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208 Clinical Research Jobs
Days move between protocol review, participant screening, and data verification in rhythm with enrollment cycles.
Average salary: $110,074
Average salary
$110,074
across 38 jobs
- Safety Operations Advisor 1
- Novo Nordisk
- Bengaluru, India
- INR 1,800,000 – INR 2,600,000
- Per Diem Clinical Research Nurse - Home Visits
- Science 37
- Seattle, United States
- $100,000 – $110,000
- Director, Global Patient Safety Surveillance
- Revolution Medicines
- Basel, Switzerland
- CHF 180,000 – CHF 220,000
- Senior Director, Global Patient Safety Surveillance
- Revolution Medicines
- Basel, Switzerland
- CHF 200,000 – CHF 260,000
- Regional Medical Safety Expert
- Abbott
- Colombia, Colombia
- COP 200,000,000 – COP 300,000,000
- Senior Medical Science Manager (Ophthalmology)
- Roche
- Shenyang, China
- CNY 500,000 – CNY 700,000
- Clinical Project Manager
- AbCellera
- Sydney, Australia
- A$150,000 – A$190,000
- Regional Medical Advisor
- Novo Nordisk
- Iaşi, Romania
- RON 217,460 – RON 391,420
- Site Management Associate
- PSI CRO
- Warsaw, Poland
- PLN 60,000 – PLN 90,000
- Clinical Safety Analyst
- AbbVie
- Minato, Japan
- JPY 6,000,000 – JPY 9,000,000
- Per Diem Clinical Research Nurse - Home Visits
- Science 37
- New Hampshire, United States
- $100,000 – $110,000
- Pharmacovigilance Specialist - NQPPV Backup (Saudi National)
- AbbVie
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- SAR 300,000 – SAR 450,000
- Director, Field Medical Advisor, Italy
- Revolution Medicines
- Milan, Italy
- €90,000 – €120,000
- Director, Clinical Operations Middle East
- Summit Therapeutics
- United Arab Emirates
- AED 1,200,000 – AED 1,800,000
- Clinical Specialist Field
- W. L. Gore & Associates
- Shanghai, China
- CNY 300,000 – CNY 450,000
- Senior CRA
- ICON plc
- Changsha, China
- CNY 300,000 – CNY 450,000
- Medical Monitor, Rheumatology, Europe
- Innovaderm Research Inc.
- Warsaw, Poland
- PLN 180,000 – PLN 260,000
- Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL)
- MSD
- Panamá, Panama
- $45,000 – $65,000
- TMF Document Coordinator I
- Innovaderm Research Inc.
- Pune, India
- INR 400,000 – INR 600,000
- Senior Quality Specialist, Client Quality Management
- Ergomed
- Zagreb, Croatia
- €30,000 – €40,000
- Medical Science Liaison
- Abbott
- Ecuador, Gibraltar
- $45,000 – $60,000
- Medical Director, Global Clinical Development Oncology
- Merck Group
- Billerica, United States
- $200,800 – $301,300
- Medical Lead, Singapore & Distribution Markets and Medical Launch Lead, Asia
- AbbVie
- Singapore, Singapore
- SGD 220,000 – SGD 300,000
- Senior Safety Reporting Specialist
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- BGN 45,000 – BGN 60,000
- Clinical Review Clinician
- Gaudenzia
- Washington, United States
- $75,000 – $85,000
- Medical Science Liaison
- Novartis
- Samara, Russia
- RUB 3,000,000 – RUB 4,200,000
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Paramus, United States
- $85,000 – $110,000
- Clinical Application Specialist, IGT-S (Busan or Daegu)
- Philips
- Busan, South Korea
- KRW 50,000,000 – KRW 70,000,000
- Registered Nurse
- Linear Clinical Research
- Nedlands, Australia
- A$80,000 – A$95,000
- Global Medical Science Leader (Alzheimer's Disease)
- Roche
- Basel, Switzerland
- CHF 180,000 – CHF 220,000
- Senior Global Medical Director Migraine
- Merz Therapeutics
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- €180,000 – €230,000
- Manager, Clinical Operations
- IQVIA
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ARS 45,000,000 – ARS 70,000,000
- FSP CRA (Level II)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Zhengzhou, China
- CNY 250,000 – CNY 400,000
- Clinical Lead (Clinical Trial Management) - Oncology - Global Study Leadership
- IQVIA
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- BGN 90,000 – BGN 120,000
- Nurse, Biomedical Research Facility, Private Institution “National Laboratory Astana”
- Nazarbayev University
- Astana, Kazakhstan
- KZT 3,000,000 – KZT 4,500,000
- Screening Lead
- Kedrion S.p.A.
- Pensacola, United States
- $37,440 – $52,000
- Clinical AI Student
- GE HealthCare
- Haifa, Israel
- ILS 104,000 – ILS 166,400
- Clinical Care Specialist
- Discovery
- Gauteng, South Africa
- ZAR 420,000 – ZAR 600,000
- Medical Science Liaison, Italy
- Revolution Medicines
- Milan, Italy
- €80,000 – €110,000
- PV Process Excellence Specialist
- Novo Nordisk
- Bengaluru, India
- INR 2,000,000 – INR 3,000,000
- R&D Clinical Quality Strategy Lead - GCP
- Merck Group
- Billerica, United States
- $142,200 – $213,300
- Regionalny Ekspert Medyczny Onkologia
- Merck Group
- Warsaw, Poland
- PLN 220,000 – PLN 300,000
- Medical Advisor - Endocrinology
- Merck Group
- Beijing, China
- CNY 400,000 – CNY 600,000
- MSL Rare Tumor BioPharma
- Merck Group
- Tokyo, Japan
- JPY 9,000,000 – JPY 12,000,000
- Director/Associate Director, Global Safety Operations
- Rakuten Medical, Inc.
- Japan
- JPY 11,500,000 – JPY 16,000,000
- Clinical Trials Unit Manager
- Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI)
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- ZAR 700,000 – ZAR 1,000,000
- Senior System Verification Engineer
- LivaNova
- Mirandola, Italy
- €31,000 – €50,000
- Patient Safety Specialist
- Parexel
- Manila, Philippines
- PHP 800,000 – PHP 1,200,000
- Regional Specialist
- IQVIA
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ARS 1,200,000 – ARS 1,800,000
- Safety Management, Patient Safety & Pharmacovigilance Japan
- Takeda
- Osaka, Japan
- JPY 9,000,000 – JPY 14,000,000
Clinical research roles involve managing trial protocols, coordinating participant visits, collecting and verifying data, and maintaining regulatory compliance across study sites. Employers typically require a relevant degree—often nursing, life sciences, or pharmacy—plus certification specific to the role, though some entry-level positions accept high school qualifications with on-the-job training. These positions exist across academic medical centers, contract research organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and independent clinics, ranging from coordinator and associate roles through to senior management and principal investigator positions at larger institutions.
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Questions
What qualifications do clinical research coordinators typically need?
Most positions require a high school diploma or associate degree, though many employers prefer a bachelor's degree in nursing, biology, or a related field. Certification through organizations like ACRP or SOCRA strengthens candidacy, and specific training often happens on the job under supervision.
What does a typical day look like in clinical research?
Days balance administrative work—scheduling participants, entering data, reviewing protocols—with direct participant interaction during visits and calls. Time shifts between desk-based compliance tasks and clinic-floor coordination depending on the trial phase and site activity.
How does clinical research differ from clinical nursing?
Clinical research focuses on implementing and monitoring study protocols and collecting standardized data rather than providing direct patient care. Researchers follow rigid procedural guidelines and work within defined trial frameworks, whereas nursing involves ongoing therapeutic decision-making.
What skills matter most in this work?
Attention to detail, organizational ability, and protocol adherence are essential; deviations compromise data integrity. Communication skills, problem-solving, and comfort with regulatory documentation are equally important for managing sites and participants.
Is there a progression path from entry-level roles?
Coordinators can move to senior coordinator, then project manager or operations roles at larger organizations. Some advance into regulatory, quality assurance, or trial management positions; others pursue investigator roles with additional credentials.
How much participant interaction is involved?
Interaction varies by role and trial phase. Coordinators typically spend significant time screening, enrolling, and conducting follow-up visits with participants, while data managers and quality specialists work more behind the scenes.
What does regulatory compliance work entail?
Staff maintain informed consent documentation, track protocol deviations, ensure data accuracy, and prepare regulatory submissions and audit responses. Compliance failures can invalidate trial results, so the work demands precision and systematic attention.
How does working in a CRO differ from a sponsor or academic site?
CROs manage multiple trials across different sponsors and diseases simultaneously, requiring flexibility and rapid context-switching. Sponsors and academic sites often develop deeper expertise in specific therapeutic areas but may have narrower trial portfolios.
What happens during slow enrollment periods?
When enrollment lags, staff focus on protocol refinement, site troubleshooting, investigator support, and data quality checks. The work becomes more reactive and strategic rather than driven by participant flow.
How standardized is the day-to-day work?
Clinical research follows strict protocols and standard operating procedures, leaving less room for autonomy than many healthcare roles. Consistency across sites and participants is the point, so individual variation is minimized by design.