Clinical Research Coordinators Go Back to List 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.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Data base user interface and query software

Tasks
	Solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations.
	Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.
	Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required.
	Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
	Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.
	Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
	Interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics.
	Develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment.
	Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.
	Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.

Skills
	Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge
	Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $210,097.00 $101.01  $62.55  $69.91 - $114.30  Bridgeport/Stamford $216,898.00 $104.27  $66.48  N/A - N/A  Hartford $177,063.00 $85.13  $55.04  $62.81 - $105.03  New Haven $220,217.00 $105.87  $65.30  N/A - N/A  New London/Norwich $212,043.00 $101.95  $68.86  $81.26 - $108.54

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   68   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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