Clinical Research Coordinator

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Work Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation: Salary Range: $24.00 - $38.50 Union Position: No Department Details Direct support of faculty and physicianled research. Exposure to clinical research, biobanking, and translational science. Opportunities for professional growth and handson learning. After approximately 6 months, opportunity for a limited hybrid schedule may be considered based on job performance, operational needs, and supervisor approval. Hybrid schedule would typically allow for up to one day per week remote, with the remaining time onsite to support participant interaction, biospecimen handling, and clinical coordination. Summary Provides an opportunity to support humansubjectsbased translational research through coordination of biospecimen collection and research data from consented participants. The Research Coordinator works closely with investigators, clinical teams, and laboratory staff to ensure ethical, compliant research operations. This role offers ongoing learning and involvement in research processes that support the development of future treatments. Job Description Organize and coordinate operational components of humansubjectsbased translational research studies, including recruitment, consent, biospecimen collection, processing, storage, and distribution in support of investigatorinitiated research and biobank operations. Serve as a key liaison among research participants, clinical staff, physician investigators, laboratory personnel, and biobank teams to ensure research activities are conducted safely, ethically, and in compliance with IRBapproved protocols and institutional policies. Coordinate subject screening, eligibility verification, and enrollment activities, including reviewing inclusion and exclusion criteria, obtaining investigator signoff, and maintaining accurate screening and enrollment logs. Conduct participant education and informed consent discussions according to approved protocols. Maintain ongoing communication with participants to support followup visits, surveys, and continued study engagement. Ensure appropriate biospecimen collection, labeling, handling, batching, storage, transport, and chainofcustody documentation. Perform occasional laboratorybased activities in collaboration with experienced laboratory personnel, including specimen processing (e.g., centrifugation and aliquoting), inventory management, and documentation per established SOPs. Assist with specimen accessioning, storage location assignment, and entry of biospecimen data into tracking systems. Serve as a primary point of contact for faculty seeking access to humanderived samples and associated data. Facilitate research workflows by coordinating specimen availability, transport, and documentation. Collect, abstract, and enter clinical and research data into approved systems including REDCap, EMR, and biospecimen databases. Assist with IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and regulatory documentation. Maintain complete and accurate study records, consent forms, and regulatory binders. Document protocol deviations and support corrective and preventive actions as needed. Prepare source documentation for monitoring visits, audits, or internal reviews, and participate in meetings related to research operations and process improvement. Occasional local travel between Sanford facilities is required to support participant visits, specimen collection, and research operations. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in biology, microbiology or related field. May consider graduates of an accredited school of practical nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) dependent on facility and department needs. Minimum three years of clinical or clinical research experience or six to eight years of relevant work experience required. If a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), currently holds an unencumbered LPN license with state nursing board and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges. Obtains and subsequently maintains required department specific competencies and certifications. Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call ... or send an email to .... The Sanford organization owns and manages multiple distinct brands, including Sanford Health, Marshfield Clinic, and Good Samaritan, as well as Lewis Drug, Sanford Health Equip, Solutions by Sanford, Great Shots, and Blue Rock Bar & Grill. Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 53,000 employees and serves over 2 million patients and nearly 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 56 hospitals, 288 clinic locations, 147 senior care communities, 4,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and nearly 1,500 active clinical trials and studies. The organization's transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to 78 specialties. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News. Good Samaritan, one of the nation's largest nonprofit providers of senior care and services, is committed to transforming the aging experience through innovation, compassion and personalized care. As part of Sanford Health, an integrated nonprofit health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Good Samaritan serves 10,000 seniors and offers access to a full continuum of care, including 94 rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers, 56 assisted living and memory care facilities, 44 independent living locations and 37 home health and hospice agencies. The senior care provider delivers services across the upper Midwest, with 70% of residents living in rural communities. Learn more about Good Samaritan's mission and commitment to delivering high quality senior care in rural America at good-sam.com.