Clinical Research Coordinator

Clinical Research Coordinator

Department: College of Engineering and Computing

Classification: Research Staff 12‑month

Job Category: Research Staff

Job Type: Full‑Time

Work Schedule: Full‑time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

Motor Vehicle Records Check: Yes

The Center for Med Tech Innovation (CMI) brings together scientists, engineers, health care professionals, and community stakeholders to pursue transdisciplinary fundamental research and to create translational innovations aimed at exploring new ways to enable all people to fully participate in needed and desired life roles and activities. Ongoing projects at CMI bridge multiple disciplinary areas including bioengineering, neuroscience and rehabilitation through extensive collaborations.

CMI faculty have active collaborations with healthcare institutions including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, INOVA, Children's National Medical Center, National Rehabilitation Hospital, government agencies such as the FDA, and federal laboratories such as the Naval Research Laboratory, NIH Clinical Center, and a number of academic medical centers in the National Capital Region. The Clinical Research Coordinator will have an opportunity to be immersed in this highly interdisciplinary environment.

The Clinical Research Coordinator in the Department of Bioengineering, within the Volgenau School of Engineering, will work on an interdisciplinary NIH‑funded research project on chronic pain. Our interdisciplinary research team is based at the Center for Advancing Systems Science and Bioengineering Innovation. The position holder is expected to have outstanding communication and organizational skills and an ability to work closely with a diverse multidisciplinary team.

The Clinical Research Coordinator should be highly motivated and passionate about enabling all people to fully participate in needed and desired life roles and activities.

Research Compliance

• Create and maintain all regulatory documentation (IRB submissions, accrual records, study‑specific forms) related to active clinical research protocols;
• Create and maintain regulatory binders for all study participants; and
• Work closely with study investigators, clinicians, Institutional Review Board and federal agencies to ensure regulatory compliance and study monitoring and reporting.

Participant Recruitment and Screening

• Assist with recruitment for federally‑funded clinical studies, including screening potential participants;
• Explain study details, answer questions and obtain informed consent; and
• Schedule study visits in coordination with other study investigators and clinical staff.

Data Collection and Management

• Conduct study visits for participants, including assisting with logistics and data collection in compliance with study protocol;
• Administer questionnaires and surveys and maintain study records and case report forms; and
• Enter participant data in clinical data management platform and protect data integrity and participant privacy.

Staff and Resource Coordination

• Create and maintain standard operating procedures for all research activities;
• Maintain up‑to‑date training on all research instruments;
• Train and onboard new research staff; and
• Communicate and coordinate with study investigators about resource utilization.

Professional Development

• Contribute to research with high public health significance, including chronic pain and disability;
• Work closely with researchers using cutting‑edge technology, such as ecological momentary assessment, biomechanical assessments, AI and natural language processing, 3D motion capture, and advanced medical imaging;
• Gain skills in technical writing, project management, interdisciplinary team science, and mentoring.

• Bachelor's degree in related field;
• Typically 1‑3 years experience working in a clinical research setting;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent organizational skills with…