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Clinical Research Coordinators

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.

Median salary (BLS)

$167,220

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$80k – $317k

Job outlook

+4% (faster than average)

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 3 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.

Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $119,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Clinical Research Coordinators Intern

    Internship

    $39,855

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Clinical Research Coordinators

    Entry / Junior

    $79,710

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Clinical Research Coordinators

    Established

    $167,220

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Clinical Research Coordinators

    Senior

    $242,035

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Key skills

A typical day

  • •Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
  • •Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
  • •Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
  • •Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
  • •Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.

Fields of study

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