Clinical Research Coordinator
Pay Range: Targeted salary up to $50,400, depending on education and experience.
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Travel: Not required
For Best Consideration Date: 11/15/2026
Position Introduction:
Join our dedicated, fast-growing Maternal-Fetal Medicine research team and play a vital role in advancing innovative treatments, clinical trials, and healthcare outcomes for high-risk pregnant individuals and their infants. As a Clinical Research Coordinator, you will support the development, activation, and daily conduct of perinatal clinical research studies, working closely with maternal-fetal medicine physicians, sonographers, obstetric nurses, patients, and families to ensure the highest standards of participant safety, regulatory compliance, and research excellence.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking obstetric and fetal research while serving as a key liaison between study participants, investigators, research sponsors, institutional review boards, and multidisciplinary clinical care teams across outpatient clinics and labor and delivery units. The ideal candidate is highly organized, empathetic, detail-oriented, and passionate about improving maternal and neonatal health through clinical research and scientific discovery.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (strongly preferred).
- Phlebotomy certification or demonstrated experience in collecting, processing, and handling biological specimens.
- Hands-on experience with REDCap database management, data entry, and workflow tracking.
Work Environment & Schedule:
- Research activities take place within an active, 24/7 clinical hospital setting and labor and delivery unit.
- The anticipated schedule covers late afternoon into evening hours and may include rotating weekends and holidays to support clinical trial coverage and patient enrollments.
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Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree.
- 12 months of clinical practice, nursing, or clinical trial or research program coordination experience.
Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of equivalent experience in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree for a total of 60 months experience. OR Master's Degree in lieu of experience.
Required Certifications and Licenses:
- Oklahoma State licensure is required for Nurses and Physician Assistants.
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Department Preferences:
- Fluent in Spanish.
- Phlebotomy certification or experience handling biological specimens.
- Experience with REDCap
Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes
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