P1P1 — Entry-Level Professional
Entry Support
Clinical Trials Coordinator / Administrator / Associate
What this level means
New to role or field; performs basic tasks under supervision
- Scope
- Own tasks within a defined component
- Autonomy
- Close supervision; work reviewed frequently
- Complexity
- Routine problems with known solutions
- Impact
- Own deliverables
- Decision rights
- Few independent decisions; escalates the rest
- Leadership
- None — building the craft
- Typical experience
- 0–2 yrs
What you'd do
- Support trial logistics: prepare site documents, maintain regulatory binders, and set up study in CTMS.
- Assist with IRB submissions, meeting coordination, and trial correspondence.
- Perform data entry and quality checks under supervision; update trial trackers and issue logs.
- Handle administrative tasks (ordering supplies, tracking shipments, scheduling meetings and monitors).
- Participate in investigator meetings and provide trial status updates to the team.
- Prepare and maintain trial documentation
- Coordinate trial logistics
- Perform data quality checks
- Assist in IRB submissions
- Update trial trackers
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Document preparation
- Regulatory compliance
- Data entry
- Quality assurance
- Administrative support
- Meeting coordination
- CTMS proficiency
- MS Office proficiency
- Clinical trial processes
- Regulatory requirements
- GCP principles
- CTMS/EDC systems
- Trial documentation
- Data quality management
- Basic clinical research concepts
- Administrative procedures
- Teamwork & Initiative
- Organization
- Detail Orientation
- Communication
What good looks like
- Basic understanding of clinical research and GCP principles.
- Familiarity with trial documentation and CTMS/EDC systems.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word).
Common titles
Entry Support
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 19-0000 — Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (inferred)