Clinical Research Coordinator

Overview

Southern Cancer Center is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator to support our clinical trials in Baldwin County with occasional support in Mobile County.

Help advance patient care by coordinating multiple oncology research studies across our Gulf Coast clinics. You'll be the connective tissue between patients, providers, and study sponsors-ensuring every protocol step is followed, every safety check is completed, and every data point is captured with precision.

• Screen & enroll patients: Identify potential participants against inclusion/exclusion criteria, present trial concepts in patient friendly terms, participate in informed consent, and enroll eligible patients.
• Coordinate study visits: Support patients through required visits and procedures per protocol; collaborate closely with physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Protocol compliance: Assure adherence for all enrolled patients, document assessments, adverse events, concomitant meds, and responses to study drugs in alignment with each protocol.
• Study drug/accountability (as assigned): Disburse investigational product and maintain complete accountability records.
• Data integrity: Collect, enter, and report study data accurately and on time; support query resolution.
• Sponsor/monitor relations: Coordinate monitoring/auditing visit schedules; host monitors on site and respond to followups.
• Regulatory support: Assist with collection, filing, and maintenance of essential/regulatory documents in accordance with USOR SOPs.
• Specimen management: Prepare, pack, and ship lab specimens to central vendors per IATA/HAZMAT training (training may be required).
• Quality & compliance: Practice in compliance with US Oncology Research, Inc. (USOR) Standard Operating Procedures, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and applicable federal, state, and local regulations (OSHA, CDC, HIPAA).
• Continuous learning: Complete required training and education; participate in audits and quality initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree in a clinical or scientific discipline (Bachelor's preferred).
• 1 year of experience in a clinical or scientific role; oncology experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams (preferred).

Strengths for success

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; able to meet patients where they are.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and time management across multiple open studies.
• Comfort in a fastpaced clinical environment; able to prioritize and pivot as needs change.
• Ability to conduct basic clinical assessments within scope and training.

• Environment: Traditional office/clinic setting within an oncology/hematology practice; exposure to communicable diseases, medical preparations, ionizing radiation, and other conditions common to this environment.
• Physical requirements: Significant computer-based work; prolonged standing/walking; occasional lifting/carrying up to 40 lbs.; corrected vision/hearing to normal range.
• Travel: Routine travel within Baldwin County; occasional travel to Mobile County clinics.