Clinical Coordinator

 

Career Description

Clinical coordinators manage all aspects of clinical trials involving humans. They develop the clinical plans and define specific objectives and strategies. Coordinators monitor clinical activities to identify issues, variances and conflicts, as well as analyze and recommend solutions. Clinical coordinators are responsible for projecting staffing requirements and tracking the drug supply to outside vendors. They also provide ongoing, objective updates on progress and problems with projects, as well as track and follow up on action items.

Annual Salary

Entry: $45,000	Mean: $50,000	Experienced: $55,000
Source: Kansas and Missouri Hospital Association, Salary Data, 2004

Hourly Wage

Entry: $21.63	Mean: $24.04	Experienced: $26.44
Source: Kansas and Missouri Hospital Association, Salary Data, 2004

Academic Requirements

Clinical coordinators have bachelor’s degrees in health science, information technology or business plus three to five years of health care experience.

Schools

University of Kansas
913/588-5220

William Jewell College
816/781-7700, ext. 5661

Professional Associations

National
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

State
Missouri Organization for Clinical Laboratory Science

Additional Information

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