CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Job Description

Summary

Participates in designing and executing clinical research tasksrequired for research and/or clinical protocols; coordinates and participatesin a variety of complex activities involved in the collection, compilation,documentation and analysis of clinical research data under the direction of aPrincipal Investigator or Project Leader.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

1. Participates in the design and execution of clinicalresearch projects and ensures its compliance with protocols and objectives.Assists in the preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications tostudy design as appropriate.

2. Facilitates and coordinates the daily clinical researchactivities and plays a critical role in the conduct of the study. Assists inthe determination of guidelines for the collection of clinical data and/oradministration of clinical studies.

3. Performs data collection, entry and statistical analysis.Evaluates and interprets collected clinical data in conjunction with principalinvestigator(s) as appropriate.

4. Monitors human subjects’ protocols, and reports progressaccording to the KFSHRC’s Office of Research Affairs (ORA) procedures.

5. Participates in recruiting patients, obtaining informedconsent, collecting clinical samples, recording vital signs, filling upquestionnaires, ensuring that all necessary forms and documentation are complete,developing forms and other documentation required for the project.

6. Performs regular project communications, recordkeeping andadministrative duties as assigned.

7. Provides support to the Clinical Research team includingpreparation of technical reports as needed and ensures timely completion oftasks.

8. Participates in the preparation and management of researchbudgets and monetary disbursements as assigned.

9. Provides management information regarding status of allinternational and in-house clinical research activities.

10. Designs electronic database formats for clinical datastorage and retrieval.

11. Participates in Department/ Unit specific and Hospital widequality improvement plan as assigned.

12. Follows all Hospital related policies and procedures.

13. Participates in self and others’ education, training anddevelopment as applicable.

14. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a Clinical field such asNursing, Pharmacy or any field related to health sciences is required. 

Experience Required

Two (2) years of Clinical, Healthcare and/or relevantresearch experience with Master’s or four (4)years with Bachelor’s Degree isrequired 

Other Requirements(Certificates)

* Saudi National Only.

* A successful completion of either a Clinical ResearchProfessional course (offered in house) or any other accredited online course ispreferred.

* A certificate of completion of the NIH (National Institutesof Health) web-based training course: “Protecting Human Research Participants”is preferred.