Clinical research coordinator vs research assistant

Differences between clinical research coordinator and research assistant duties and responsibilities

Clinical research coordinator example responsibilities.

• Assess study participants for adverse reactions or complications and manage side effects of chemotherapy and other study relate drugs.
• Establish and maintain strong community partnerships to achieve HIV prevention objectives.
• Direct acquisition and analysis of functional MRI research data following GCP and FDA regulations
• Prepare and maintain IRB and regulatory documentation for various research projects and consent patients for clinical research.
• Facilitate constant communication between principal investigators, oncology nurses, and patients to address concerns and maximize eligibility and enrollment.
• Schedule patient for study procedures; initiate/coordinate drug orders, laboratory procedures and treatments for patients base on standing protocol orders.
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Research assistant example responsibilities.

• Update twitter profile and manage social media campaign.
• Manage social media publications to spread awareness and notifications on Facebook.
• Evaluate patients' study eligibility via medical history, obtain informed consent, enroll patients, and achieve enrollment quotas.
• Learned many laboratory techniques, assays, and protocols; western blot, real-time PCR, tick collection, DNA extraction.
• Analyze the effects of estrogen on various tissues using molecular biology techniques such as RT-PCR, RNA and DNA extractions.
• Gain familiarity with research terminology, development procedures, data collection and management, and IRB considerations.
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