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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator II to support pediatric clinical research activities in Chicago, IL. In this role you will coordinate study execution, maintain regulatory compliance, and serve as a primary patient/study liaison across multiple clinical trials.

• Coordinate study start-up, regulatory submissions, and required approvals (IRB/sponsor).
• Maintain regulatory binders, source documents, and study correspondence to ensure protocol compliance.
• Schedule and conduct clinical research visits, site qualifications, initiation, monitoring, and close-out activities.
• Collect, process, and document specimens; assist with QA/QC and data validation.
• Screen and recruit participants, obtain informed consent, verify eligibility, and manage participant communications and reimbursements.
• Prepare study supplies, lab kits, and requisitions; manage equipment and inventory.
• Track deadlines for grants, deliverables, and study milestones.
• Abstract and code study data; develop data dictionaries and codebooks to support downstream analysis.
• Attend investigator meetings, present findings, and support educational and ethical research initiatives.
• Support invoicing and billing tasks related to study finances.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the research team.

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Who You Are (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least one year of clinical research experience, or equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Working knowledge of FDA, HSR, and GCP guidelines.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple studies and competing priorities.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills; effective patient-facing presence.
• Analytical skills to support quantitative and qualitative research tasks and familiarity with common research technologies.
• Entry-level leadership skills; able to collaborate effectively and foster an inclusive team environment.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $49,920.00 – $81,619.20 per year (Confidential Client provides competitive compensation aligned with experience and internal equity).
• Benefits for full- and part-time employees (20+ hours/week) may include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer-paid group term life and disability
  • Employer contribution to Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid parental leave
  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
  • Voluntary benefits (supplemental life/AD&D, critical illness, tuition assistance, adoption benefits, backup childcare/eldercare, EAP, and discounts)

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Location & Employment Type

• Job location: Chicago, IL (on-site)
• Employment type: Full-time

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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