Research Coordinator GCM

Join Our Mission to Transform Trauma Care

Are you passionate about making a real difference in patients’ lives? As a Research Coordinator on our Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Research team, you’ll be at the forefront of groundbreaking studies that shape the future of critical care. Every day, your work will directly impact the care of critically ill and injured patients, helping advance treatments and improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable populations.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Meaningful Work: You’ll contribute to research that saves lives and sets new standards in trauma and acute care medicine.

• Dynamic Environment: Experience nearly every part of the Carolinas Medical Center hospital system—from the Emergency Department and Operating Rooms to ICUs and inpatient units.

• Collaborative Team: Work alongside the Research Director, Manager, and a Research Team of ~10 Coordinators, Trauma and Acute Care Surgeons, APPs, and clinicians from multiple specialties in a supportive, team-driven environment.

• Cutting-Edge Research: Be part of approximately 15 active trials at any given time, including investigational drugs, medical devices, and innovative care practices.

What to Expect

This is a fast-paced, high-impact position. Many of our studies require time-sensitive screening and enrollment in addition to regularly scheduled follow-up research visits, so adaptability and strong organizational skills are key. Our team provides 24/7/365 coverage at the Charlotte campus, ensuring research excellence around the clock. This position will require occasional travel to other Atrium hospitals in the Charlotte area (mileage reimbursement is provided).

Professional Growth

This role offers unparalleled exposure to diverse clinical environments, mentorship from leading surgeons and researchers, and opportunities to develop expertise in trauma and acute care research. You’ll gain skills that open doors to advanced research roles, clinical leadership, and academic collaboration.

• Determines protocol-related needs to conduct the trial and orders supplies and equipment.
• Recruits and screens potential patients and obtains informed consent.
• Assists in providing patient education and benefits and risks of participating in a clinical drug trial.
• Designs organizational tools and forms to facilitate accurate data collection and recordkeeping.
• Conducts in-service programs, summarizes study schedule to assist in understanding and implementing a protocol.
• Manages research funds.
• Schedules patient visits and laboratory and diagnostic test procedures.
• Coordinates drug shipments, storage, and accountability with pharmacy.
• Coordinates with Investigational Pharmacy for subjects to receive required drugs.
• Reviews trends, problems encountered, patient adverse events, and patient progress.
• Draws blood or collect other samples as needed and eligible.

Bachelor's Degree and research experience required. Master's Degree preferred. Phlebotomy certification or venipuncture skills preferred. BLS HCP certification from AHA preferred. Certification in clinical research (SoCRA, ACRP) preferred. Prior experience in clinical trials, especially drug and/or device studies highly preferred. Prior experience in an inpatient hospital setting highly preferred. Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-acuity setting.

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.