Research Nurse

About the role

We are currently searching for a Research Nurse to support clinical research through participant coordination, data collection, and regulatory oversight. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Rockville, MD.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity, completeness, and timeliness of clinical data collection.
• Solve complex or unpredictable situations and improve processes and services for patients and colleagues.
• Participate in clinical practice and research support meetings, developing multidisciplinary performance improvement programs and projects to enhance operating procedures, patient care, and reduce costs.
• Monitor activities related to clinical protocols, including patient recruitment and retention, trial progress, and the need for extension or renewal of ongoing trials.
• Create and maintain internal documents for clinical trials not supported by Clinical Research Organizations.
• Recruit, screen, consent, and coordinate participants for clinical research studies and trials.
• Conduct clinical assessments, collect medical histories, and support patient safety and clinical care activities.
• Ensure protocol compliance, human subjects protection, informed consent, and regulatory adherence.
• Review adverse event safety datasets, serious adverse events reports, external safety reports, and protocol deviations to ensure participant safety, data integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage IRB submissions, adverse event reporting, protocol amendments, deviations, annual reviews, and regulatory documentation.
• Oversee clinical trial operations, participant recruitment and retention, data collection, quality assurance, and study progress monitoring.
• Perform clinical data management, analysis, interpretation, and reporting to support research objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain study documentation, standard operating procedures, and trial tracking systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research and clinical teams to improve processes, resolve complex issues, and enhance study performance.
• Train and mentor research staff, clinicians, and trainees on protocol implementation, regulatory requirements, and research best practices.
• Contribute to protocol development, literature reviews, study design, amendments, and implementation of new clinical research initiatives.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse from an accredited associate's or bachelor's nursing program.
• At least four (4) years of experience.
• Experience in clinical data management.
• Familiarity with IRB and clinical research regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD “public trust”.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain complete Good Clinical Practice training.

Skills

• NP, PA or MD degrees also considered, practicing license not required.

Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00.

Schedule

This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Rockville, MD.