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Clinical Research Coordinator-10% travel

Trusted Medical is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to support our growing national clinical trials program. This position plays a key role in coordinating clinical research activities, maintaining regulatory compliance, supporting study participants, and ensuring trials remain on schedule from initiation through closeout.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, knowledgeable in clinical research regulations, and comfortable managing multiple studies and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

Employment Type: Full-Time, W-2

Location: Washington, DC / Regional Clinic-Based Salary Range: $50,000–$60,000 annually, with potential performance-based incentives

Travel: Occasional travel may be required for national study meetings or site activities Reports To: Nurse Executive

Key Responsibilities

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  Coordinate day-to-day operations for assigned clinical trials from study initiation through closeout.
• Recruit, screen, consent, enroll, and support study participants in accordance with approved protocols.
• Schedule and coordinate study visits, procedures, assessments, and follow-up appointments.
• Maintain accurate source documentation, case report forms, regulatory binders, study logs, and essential study records.
• Prepare and submit regulatory documentation to IRBs, sponsors, and applicable regulatory agencies.
• Ensure compliance with FDA regulations, ICH-GCP, OHRP requirements, HIPAA, study protocols, and internal SOPs.
• Monitor protocol adherence and proactively identify and resolve study deviations.
• Track and report adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), enrollment goals, retention, and study milestones.
• Manage investigational product inventory, storage, dispensing, accountability, and return, when applicable.
• Enter and verify clinical data within electronic data capture systems and resolve data queries promptly.
• Coordinate specimen collection, processing, and shipment to central laboratories or biorepositories.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for investigators, sponsors, CROs, study monitors, auditors, vendors, and internal clinical teams.
• Support monitoring visits, audits, quality assurance reviews, site initiation activities, and study closeout.
• Assist with study budgets, invoicing, payment tracking, feasibility assessments, recruitment materials, and IRB communications.
• Participate in sponsor, CRO, and consortium training meetings as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, clinical research, or a related field.
• 5+ years of clinical research experience, preferably supporting multiple or national clinical studies.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, ICH-GCP guidelines, IRB processes, informed consent requirements, and clinical research protocols.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and electronic data capture systems.
• Proficiency with clinical research platforms such as REDCap, Medidata Rave, or similar systems.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and related productivity tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across clinical and operational teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACRP-CRC or SOCRA-CCRC certification.
• Experience supporting NIH, CMS, FDA-sponsored, pharmaceutical, or federally funded research studies.
• Experience with multi-site clinical trials.

Additional Requirements

Candidates must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Trusted Medical participates in E-Verify and maintains a drug-free workplace.

Join a growing clinical research organization where your expertise will directly support high-quality research, improved study access, and meaningful outcomes for Veterans, active-duty service members, and communities nationwide.