Skills In order to perform daily study tasks, a CRC must possess following skills:
1. Management: A CRC have to manage various daily tasks like time management, personnel/ study team management, finance management, resource/ material management, IP management.
2. Communication: For timely completion of milestone, a CRC should be active and effective while communication with all the study personnel (Clinical Trial Monitor, Site Investigator, Nurse, Lab Personnel, IRB, Patients/ Study Subjects etc.)
3. Coordination: A trial coordinator coordinates with all the concerned study personnel to adjust their actions based on the study requirements. So communication and coordination go hand-in-hand for a CRC.
4. Writing: This skill is necessary for an effective and clear communication with study personnel.
5. Decision Maker: Successful and quality execution of clinical study is based on compliance, time and cost. While undertaking various responsibilities, a CRC has to take and implement appropriate decision considering factors like benefit v/s loss, cost v/s time.
6. Active Learner: For proper execution of trials in accordance with applicable guidelines and study protocol, it becomes very crucial for a Clinical Research Coordinator to listen and learn the applicable guidelines and study processes. A CRC must clear his/her doubts with the sponsor as and when required to avoid any deviations.
7. Speaker: A CRC must be clear and effective while communication.
8. Negotiation: This is required while highlighting the concerns related to study cost and finances allocated to the site.
9. Monitor: A CRC is responsible for monitoring and assessing the performance of site team members to take the corrective actions required.
10. Multi-task: Site Coordinator should be able to perform various tasks simultaneously and effectively.
11. Patience: Many clinical study activities may take time to complete or get delayed due to expected reasons. A trial coordinator must have patience in such conditions.
12. Hard Working: At many occasions, a CRC is required to stay late at study site to complete the work or may need to come to complete the tasks on weekends as well.
13. Motivator: CRC is already a challenging position with a low scope of creativity. A CRC has to follow the standard procedures and guidelines to complete day to day activities and a CRC might feel demotivated in such working conditions. So a CRC should be a self-motivator as well as he/she should also keep the study team motivated.
14. Instructor: A CRC is also responsible to train the site members for their responsibilities. So he/she should be a good tutor to explain the team members “on how an activity should be performed”.
15. Critical Thinker: A CRC should be able to apply logics and reasons to solve day-to-day problems.