Central Clinical Research Coordinator II

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Clinical Research 
Adams Clinical is a leading clinical trial site network committed to accelerating the development of life-changing medicines. Our mission is simple: deliver uncompromising data quality, safety, and diverse enrollment to advance healthcare. Our vision is to set the gold standard for clinical trial excellence. We believe our people make the difference. Guided by our core values—Scientific Rigor, Operational Excellence, Commitment to Sponsors and Participants, and Authentic Collaboration—we create an environment where meaningful work drives meaningful change.

At Adams Clinical, you’ll find:

• A culture of respect, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Opportunities for professional growth and learning
• A team dedicated to improving lives through innovation and integrity

If you’re passionate about making an impact in clinical research and want to be part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization, we’d love to have you on our team.

Job Role 

Adams Clinical is a rapidly growing research site network specializing in late phase industry-sponsored trials of novel treatments for a variety of psychiatric and neurological conditions, supporting both inpatient and outpatient studies. 

The Central Clinical Research Coordinator II serves as a network-level operational lead and accountable owner for end-to-end study success across Adams Clinical's multi-site research network. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence from study activation through close-out by partnering closely with site operations, central departments (e.g., Enrollment, Quality, Regulatory), and sponsors to ensure consistent study execution, enrollment success, data quality, and protocol compliance. 

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Central Clinical Operations, the Central CRC II serves as the single point of operational accountability for study success across the research network. This role leads cross-functional collaboration to monitor study performance, standardize operational processes, proactively resolve operational challenges, and enable scalable, high-quality clinical research delivery. 

Key Responsibilities:  

Study Oversight & Execution 

• Hold end-to-end accountability for study success across the network, driving enrollment performance, data quality, site compliance, and timely milestone achievement from activation through close-out. 
• Continuously monitor study health across assigned sites by reviewing enrollment performance, screening metrics, visit compliance, protocol deviations, query aging, data quality, and operational KPIs, proactively identifying and mitigating risks before they impact study outcomes. 
• Support database locks across sites, ensuring data queries, action items, and sponsor requests are addressed in a timely manner to support successful database lock readiness. 
• Act as a network-level clinical operations consultant, traveling to sites (periodic travel) to assess readiness for new studies, study expansions, increased enrollment, sponsor visits, and operational performance improvement initiatives. 

Site Operations & Operational Excellence 

• Partner with Site Managers, site study teams, and internal leadership to develop and execute action plans that address operational risks, enrollment challenges, sponsor escalations and identify operational gaps and implement corrective or preventative actions.
• Provides site-level oversight to ensure adherence to Adams Clinical procedures, study protocols, GCP, and sponsor expectations. 
• Lead operational readiness assessments by evaluating staffing, training, study workflows, facilities & equipment, and regulatory preparedness.
• Drive de novo site launches and acquired site integrations, ensuring SOPs, systems, staffing, and reporting structures are implemented efficiently. 
• Identify opportunities to standardize workflows across Site Operations to reduce variability, improve consistency, and mitigate operational risk.  

Cross-Functional Leadership 

• Serve as a liaison between the Clinical Operations and Quality teams to support audit readiness, inspection preparation, and timely implementation of corrective and preventative actions
• Coordinate network-wide projects across multiple sites, tracking metrics, timelines, dependencies, and standardizing reporting and documentation practices.  
• Lead the rollout of study updates, protocol amendments, and operational changes across all network sites, ensuring timely and consistent implementation while actively sharing best practices to promote standardization and continuous improvement. 
• Lead or support cross-functional operational initiatives such as process improvement projects, technology implementations, workflow optimization, sponsor-requested initiatives, and organizational scaling efforts.  

Sponsor & Business Support 

• Support business development and growth initiatives by providing operational insights, site readiness assessments, enrollment projections, and operational expertise during sponsor engagements to support sponsor satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with sponsors by providing proactive operational updates, resolving study execution challenges, and supporting successful study delivery across the network. 

Qualifications

• Prior CRC (Clinical Research Coordinator) experience is required.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2-3 years of experience in clinical research, project management, or clinical operations (site, CRO, or sponsor experience preferred).
• Strong understanding of clinical trial operations, including study execution, site workflows, participant management, regulatory compliance, GCP principle, and proficiency using EDC platforms.
• Demonstrated experience managing sponsor relationships.
• Proven ability to translate issue resolution plans into operational action, leading the execution and network-wide rollout of corrective measures with urgency and consistency.
• Highly organized, metric-driven, and skilled at prioritizing competing demands across a complex, multi-study portfolio spanning multiple sites in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to escalate issues clearly, synthesize operational data, and propose practical solutions.
• Proficiency with reporting tools, dashboards, and operational tracking systems preferred.
• Experience in neurology or psychiatry therapeutic areas preferred.
• Willingness to travel to sites or conferences as needed to support readiness assessments and operational initiatives is required.
• Experience reviewing Clinical Trial Agreements is preferred but not required. 

Salary:  $75,000-90,000 salary range

• 401(k) matching
•  Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance
•  Employee assistance program
•  Flexible spending account
•  Health insurance
•  Health savings account
•  Life insurance
•  Paid time off
•  Parental leave
•  Professional development assistance

Adams Clinical is committed to being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We focus on hiring and nurturing top talent. All employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline, and termination, are made based on the candidate's or employee's qualifications relevant to the position. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status. 

In compliance with federal law, all individuals hired must, as a condition of employment, provide documentation verifying their identity and authorization to work in the United States and complete Form I-9 within the required timeframe. Adams Clinical participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.