Senior Research Nurse

Responsibilities

• Manage research protocols in collaboration with principal investigators and study sponsors
• Assess patient eligibility through interviews and medical record reviews in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Career development
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support protocol execution and patient care
• Maintain protocol-required documentation within medical records and recruitment logs
• Develop and implement patient recruitment strategies
• Serve as a liaison between sponsor institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and research teams
• Collect, evaluate, and analyze clinical research data in collaboration with principal investigators
• Audit departmental research processes
• Support cross-service research activities as appropriate
• Ensure audits consistently demonstrate protocol accuracy, compliance, and data integrity
• Develop and conduct random quality reviews of departmental research processes
• Support FDA readiness and departmental operational excellence initiatives
• Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting
• Prepare protocol summary reports and assist with protocol analysis
• Design tools that facilitate data collection and analysis
• Create user-generated reports and assist with statistical analysis
• Develop and maintain research databases while meeting project deadlines
• Patient Care & Clinical Trial Support
• Perform protocol-specific clinical tasks as required by assigned studies
• Administer investigational medications following approved nursing procedures and guidelines when required
• Collect, label, and process protocol-specific laboratory specimens according to protocol requirements
• Order protocol-related tests, consults, and procedures
• Obtain pathology slides and tissue blocks as necessary for research protocols
• Support safe, effective, and patient-centered participation in clinical trials
• Regulatory Compliance & Quality Assurance
• Maintain error-free, compliant, and comprehensive protocol management practices
• Independently identify and report issues consistent with institutional policies, Code of Federal Regulations, and ICH-GCP guideline
• Integrate regulatory policies and procedures into all protocol management activities

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing and Master's Degree Nursing preferred
• Two years Registered nurse experience
• Three years of oncology clinical research experience preferred
• RN - Registered Nurse State of Texas Professional Nursing License (RN)
• BLS - Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification as required by patient care area
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification as required by patient care area

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), FDA regulations, ICH guidelines, and protocol compliance
• Excellent clinical assessment, communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• The ability to manage multiple studies independently in a fast-paced environment while mentoring staff and supporting high-quality patient-centered research

Benefits

• Accruals for PTO and Extended Illness Bank
• Paid holidays
• Wellness, childcare, and other leave options
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Defined-benefit pension through the Teachers Retirement System
• Voluntary retirement plans
• Employer-paid life and reduced salary protection programs

Pay

Minimum $89,000/annually - Midpoint $111,000/annually - Maximum $133,000/annually

Schedule

Days, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.