What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator / Remote Site Operations Lead position at Valley Institute of Research?
Valley Institute of Research is seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Research Coordinator / Remote Site Operations Lead to support execution across a growing multi-site clinical research network. This is a primarily remote 1099 contractor role with occasional onsite travel (approximately 1-3 times per month) for training, workflow standardization, and study support.
We are looking for a high-level operator who can help drive inspection-ready quality, coordinator accountability, and efficient trial execution across multiple industry-sponsored studies.
Responsibilities- Provide senior-level coordination support across active clinical trials
- Assist with remote prescreening, patient funnel management, and recruitment workflow
- Support source preparation, visit readiness, follow-up documentation, and query resolution
- Help maintain protocol compliance, documentation quality, and inspection readiness
- Standardize workflows across sites using SOP-driven processes
- Train and support onsite coordinators and site staff
- Assist with AE/concomitant medication follow-up, protocol deviations, and documentation reconciliation
- Communicate effectively with CRAs, sponsors, vendors, investigators, and site staff
- Support startup, enrollment, maintenance, and closeout activities as needed
- Identify workflow gaps and implement practical process improvements across the network
- 5 years of clinical research coordinator experience
- Strong experience with industry-sponsored Phase II–IV studies
- Prior experience in metabolic, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity, cardiometabolic, internal medicine, or family medicine trials strongly preferred
- Strong working knowledge of:
- ICH-GCP
- source documentation
- AE/SAE documentation
- EDC / eSource / IRT systems
- laboratory and vendor workflows
- monitoring visit readiness and audit/inspection preparedness
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational and written communication skills
- Prior experience training junior coordinators strongly preferred
- Candidates with both CRC experience and CRA/monitoring experience are strongly preferred
- 1099 contractor
- Mostly remote / hybrid
- Occasional onsite travel expected, generally approximately once per month
- Initial commitment expected to be approximately 20–30 hours per week, with potential to expand based on study volume and performance
$50–$65/hour as a 1099 contractor, depending on experience and ability to independently support multi-site clinical trial operations.
To applyPlease submit:
- Resume/CV
- Brief summary of relevant clinical research experience
- Therapeutic areas and phases supported
- Availability
- Desired hourly rate
Salary : $50 - $65