What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Research Coordinator position at Site Search Recruitment?
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Site Search Recruitment is recruiting for a CRC role at an early-stage site operator building a scalable Phase II–IV clinical trial engine in North Carolina. This role is for a CRC who wants real ownership, clear standards, and direct accountability for site performance.
Position Overview
The CRC will serve as a hands-on operator across startup, regulatory, participant visits, data quality, and sponsor/CRO coordination. This is a build-and-execute role: helping stand up workflows and templates, then running studies with monitor-ready documentation and reliable cycle times.
Phase 0 / First-month focus: During the first month, the role will be weighted toward readiness build—setting up startup and regulatory workflows, organizing essential documents, and creating core templates/checklists/SOPs—while PI/study activation is finalized. Participant visits and on-site execution will scale as studies go live.
Primary therapeutic areas: cardiometabolic (obesity/diabetes/CV risk), vaccines/infectious disease, and allergy/asthma/immunology.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Own study startup and regulatory execution (essential documents, training documentation, IRB coordination as applicable, version control)
- Create and maintain investigator site files / eReg and ensure inspection-ready organization
- Draft and implement core SOPs, checklists, and templates (e.g., visit workflow, source templates, delegation/training, AE/SAE workflow, deviation log, monitoring visit checklist)
- Coordinate and conduct participant visits and protocol-required procedures (including vitals and phlebotomy if qualified)
- Ensure high-quality source documentation and ALCOA-C compliant records
- Manage EDC data entry and query resolution with strong turnaround times
- Coordinate with PI on AEs/SAEs and safety reporting per protocol/IRB/sponsor requirements
- Support participant scheduling, visit tracking, stipends, and retention workflows
- Liaise with sponsor/CRO monitors and prepare for SIVs and monitoring visits
- Partner with recruitment efforts (pre-screening workflows, scheduling handoffs, follow-up cadence)
Knowledge & Experience
Education (preferred):
- Bachelor’s degree in health/science-related field (preferred, not required)
Experience:
- 3 years clinical research experience (CRC or equivalent), ideally with some startup/regulatory exposure
- Comfortable operating in a startup environment (ambiguity, building process, high ownership)
Credentials (preferred):
- ACRP/SOCRA (or equivalent) certification
- Phlebotomy certification/experience (or willingness to obtain)
- ICH-GCP current; IATA (or willingness to obtain if shipping is needed)
Knowledge and Skills:
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and reliable follow-through
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Strong patient-facing service mindset
- Spanish bilingual a plus
- Familiarity with EDC and eReg/ISF systems (CTMS/eSource a plus)
Compensation
- Hourly contract rate commensurate with experience, plus optional milestone-based bonus tied to study activation / first patient in / quality metrics