Senior Research Coordinator - Pediatrics - CRA Neurology Research

Senior Research Coordinator - Pediatrics - CRA

Location:

Houston, TX

Salary Range: $70,618 - $83,080

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr. CRC) is responsible for the independent management, coordination, and oversight of complex therapeutic, interventional drug, and medical device clinical trials conducted through Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital across multiple disease areas. This role leads the development, implementation, and optimization of clinical research processes and operational workflows to ensure the successful execution of studies in compliance with protocol requirements, institutional policies, regulatory guidelines, and sponsor expectations.

The Sr. CRC performs advanced clinical research activities requiring critical thinking, analytical expertise, sound judgment, and comprehensive protocol knowledge. Working with minimal supervision, the Sr. CRC serves as a key resource and subject matter expert for investigators, study teams, sponsors, and research participants, ensuring the quality, integrity, regulatory compliance, and timely conduct of clinical research activities. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced research environment, effectively manage competing priorities, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve study objectives and support high-quality research outcomes.

Provides independent clinical and administrative management of multiple complex therapeutic/interventional drug clinical research studies. Position requires leading rapid study start-up, high participant volumes, and intricate protocol requirements. Participates in study qualification and feasibility assessments and provides operational recommendations to Principal Investigators and Research Managers. Serves as a resource and mentor to research personnel while ensuring compliance with protocol requirements, regulatory standards, and institutional policies.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced research environment and independently manage all phases of complex clinical research studies. Success in this role requires strong organizational, communication, and project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively collaborate with investigators, sponsors, participants, and research staff while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality study execution.

Job Duties

• Screening & Enrollment – 20% Screens, recruits, and enrolls patients/participants into complex clinical research studies in accordance with approved protocols. Conducts participant interviews and verifies eligibility based on comprehensive inclusion and exclusion criteria. Educates participants on study purpose, procedures, risks, and requirements and conducts the informed consent process in compliance with GCP and institutional policies. Exercises independent judgment in evaluating participant eligibility and protocol compliance.
  
  Supports study feasibility assessments through evaluation of patient populations, protocol requirements, staffing resources, and operational workflows.
• Subject Visits – 30% Provides study-specific education to research participants within scope of practice. Reviews study protocols with participants and verifies informed consent documentation prior to study activities. Schedules participants for protocol-required tests and procedures, including laboratory assessments and study-specific evaluations. Dispenses investigational products in accordance with protocol requirements, institutional policies, and applicable regulatory standards while maintaining complete drug accountability records.
  
  Collects, processes, stores, and ships biological specimens in accordance with protocol requirements, laboratory manuals, and IATA guidelines. Monitors participants throughout study participation and ensures participant safety, rights, and welfare are maintained. Identifies, documents, and facilitates reporting of adverse events, serious adverse events, and protocol deviations in accordance with protocol requirements and regulatory timelines.
• Data Collection & Entry – 20% Collects, documents, and records…