussions may the coordinator perform locally? 3. 3 What ethics, regulator, sponsor, investigator, pharmacy, laboratory, and monitoring responsibilities apply? Evaluation criteria ## Evidence to use in a Clinical Research Coordinator scorecard Agree the criteria before interviews begin, then score examples against the same evidence standard. Criterion Useful evidence Concern to explore Participant protection Prioritises consent, comprehension, safety, privacy, voluntariness, and clinical escalation. Treats recruitment or retention targets as more important than participant choice. Protocol and data control Checks current approval, version, delegation, source, timing, deviation, and traceability. Corrects records without preserving the audit trail or reporting the deviation. Structured interview ## Clinical Research Coordinator interview questions and strong signals Ask the same core questions in the same order, then use follow-ups to understand the candidate’s individual contribution. 1 ### What would you do if a participant appeared eligible but one criterion was unclear? Strong answer signal Pauses enrolment, checks source and current protocol, consults the authorised investigator, and documents. 2 ### Tell me about a protocol deviation you managed. Strong answer signal Protects safety, reports promptly, records facts, assesses impact, and prevents recurrence. Related titles ## Check the scope behind the title Clinical Trial Coordinator — often used interchangeably for site-level trial coordination. Research Nurse — may perform clinical research duties under a regulated nursing scope. Common hiring mistakes ## Problems to remove before publishing Combining coordinator, research nurse, data manager, monitor, pharmacist, and investigator duties without delegation clarity. Omitting participant contact, specimens, travel, on-call, fixed-term funding, and emotional demands. 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Recruiter questions ## Clinical Research Coordinator job description FAQs ### What should a Clinical Research Coordinator job description include? State studies, phase, population, site, delegated duties, consent, procedures, systems, credentials, schedule, safety, and regulatory responsibilities. ### Can a coordinator obtain informed consent? Authority varies by protocol, ethics approval, delegation, profession, and jurisdiction. Confirm requirements for each study and site.