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Department:
Location:
Health Sciences Center
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Req ID:
R109543
Minimum Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 2 (Hourly)
Position Description:
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s) in the Department of Surgery, the Clinical Research Coordinator II is responsible for participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, enrollment, and biospecimen collection for multiple clinical research studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator II works collaboratively with investigators, clinical care teams, laboratory personnel, and regulatory staff to ensure protocol compliance, participant safety, and the accurate collection, processing, documentation, and transport of clinical samples to designated research laboratories.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and retention for multiple clinical research studies.
- Identifies and approaches potentially eligible participants in inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
- Obtains informed consent and maintains ongoing communication with study participants throughout their participation.
- Collects, processes, labels, documents, stores, and transports biological specimens according to study protocols, institutional policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintains chain-of-custody documentation and ensures timely delivery of research specimens to designated Department of Surgery laboratories.
- Collaborates with investigators, clinical staff, laboratory personnel, and research teams to facilitate study enrollment and sample collection activities.
- Ensures assigned studies are conducted in accordance with University of Louisville Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, applicable federal regulations, and institutional policies.
- Maintains accurate and complete study documentation, source records, participant logs, and specimen tracking records.
- Performs data collection, data entry, and quality assurance activities in accordance with study protocols and established standard operating procedures.
- Assists with preparation and maintenance of regulatory documents, study files, and IRB submissions as needed.
- Communicates study requirements and participant schedules with investigators, research staff, and clinical teams to ensure successful study implementation.
- Supports monitoring visits, audits, and quality assurance activities by maintaining organized and compliant study records.
- Maintains inventory and supplies necessary for participant enrollment, specimen collection, processing, and storage.
Target Compensation Maximum:
$26.03
Target Compensation Minimum:
$17.35
Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.
Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.
Assistance and Accommodations
Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.
If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at employment@louisville.edu or by phone 502-852-6258.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical researcher jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in life sciences, nursing, or a related clinical field
- Experience coordinating or monitoring clinical trials under GCP guidelines
- Familiarity with EDC systems and clinical trial management software
- Knowledge of FDA regulations, ICH guidelines, and IRB submission processes
- CCRP or CCRC certification from ACRP or SOCRA preferred for many roles
- Strong data review skills including source document verification and query resolution
Tips for Your Clinical Researcher Job Search
Align your resume with trial phases
Hiring managers scan for Phase I, II, III, or IV experience immediately. List the specific trial phases you've worked on, the therapeutic areas covered, and the number of sites you coordinated, so your background maps directly to the posting.
Highlight protocol deviation experience
Many clinical researcher postings flag protocol adherence as a core competency. If you've identified, documented, or resolved deviations, call that out explicitly. Generic phrases like 'ensured compliance' are far weaker than naming the actual process you followed.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists clinical researcher openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by regulatory framework
Some roles focus on FDA-regulated IND studies, others on ICH-GCP compliance or IRB submissions. Matching your experience to the specific regulatory language in a posting signals fluency that generic applicants miss, so read each job description closely before applying.
Prepare a data narrative for interviews
Interviewers for clinical research roles often ask how you handled data discrepancy or a database lock under time pressure. Prepare two or three concrete examples that show your process from query identification through resolution, not just the outcome.
Negotiate start date around study timelines
If you're wrapping up an active trial, your start date flexibility matters to hiring teams managing enrollment windows. Being transparent about your current study's close-out phase can actually strengthen your negotiating position, not weaken it.
Clinical Researcher Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most clinical researchers?
IQVIA, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Medpace are hiring the most clinical researchers right now, with openings concentrated in California, Texas, and Florida, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations account for a large share of active postings.
How many clinical researcher jobs are remote?
About 42% of clinical researcher openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote work most common in roles focused on data management, regulatory writing, and central monitoring rather than on-site study coordination or patient-facing research activities.
How do you become a clinical researcher?
Start with a degree in a life science, nursing, or health-related field, then gain hands-on exposure through internships, clinical coordinatorships, or research assistant roles at a hospital or academic medical center. Earning a GCP certification and familiarizing yourself with EDC platforms makes you competitive for entry coordinator roles, which are the standard entry point before moving into monitoring or management.
How do you get a clinical researcher job with little experience?
Focus on research coordinator or clinical research associate I roles, which are designed for candidates building their first years of trial experience. Volunteering or interning with a university IRB office, completing an online GCP training course, and shadowing a study coordinator can substitute for direct trial hours when your formal experience is limited. Emphasize any exposure to regulatory submissions, data entry, or patient consent processes in your application materials.
What does the clinical researcher interview process look like?
Most clinical researcher interviews run two to three rounds. The first is typically a recruiter screen covering your trial background and regulatory familiarity. A technical interview with a hiring manager or clinical operations lead follows, often including scenario questions about protocol deviations, audit findings, or database discrepancies. Final rounds may include a panel with cross-functional team members from data management, regulatory affairs, or medical affairs.
Where can I find and apply to clinical researcher jobs?
You can find and apply to clinical researcher jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your trial experience, therapeutic area background, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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