Clinical Research Coordinator - Oncology

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

• Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
• Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
• Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
• Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
• Quality of Life: Living in the Triangle!
• Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

Overview

Duke Health Affiliations and Networks is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to support oncology clinical trials conducted with patients across our cancer network. This role coordinates the implementation of clinical trial protocols, including patient screening, informed consent, study visit coordination, and regulatory compliance.

The coordinator works closely with investigators, clinical teams, and affiliate research staff to ensure studies are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), institutional policies, and regulatory requirements.

This is a patient-facing research role that requires direct interaction with patients participating in oncology clinical trials. The ideal candidate has prior experience coordinating clinical trials involving patient participants and is comfortable working in a clinical environment alongside physicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary care teams.

Ability to travel to affiliate sites within the cancer network as required, to include occasional evening or weekend work based on affiliate and program needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day operations of oncology clinical trials, including cooperative group and industry-sponsored studies.
• Screen patients for eligibility, obtain informed consent, and coordinate protocol-required visits, procedures, and follow-up activities.
• Serve as a liaison between investigators, sponsors, affiliate research staff, and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Collaborate with infusion services, radiology, pharmacy, and laboratory teams to align research procedures with patient care.
• Maintain accurate study documentation and ensure timely data entry into electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical trial management systems (CTMS).
• Maintain regulatory documentation essential study files and collaborate with regulatory staff to support IRB submissions, protocol amendments, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate collection, processing, and shipment of biological samples according to protocol requirements.
• Support study monitoring visits, audits, and sponsor communications, including responding to queries and resolving findings.
• Assist with study start-up, feasibility assessments, and close-out activities for affiliate research sites.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and assist with training of research staff.

Work requires graduation from an accredited degree program in a clinical field such as a BSN, Physician's Assistant (PA) or Pharmacist plus two years of healthcare experience, or one of the following equivalents:

• Completion of an allied health degree (e.g., Respiratory Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Licensed Practical Nurse) or Associates degree in Clinical Trials Research related curriculum plus a minimum of five years healthcare, clinical and/or research experience
• Completion of a bachelor's degree in a field related to health science plus a minimum of three years closely related clinical and/or research experience.

None required beyond that described above. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's and/or Associate's

• Minimum three (3) years of patient-facing clinical research or direct patient care experience.
• Experience coordinating clinical trials involving patient participants.
• Experience with clinical trial activities such as patient screening, informed consent, and protocol implementation.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), FDA regulations, and IRB processes.
• Experience using electronic health records (EHR), EDC, or clinical trial management systems (CTMS).
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple clinical trials simultaneously.
• Experience coordinating oncology clinical trials in a hospital, clinic, or infusion center setting.
• Experience with NCI-sponsored oncology studies, investigator-initiated or sponsor trials
  Clinical research certification (CCRC, CCRP, or equivalent).

Note: Experience limited to laboratory/bench research or population health research without direct patient interaction may not meet the qualifications for this role.