Clinical Research Coordinator 1 (Spanish Speaking)

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Overview
 

The Clinical Research Coordinator I (CRC I) is responsible for providing research services to patients participating in clinical trials in the Department of OBGYN and Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Key responsibilities include overseeing, planning, tracking, and ensuring clinical activities for study participants are conducted in accordance with approved protocols. These activities include patient screening, eligibility determination, registration, informed consent, enrollment, and other protocol milestones. The position works within a multidisciplinary environment, collaborating with internal and external colleagues to ensure professionalism and effective communication. The CRC I will have direct patient contact and manage the clinical and operational aspects of basic to moderately complex study protocols.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Demonstrated experience with patient recruitment and obtaining informed consent.

2. Fluent in English and Spanish. Comfortable with learning/doing Phlebotomy and handling human specimens.

3. Knowledge of clinical research terminology and regulatory requirements, including GCP, FDA regulations, and HIPAA.

4. Self-directed with the ability to manage multiple studies independently. Strong professionalism, judgment, and ability to handle confidential information.

5. Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. Knowledge of clinical trial management systems and experience with electronic medical records (EMR).

2. Women’s Health (OBGYN) experience preferred.

3. Demonstrated experience in clinical trials coordination.

4. Certification from ACRP/SOCRA or equivalent is preferred.

5. Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail.

Principal Responsibilities

 

1. Serves as the primary oversight specialist on clinical and operational processes for low to moderately complex studies and non-therapeutic trials. Serves as a supporting clinical research coordinator to CRC/CRN II and Sr. CRC/CRN for highly complex protocols. 2. Manages, implements, and evaluates all aspects of clinical trial conduct including study initiation, execution/maintenance, completion, and administration for low to moderately complex studies and non-therapeutic trials. 3. Contributes to study feasibility reviews and makes recommendations based on analysis of the protocol and knowledge of clinical trials, operations, and ICH/GCP, federal regulation, and institutional processes for low to moderately complex clinical trials and non-therapeutic trials. 4. Ensures low to moderately complex study protocols are adhered to, oversees the maintenance of accurate documentation, recruitment of study participants and ensures regulatory and protocol requirements and guidelines are met per ICH/GCP, federal regulation, and institutional and sponsor requirements. 5. Identifies instances of noncompliance and deviations from protocol and works with manager to analyze and advises noncompliance and deviations to the appropriate parties. 6. Advises Principal Investigator oversight on low to moderately complex clinical trials and non-therapeutic trials by providing updates on protocol issues, status of signatures and clinical significance on lab reports, ECGs, adverse events and other documents as required. 7. Analyses, documents and conveys study data on low to moderately complex clinical trials and non-therapeutic trials. Coordinates with assigned staff to oversee and ensure that report forms are accurately documented and completed in a timely manner. 8. Oversees the tracking and reporting of adverse events, serious adverse events, protocol waivers, deviations, and violations on low to moderately complex clinical trials and non-therapeutic trials. 9. Assesses trial execution for assigned low to moderately complex trials and non-therapeutic trials and identifies areas that need improvement or that require correction and provides education and/or recommendations, as needed. 10. Collaborates with Investigators and Research Managers in the preparation and execution of corrective and preventative action plans and ensures implementation and adherence to stated plan for low to moderately complex trials and non-therapeutic trials.  11. Collaborates with the Quality Education Unit to contribute to the design of CRC trainings and continuing education. 12. Participates in interim monitoring visits and internal audits. 13. Monitors, interprets, and communicates federal and state regulations, and local policies for new guidance, updates, or policies.  14. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline, or other related field and one (1) year of clinical research experience, or the equivalent combination of education or experience. Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and Federal Regulations is required.  Experience must indicate the ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment. Required License(s) or Certification(s) Required License(s) or Certification(s): Physical Requirements Physical Requirements:

Job Posting Date

08/27/2026

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Supervisor; Senior Associate (22)

Salary Range

$61,500.00 - $91,875.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

On-site

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air.  HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

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