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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.

Currently Employed: 1,275

Yearly Projected Openings: 80

Typical Hourly Wage: $50.91 - $71.40

Typical Annual Salary: $105,900 - $148,500

• Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
• Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
• Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
• Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
• Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
• Dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary.
• Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
• Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, and discussions with physicians and nurses.
• Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.
• Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts such as protocol revisions.

• Facsimile machines
• Mobile phones
• Notebook computers
• Personal computers
• Photocopiers

• Analytical or scientific software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Project management software
• Word processing software