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Occupation AtlasClinical Research Coordinators

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Clinical Research Coordinators

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Also called Clinical Coordinator · Clinical Data Coordinator · Clinical Manager · Clinical Program Coordinator · Clinical Program Manager · Clinical Project Manager · Clinical Research Administrator · Clinical Research Coordinator
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code ICE35 skills on file

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

ICEInvestigative · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

  • I Investigative5.90
  • C Conventional4.81
  • E Enterprising4.31
  • S Social3.58
  • A Artistic1.76
  • R Realistic1.58

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent7%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate12%
  • Some College Courses9%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree6%
  • Bachelor's Degree60%
  • Master's Degree5%
  • Doctoral Degree1%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (34%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months (27%)
On-the-job training
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (42%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Writingbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Coordination3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Speakingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Monitoringbasic3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Social Perceptiveness3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Complex Problem Solving3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.63.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Time Management3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
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  • Active Learningbasic3.44.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Instructing3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Service Orientation3.03.8Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Persuasion3.03.3Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Sciencebasic3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Negotiation2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Systems Evaluation2.93.4Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Mathematicsbasic2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Systems Analysis2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Management of Material Resources2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Operations Monitoring1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Quality Control Analysis1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Operations Analysis1.61.1Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Programming1.60.9
  • Technology Design1.60.8
  • Troubleshooting1.40.4
  • Equipment Selection1.1—
  • Operation and Control1.1—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

26 core · 7 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.4.5
  2. Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.4.4
  3. Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.4.4
  4. Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.4.4
  5. Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.4.4
  6. Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.4.4
  7. Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.4.3
  8. Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.4.3
  9. Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.4.3
  10. Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.4.3
  11. Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.4.2
  12. Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.4.1
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  1. Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.4.1
  2. Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.4.1
  3. Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.4.1
  4. Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.4.0
  5. Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.4.0
  6. Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.3.9
  7. Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.3.9
  8. Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.3.7
  9. Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.3.7
  10. Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.3.6
  11. Communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings.3.6
  12. Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.3.5
  13. Organize space for study equipment and supplies.3.4
  14. Develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment.3.3
  15. Dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary.4.3
  16. Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.3.8
  17. Interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics.3.7
  18. Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.3.6
  19. Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required.3.5
  20. Solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations.3.2
  21. Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.3.1

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service4.34.9Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • English Language3.84.1Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Administrative3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Medicine and Dentistry3.23.1Level 4 looks like: Fill a tooth cavity
  • Administration and Management3.02.8
  • Biology3.03.2Level 4 looks like: Investigate the effects of pollution on marine plants and animals
  • Computers and Electronics2.93.5Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Mathematics2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
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  • Education and Training2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Public Safety and Security2.72.3Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.62.4Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Psychology2.63.0Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Chemistry2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Law and Government2.42.1Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.32.3Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
  • Communications and Media2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Philosophy and Theology2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Therapy and Counseling2.11.6Level 1 looks like: Put ice on a sprained ankle
  • Sales and Marketing2.01.9Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
  • Transportation2.01.8Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Telecommunications1.90.8Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Engineering and Technology1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Production and Processing1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Physics1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Economics and Accounting1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Geography1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Design1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • History and Archeology1.4—
  • Mechanical1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Foreign Language1.30.4Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Fine Arts1.2—
  • Food Production1.1—
  • Building and Construction1.0—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive Reasoning4.04.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Problem Sensitivity4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Written Comprehension4.04.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Inductive Reasoning3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Information Ordering3.94.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
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  • Speech Clarity3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Near Vision3.63.6
  • Category Flexibility3.33.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Far Vision3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Flexibility of Closure3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Fluency of Ideas3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.03.0Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Number Facility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Perceptual Speed3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Originality2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Selective Attention2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Speed of Closure2.93.0Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Time Sharing2.92.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Memorization2.62.9
  • Visualization2.62.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Auditory Attention2.41.9Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.42.1Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Finger Dexterity2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Depth Perception1.80.8
  • Trunk Strength1.61.1Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.50.8
  • Dynamic Strength1.3—
  • Extent Flexibility1.1—
  • Spatial Orientation1.1—
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness1.0—
  • Control Precision1.0—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Explosive Strength1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Gross Body Coordination1.0—
  • Gross Body Equilibrium1.0—
  • Manual Dexterity1.0—
  • Multilimb Coordination1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Reaction Time1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—
  • Stamina1.0—
  • Static Strength1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Documenting/Recording Information4.54.5Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Getting Information4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.45.8
  • Working with Computers4.43.8Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.14.7Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.14.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings4.15.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Scheduling Work and Activities4.04.2Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
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  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.95.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.74.5Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Processing Information3.54.7Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Training and Teaching Others3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.44.1Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.23.8Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.23.4Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.13.7Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.12.7
  • Thinking Creatively3.13.5Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Coaching and Developing Others3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies2.92.9
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.82.9
  • Developing and Building Teams2.72.4Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.73.1Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.52.9
  • Performing General Physical Activities2.52.4Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.43.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.42.6
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.32.4Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.22.2Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.91.8Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Selling or Influencing Others1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.61.1Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Drive a car

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail4.9
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9
  • Contact With Others4.6
  • Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.6
  • Telephone Conversations4.4
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.4
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.3
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.2
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities4.1
  • Importance of Repeating Same Tasks4.1

Technology

44 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (4)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Clinical trial management software

Hot (9; 3 more marked hot above)

  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Word
  • Python
  • R
  • SAS
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (31)
  • 5AM Glassbox Translational Research
  • Budgeting software
  • ClearTrial
  • Clinical data management system CDMS
  • Drug coding software
  • DZS Software Solutions ClinPlus
  • Electronic data capture EDC software
  • ePharmaSolutions eMVR
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Meet
  • InferMed MACRO Electronic Data Capture
  • InforSense InforSense
  • Invivo Data EPX ePRO Management System
  • KIKA Veracity
  • Minitab
  • Online data collection systems
  • OpenClinica
  • Oracle Clinical
  • Patient tracking software
  • PercipEnz Technologies OnCore-Clinical Research Management OnCore-CRM
  • Phase Forward InForm GTM
  • PPD eLoader
  • PPD Patient Profiles
  • Qualitative analysis software
  • Scheduling software
  • Sierra Scientific Software CRIS
  • StataCorp Stata
  • StudyManager Sponsor Edition
  • SyMetric Sciences SyMetric
  • TOPAZ Enterprise Software Suite
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Clinical Data Managers
  2. Clinical Nurse Specialists
  3. Health Informatics Specialists
  4. Social Science Research Assistants
  5. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
  6. Medical and Health Services Managers
  7. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
  8. Natural Sciences Managers
  9. Biostatisticians
  10. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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