What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Research Coordinator position at Azimuth Research Group?
Introduction
Azimuth Research Group is looking to fill this very exciting opportunity - Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC), located in the Hampton Roads Area (Portsmouth, VA)
Azimuth Research Group
Azimuth is a life sciences research firm that leverages point of care data to address challenging questions for clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry as well as academia. Our vision is to remake the biopharmaceutical and overall research industry by embedding continuous, adaptive research into healthcare delivery ecosystems.
Role Summary - Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC)
This is a full-time, on-site role responsible for day-to-day clinical trial coordination activities including site communication,participant screening support, data collection oversight, regulatory documentation, and protocol compliance. The CRC ensures operational excellence in studies involving active-duty service members, veterans, and beneficiaries while maintaining the highest standards of data integrity and participant safety to support clinical operations within a Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare environment. This role combines direct patient care with protocol-driven clinical research execution. It requires high-level clinical judgement, regulatory awareness, and strong cross-functional collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate operational aspects of clinical research projects across assigned study sites, including military treatment facilities.
- Support the development, maintenance, and review of regulatory documents (e.g., ICFs, protocol amendments, IRB submissions).
- Assist in participant screening, eligibility verification, recruitment tracking, and scheduling in alignment with protocol requirements.
- Serve as a point of contact for site personnel, investigators, and Department of Defense clinical research offices.
- Ensure all study activities meet Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Council for Harmonization (ICH), and Department of Defense (DoD) Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) requirements.
- Support data abstraction from Military Health Systems (MHS) and ensure accurate, timely entry into Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and study databases.
- Monitor protocol adherence and escalate deviations or safety concerns appropriately.
- Prepare for site visits, audits, and monitoring activities, support follow-up and documentation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including biostatistics, data science, and clinical operations teams.
- Maintain complete study records, logs, and documentation in compliance with Azimuth SOPs and DoD regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to perform protocol procedures as needed (e.g. phlebotomy, ECGs, biological specimen collection).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science, public health, healthcare administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of clinical research experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Security Clearance per Department of Defense requirements.
- Experience in Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs (VA) or Federal Healthcare settings.
Highly Desired
- Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA)/Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) certification
- Good Clinical Practice Knowledge
- Experience with Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems such as MHS GENESIS (Cerner)
If you thrive in a structured, compliance-driven research environments and want to support impactful studies, we’d love to connect.
To apply, email your resume to apply@fhr.solutions with Job role in the subject line. We will provide the full position description and list of requirements upon successful initial review of your resume.