Research Coordinator in Livingston, New Jersey at RWJBarnabas Health

Job Title: Research Coordinator

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Research Department

Req #: 0000264458

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Research Coordinator – RWJBarnabas Health

At RWJBarnabas Health, the Research Coordinator plays a critical role in patient care and operational excellence. Operating with a high level of independence, they perform complex clinical research coordination and trial management procedures according to strict medical, legal, and professional Good Clinical Practice standards. They are responsible for exercising professional judgment during study evaluations, ensuring accurate regulatory documentation, delivering trial-specific compliance, and maintaining seamless workflow collaboration within the multidisciplinary clinical research department.

A typical day for a Research Coordinator may include:

• Prepares operational plans for clinical trials, registries, and investigator-initiated projects, clearly explains the process, and positions resources to manage studies from pre-activation through close-out
• Operates electronic data capture systems, clinical trial management systems, computers, and database applications necessary to ensure a safe and accurate data tracking and monitoring procedure
• Assist principal investigators and the Clinical Research Office during study execution by managing participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, and retention efforts
• Sets up regulatory binders, IRB applications, and essential documents following GCP and ALCOA principles, handles budgets and financial tracking logs, and reviews invoices to assist with fiscal accuracy
• Calibrates, maintains, and adjusts trial visit schedules, and reports protocol deviations, adverse events, or safety concerns immediately to sponsors, the IRB, and leadership
• Monitors and calls out trial enrollment data and quality metrics, alerting the clinical research team immediately to any compliance or recruitment goals
• Utilizes electronic medical records and inventory systems to enter accurately identified and verified records of participants, and retrieves old laboratory or clinical data when necessary
• Demonstrates working knowledge of research protocols including specimen processing, tracking, storing, and shipping biological specimens per protocol requirements
• Collaborates professionally in a hospital and clinical research environment, working in close cooperation with principal investigators, healthcare staff, and external partners as a departmental liaison
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, and the ability to assume multi-task duties and function under significant time pressures to support departmental initiatives

This role might be for you if:

• Clear, compassionate communication defines how you interact with patients, families, and colleagues
• Attention to detail and clinical precision guide your work every day, understanding that errors have serious consequence
• You have knowledge of healthcare informatics that are vital for entry and documentation of patient activities in the pharmacy documentation database.
• You remain calm and highly adaptable while managing a fast-paced retail environment
• You work as a team player, and enhances team effectiveness through dependability.
• Patient safety, accurate drug evaluation, and delivering high-quality pharmaceutical care are your top priorities
• You enjoy working collaboratively with providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams
• Continuous learning, inventory awareness, and operational efficiency motivate you
• Creating a positive, reassuring, and legally compliant patient experience is central to your approach

To be considered for this Research Coordinator opportunity:

• Graduate with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent credential in health science, business administration, healthcare administration, or a related discipline
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, decisive judgment, collaboration, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong time management skills and a proven ability to multitask, prioritize, and make decisions independently
• Advanced soft)ware proficiency across Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Strong understanding and baseline knowledge of the standard coordination requirements associated with running clinical research trials
• Prior clinical research or direct patient care experience within the assigned service line or therapeutic area (Multiple Sclerosis) is preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience coordinating clinical trials and research studies is preferred
• Active Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) training certification is preferred