Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-9121.01
Clinical Research Coordinators
Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.
- US jobs
- 108,690 (SOC 11-9121 group, "Natural Sciences Managers")
- Median wage
- $167,220 a year
- Job family
- Management and business operations
Can agents do the work of clinical research coordinators?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.
6% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-9121 group).
- 7%Coordinate activities with clients, agencies, or organizationsNot measured
- 6%Develop organizational policies, systems, or processesNot measured
- 5%Prepare proposals or grant applicationsNot measured
- 5%Evaluate green technologies or processesNot measured
- 4%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 4%Develop plans for managing or preserving natural resourcesNot measured
- 3%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
- 3%Interview people to obtain informationNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.
- Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.
- Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.
- Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.
- Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.
- Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.
- Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.
- Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.
- Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.
- Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.
- Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.
- Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Clinical Coordinator · Clinical Program Coordinator · Clinical Program Manager · Clinical Research Administrator · Clinical Research Coordinator · Clinical Research Manager · Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator · Clinical Trial Coordinator · Clinical Trial Manager · Research Coordinator · Clinical Data Coordinator · Clinical Manager · Clinical Project Manager · Clinical Research Director · Clinical Research Monitor · Clinical Study Manager · Clinical Trials Manager · Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator · Postdoctoral Associate · Postdoctoral Fellow · Postdoctoral Research Fellow · Postdoctoral Researcher