Research coordinator vs clinical research associate

Differences between research coordinator and clinical research associate duties and responsibilities

Research coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage participant's records ensuring confidentiality as well as NIH specifications.
• Manage all IRB submissions, sponsor communications, participate in monitoring visits, drug reconciliation and dispensing.
• Recruit, screen, conduct psychometric examinations and collect data for pharmaceutical clinical trials in patients diagnose with Alzheimer's disease.
• Maintain confidential information and appropriate ethical professionalism with highly sensitive personal health information; take part in IRB human subjects training.
• Assist in preparation of grants, NIH progress reports, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Ensure and maintain confidentiality, privacy and compliance of patient rights in accordance with HIPAA regulations and NVCI policies.
Show more

Clinical research associate example responsibilities.

• Manage, schedule and train up to 15 CRAs.
• Recruit patients, attain patient inform consent form, educate subjects on compliance, and ensure patient safety per ICH guidelines.
• Manage site TMF to ensure communication requirements adherence
• Manage CRO and regional monitor to complete close out activities, including device accountability management.
• Manage regional academic and community base oncology practices as the primary contact for all communications and support.
• Manage the monitoring CRO and the data clean-up efforts for a 510k submission and interim/annual study reports by effectively collaborating cross-functionally.
Show more