The Study Coordinator (or Clinical Research Coordinator, CRC) runs the day-to-day of a study at the site: patient visits, documentation, data entry and communication with the monitor. For sponsors and CROs, site coordination capacity is a key factor when selecting and supporting sites.
What a Study Coordinator does
- · Schedules and coordinates visits according to the protocol.
- · Supports the informed consent process together with the investigator.
- · Enters data in the EDC/eCRF and resolves queries.
- · Maintains the Investigator Site File (ISF).
- · Handles samples, kits and, depending on the site, investigational product.
- · Acts as the main contact for the CRA and the sponsor.
Define the profile
- · Background: nursing, biochemistry, pharmacy, biology or related fields.
- · Experience in clinical studies or patient care.
- · Number of studies and therapeutic areas to manage.
- · Need for English to work with sponsors and study systems.
What to assess
- · Organisation across several patients and studies at once.
- · Judgement when a visit falls outside the protocol window.
- · Rapport with patients and the medical team.
- · Use of study systems.
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