Research Nurse

Join the Clinical and Translational Research Unit (CTRU) at Stanford Medicine – a leading academic center providing advanced ambulatory and laboratory research services for over 200 clinical trials. The CTRU’s mission is to streamline, accelerate, and promote the translation of basic discoveries into practical solutions that improve human health.

The Research Nurse 2 plays a critical role in the execution, coordination, and oversight of complex clinical research studies. Required skills include advanced clinical judgment, strong organizational abilities, and the capacity to deliver high‑quality patient care in a fast‑paced research environment. Responsibilities include performing detailed health assessments, administering study‑related treatments and interventions in accordance with the RN Scope of Practice, and ensuring protocol adherence with meticulous accuracy.

The RN 2 independently oversees day‑to‑day study conduct, partners closely with investigators and study teams, and serves as a key resource for maintaining participant safety and data integrity.

• Ensure the safety of study participants and maintain communication with their families/caregivers and clinicians.
• Provide clinical and administrative nursing support and oversight for research clinical trials based on scope of practice, collaborating with clinical staff, researchers, outside vendors, and other staff to administer treatment and study protocols; may coordinate multi‑site studies.
• Develop and manage the budget for research studies, overseeing resources—including funds, personnel, and equipment—coordinate and collaborate with the principal investigator to review study protocol and assess feasibility, budget projections, and staffing needs.
• Conduct study participant evaluations according to the study protocol, assess adverse events, and apply triage and judgment to determine course of action.
• Oversee and administer medications and treatments per study protocol for study participants.
• Comply with institutional policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines; prepare and submit documentation required by the study protocol, study sponsor, and regulatory authorities. Interpret complex protocols and regulatory requirements, oversee and manage essential regulatory documents, and handle confidential information (verbal and written) with tact and diplomacy, adhering to all HIPAA guidelines.
• Supervise RN1s and non‑clinical research staff as needed.
• Support sponsor investigator research.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

• Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy certification
• Adult Basic Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent, and five years of experience in nursing, with preferably two years in a research setting.

• Demonstrated ability to work with research subjects of all ages and backgrounds.
• Verbal and written communication skills to convey medical and research‑related information to research subjects of all ages and backgrounds.
• Ability to identify confidential and sensitive information (written and verbal).
• Ability to implement good clinical practices in all interactions with study participants, their families, and colleagues.
• Ability to identify adverse reactions to study treatments and the required study protocol documentation to record these activities.
• Ability to implement study protocols with minimal supervision.
• Ability to provide work direction to research support staff.
• Demonstrate understanding of good clinical practices and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated experience with electronic data capture, including database management.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the functions of the position with minimal supervision.

• Current license as a California Registered Nurse.
• Certified Research Administrator or Clinical Research Coordinator preferred.
• Current basic CPR certification.
• Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification preferred.

• Frequently stand/walk,…