M1M1 — Manager (Team Lead)
Clinical Trials Operations Coordinator
Entry-level management track; coordinates operational aspects of clinical studies under close supervision of senior staff.
What this level means
Front-line people manager of a single team; owns delivery, coaching, and execution.
- Scope
- A single team
- Autonomy
- Manages within established goals
- Complexity
- Day-to-day delivery and people issues
- Impact
- Team output and health
- Decision rights
- Owns team execution, hiring input, performance
- Leadership
- Direct people management of one team
- Typical experience
- 3–6 yrs
What you'd do
- Assist in study start-up activities
- Support regulatory submissions
- Help coordinate patient visits and enrollment tracking
- Maintain trial documentation and databases
- Provide logistical support for shipments of study materials
- Prepare basic reports and status updates
- Coordinate study start-up activities
- Support regulatory submissions
- Maintain trial documentation
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Data management
- Regulatory knowledge
- Communication
- Organizational skills
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Team collaboration
- Basic reporting
- Clinical trial processes
- Regulatory requirements
- Data management systems
- Patient enrollment procedures
- Logistics coordination
- Basic report preparation
- Healthcare operations
- Clinical documentation
- Detail-Oriented
- Dependable execution
- Effective communication
- Basic problem-solving
- Teamwork and adaptability
What good looks like
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, nursing, pharmacology or related field
- 0–3 years in clinical research or healthcare operations
- Advanced degree is a plus
Common titles
Manager, Clinical Trials OperationsClinical Trials Operations ManagerClinical Trials Operations Coordinator
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)