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How a clinical research coordinator can use AI, task by task

O*NET 11-9121.01: Clinical Research CoordinatorsMedian pay $167,220/year (BLS, May 2025)33 tasksJob Zone 4: Considerable preparation

Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.

Your job title Type your own title and every prompt on this page updates to match. Also called: Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Program Coordinator, Clinical Program Manager, Clinical Research Administrator, Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Manager, Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator, Clinical Trial Coordinator, Clinical Trial Manager, Research Coordinator.

Where AI fits in this job

AI-ready 23%AI-assist 70%Stays human 8%

Share of the job's tasks, weighted by how important and how frequent each task is (O*NET ratings). 7 AI-ready, 24 AI-assist and 2 human-led tasks out of 33. This measures where AI can help, not whether the job will disappear.

Information & paperwork

Thinking & planning

People & communication

Leading & teaching

Hands-on & physical

Shape of the job: importance of each kind of work activity (O*NET, 1 to 5).

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The most frequent, most important tasks where AI can help right away.

Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.Prepare to ask · Daily
Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.Prepare to ask · Weekly
Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.Explain it clearly · Weekly

💪 Lean into these

Core tasks that stay human. These skills get more valuable as the routine work gets automated.

Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.Lead people · Weekly
Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.Lead people · Monthly

Skills to build & where you could move ↓

🔒 Many of these tasks involve people's information. Remove names and identifying details before using AI, or use only a tool your employer has approved.

AI can draft these 7

AI produces a usable first pass. You review it, fix it and own it.

Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.

Weekly

AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist for you to adjust.

Show prompt & steps

Describe the goal, the people and the constraints, and AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist. You adjust it to what you know about real life on the ground.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Scheduling software; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Activities: [classes, operations, programs]
Constraints: [rooms, staff, times]

Draft a schedule and flag conflicts. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

10-minute exercise: Activity schedule

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you schedule subjects (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Activities] and [Constraints] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Cross out anything that won't work on the ground and ask AI to revise with your corrections.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Importance 4.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Schedule activities or facility use..

Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.

Weekly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Microsoft Word.
Records: [orders, archives]
Needs: [retrieval, audit]

Draft a record format and filing scheme. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Operational record keeping

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you track enrollment status of subjects (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Records] and [Needs] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain operational records..

Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.

Monthly

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 38% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Problem: [delays, errors, defects, protocol issues]
Data: [paste logs, indicators, printouts]

Find patterns that point to the cause, rank likely causes, and suggest checks and fixes. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Root-cause from data

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you identify protocol problems.

Step 2Fill in [Problem] and [Data] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Run the first check it suggests and confirm the cause before fixing.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems..

Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.

Weekly

AI writes the first draft from your notes; you check every fact.

Show prompt & steps

Give AI your rough notes, numbers or last version and it will turn them into a clean, well-structured first draft. You check every fact and figure before it goes anywhere.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Microsoft Word.
Project or operation: [describe]
Updates: [paste]

Draft a status report: on track, risks, decisions needed. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Status report

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare study-related documentation (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Project or operation] and [Updates] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Prepare operational progress or status reports..

Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.

Weekly

AI finds trends and writes the spreadsheet formulas.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 43% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

Paste a spreadsheet or table and ask AI to find trends, outliers and totals, or to write the formula you need. It's like having an analyst on call.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Study or test: [what was measured and why]
Results: [paste de-identified data or summary]

Explain what the results show, how confident we can be, possible confounders, and what to report or follow up. Say where expert judgment is needed.

10-minute exercise: Interpret study or lab data

Step 1Take one set of results you need to interpret.

Step 2Fill in [Study or test] and [Results] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Compare its reading with your own and note where you disagree and why.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Interpret research or operational data.. Also involves: Code data or other information..

Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.

Monthly

AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist for you to adjust.

Show prompt & steps

Describe the goal, the people and the constraints, and AI drafts the plan, schedule or checklist. You adjust it to what you know about real life on the ground.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Scheduling software; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Activities: [classes, operations, programs]
Constraints: [rooms, staff, times]

Draft a schedule and flag conflicts. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

10-minute exercise: Activity schedule

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you arrange for research study sites.

Step 2Fill in [Activities] and [Constraints] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Cross out anything that won't work on the ground and ask AI to revise with your corrections.

AI doesn't know your people, your site or your history. Treat its plan as a starting point to react to.

Importance 3.8/5 · O*NET work activity: Schedule activities or facility use..

Develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment.

A few times a year

AI generates ideas and first drafts to choose from.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 34% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI is a brainstorming partner and first-draft machine for copy, concepts and variations. Your taste and judgment pick the winner.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Product or offer: [what we're promoting]
Audience and channel: [who, where]

Give me 10 concept lines, then develop the best 2 into an ad, a short social post and a one-page flyer outline.

10-minute exercise: Promotional campaign materials

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you develop advertising and other informational materials.

Step 2Fill in [Product or offer] and [Audience and channel] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every claim is true before it goes out.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 3.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop promotional materials..

AI can help you prep these 24

AI speeds up the prep, drafting or thinking. The core of the task is still yours.

Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.

Daily

AI helps you prepare questions; the listening is yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare better questions and to organize your notes afterward. Listening to the person in front of you is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.

Context: We use Patient tracking software; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Who I'm interviewing: [vendor, employee, customer, applicant]
Goal: [what I need to learn or decide]

Write 8 open questions in order, follow-ups, and a scoring or notes template. Order the questions sensibly, add follow-ups for vague answers, and give me a note-taking template.

10-minute exercise: Interview guide

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you assess eligibility of potential subjects (today). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Who I'm interviewing] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Use the guide and note which questions worked best.

Don't record people or paste their answers into AI without consent and your employer's approval.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information..

Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.

Weekly

AI helps you prepare questions; the listening is yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare better questions and to organize your notes afterward. Listening to the person in front of you is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Who I'm interviewing: [vendor, employee, customer, applicant]
Goal: [what I need to learn or decide]

Write 8 open questions in order, follow-ups, and a scoring or notes template. Order the questions sensibly, add follow-ups for vague answers, and give me a note-taking template.

10-minute exercise: Interview guide

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you perform specific protocol procedures (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Who I'm interviewing] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Use the guide and note which questions worked best.

Don't record people or paste their answers into AI without consent and your employer's approval.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information..

Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.

Weekly

AI helps you prepare clearer wording and likely questions.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare: simpler wording, analogies, likely questions and a one-page handout. The conversation itself is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected.

Context: We use Phase Forward InForm GTM; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Information: [financial results, strategy]
Stakeholders: [investors, customers]

Draft a clear update and Q&A. Use plain language, one everyday analogy, and the questions people are most likely to ask with short answers.

10-minute exercise: Stakeholder update

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Information] and [Stakeholders] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every answer is right for your workplace before you share it.

Rules, prices and policies change. Make sure AI is working from your current official version.

Importance 4.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Communicate organizational information to customers or other stakeholders..

Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.

Weekly

AI pre-checks against the rules; the sign-off stays with you.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI as a first-pass checker against a list of rules or standards. The final judgment and sign-off stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Area: [policy, program, department]
Regulations: [list]
Evidence: [policies, records]

Make a compliance matrix: requirement, evidence, status, action. Make a table: requirement, met / not met / unclear, and the exact evidence.

10-minute exercise: Regulatory compliance review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Area], [Regulations] and [Evidence] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Verify two requirements against the official text.

AI can miss things and sound sure about it. Use it to catch extra problems, not as the final check.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Monitor organizational compliance with regulations..

Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.

Weekly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Microsoft Word.
Area: [safety, sanitation, subsidies]
Requirements: [regulations]

Draft a record-keeping log and checklist. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Compliance records

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain required records of study activity (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Area] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation..

Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies.

Context: We use Google Meet.
Agency: [regulator, government]
Purpose: [update, compliance, request]

Draft a clear, formal message. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Agency communication

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you record adverse event and side effect data.

Step 2Fill in [Agency] and [Purpose] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Communicate with government agencies.. Also involves: Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation..

Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Operation: [security, facility]
Incidents: [paste history]

Identify risks and response plans. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Loss prevention risk review

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you review proposed study protocols.

Step 2Fill in [Operation] and [Incidents] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 4.2/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages..

Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.

Monthly

AI preps the materials; reading the room is you.

Show prompt & steps

AI preps the materials: lesson outlines, quizzes, examples, practice scenarios. Reading the room and coaching people is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures.

Context: We use Microsoft PowerPoint and IBM SPSS Statistics; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Topic: [describe]
Employees: [describe]

Plan a program with sessions and evaluation. Include timings, a realistic practice scenario from my work, and a short check for understanding with answers.

10-minute exercise: Employee training program

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you instruct research staff.

Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Employees] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Swap one AI example for a real story from your own work. Real stories are what people remember.

Check that every procedure in the material matches your workplace's actual standards.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct employee training programs..

Communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings.

Weekly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings.

Context: We use Google Meet.
Topic: [issue to resolve]
Who: [board, staff, colleagues]

Draft talking points, options and asks. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Meeting with colleagues

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Who] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 3.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.. Also involves: Coordinate with external parties to exchange information..

Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.

Weekly

AI helps you prepare questions; the listening is yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to prepare better questions and to organize your notes afterward. Listening to the person in front of you is yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Who I'm interviewing: [vendor, employee, customer, applicant]
Goal: [what I need to learn or decide]

Write 8 open questions in order, follow-ups, and a scoring or notes template. Order the questions sensibly, add follow-ups for vague answers, and give me a note-taking template.

10-minute exercise: Interview guide

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you contact outside health care providers (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Who I'm interviewing] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Use the guide and note which questions worked best.

Don't record people or paste their answers into AI without consent and your employer's approval.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.. Also involves: Coordinate with external parties to exchange information..

Organize space for study equipment and supplies.

Monthly

AI generates options and references; taste and the final call are yours.

Show prompt & steps

Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to organize space for study equipment and supplies.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Space: [store, facility]
Goals: [flow, display]

Generate layout options with pros and cons. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

10-minute exercise: Layout design

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you organize space.

Step 2Fill in [Space] and [Goals] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Pick the idea that sparks something and develop it yourself for 5 minutes.

Check the usage rules for AI images and text in your field, and make sure the final work is original.

Importance 3.4/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Plan facility layouts or designs..

Dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary.

Weekly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

📊 Real AI use (Anthropic Economic Index, Apr 2026 to May 2026): AI completed the task directly in 74% of those conversations; the rest were back-and-forth with the person.

Show prompt & steps

AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Calculation: [dose, treatment]
Inputs: [values]

Walk through the calculation step by step. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Dosage calculation check

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you dispense medical devices or drugs (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Calculation] and [Inputs] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Importance 4.3/5 · O*NET work activity: Calculate numerical data for medical activities.. Also involves: Prepare medications or medical solutions.; Instruct patients in the use of assistive equipment..

Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.

Context: We use Google Meet and Clinical trial management software.
Stakeholders: [media, parties]
Goal: [describe]

Draft a coordination message. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Stakeholder coordination

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you collaborate with investigators.

Step 2Fill in [Stakeholders] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.1/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders..

Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data.

Context: We use Google Meet.
Stakeholders: [media, parties]
Goal: [describe]

Draft a coordination message. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Stakeholder coordination

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you maintain contact.

Step 2Fill in [Stakeholders] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders..

Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.

Monthly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

Show prompt & steps

AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to order drugs or devices necessary for study completion.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Budgeting software.
Purchase: [equipment, space, technology]
Requirements: [describe]

Organize quotes comparison and request. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Purchasing resources

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you order drugs or devices necessary.

Step 2Fill in [Purchase] and [Requirements] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Purchase materials, equipment, or other resources..

Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.

Monthly

AI drafts the structure and wording; the specifics and sign-off are yours.

Show prompt & steps

AI can draft the structure and standard wording. The specifics, the judgment calls and the sign-off are yours.

Ready-to-use prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Microsoft Word.
Process: [production, inspection]
Critical points: [where problems happen]

Draft a procedure with sampling points, methods, records and responses. Use plain language and headings where they help, and mark anything you had to guess with [CHECK].

10-minute exercise: Quality or tracking procedure

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you participate in the development of study protocols.

Step 2Fill in [Process] and [Critical points] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check every fact, name and number against your source before it goes anywhere.

AI will happily make up numbers, names and dates. Every fact in the draft needs checking against your source.

Importance 3.7/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Develop organizational methods or procedures..

Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.

A few times a year

AI explains and quizzes you; confirm against official sources.

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AI can explain new developments and quiz you. Confirm what you learn against official sources.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Area of expertise: [describe]
What's changed recently: [what you've heard]

Explain recent developments, quiz me, and list trustworthy sources. Use examples from my line of work, quiz me with 5 questions one at a time, and list trustworthy sources.

10-minute exercise: Stay current

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you review scientific literature.

Step 2Fill in [Area of expertise] and [What's changed recently] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Check one claim at an official source.

AI's knowledge has a cutoff date. For new regulations and standards, always confirm against the official source.

Importance 3.5/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise..

Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

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AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies.

Context: We use Google Meet.
Topic: [issue to resolve]
Who: [board, staff, colleagues]

Draft talking points, options and asks. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Meeting with colleagues

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you confer with health care professionals.

Step 2Fill in [Topic] and [Who] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 3.6/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities..

Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.

A few times a year

AI pre-checks against the rules; the sign-off stays with you.

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Use AI as a first-pass checker against a list of rules or standards. The final judgment and sign-off stay with you.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Area: [accounts, operations, betting]
Rules: [policies, regulations]

Draft an audit program: tests, samples, evidence. Make a table: requirement, met / not met / unclear, and the exact evidence.

10-minute exercise: Audit plan

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you prepare for participate.

Step 2Fill in [Area] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Do your usual review too, and note what AI caught and what it missed. Confirm the rules against the current official source.

AI can miss things and sound sure about it. Use it to catch extra problems, not as the final check.

Rules and regulations vary by place and change often. Confirm against the official source before relying on anything.

Importance 3.9/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Conduct financial or regulatory audits..

Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required.

Monthly

AI preps the paperwork; approving and paying stay with you.

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AI can prep the paperwork, extract details from documents and make checklists. Approving, paying and verifying stay with you.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and Budgeting software.
Tasks: [registration, calls, forms]
Rules: [privacy]

Make task checklists and phone scripts. Point out anything missing or inconsistent and suggest a template I can reuse.

10-minute exercise: Medical office tasks

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you register protocol patients. Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Tasks] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the template and use it on the next one. Time both.

Personal, financial and health data shouldn't go into AI tools unless your employer has approved one for it.

Importance 3.5/5 · O*NET work activity: Perform clerical work in medical settings..

Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.

Monthly

AI drafts clear messages and talking points.

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AI can draft updates, emails and talking points so your message is clear and complete. Relationships and real-time calls are yours.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion.

Context: We use Google Meet.
Stakeholders: [media, parties]
Goal: [describe]

Draft a coordination message. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

10-minute exercise: Stakeholder coordination

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you contact industry representatives.

Step 2Fill in [Stakeholders] and [Goal] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Edit it until it sounds like you, then send it yourself.

Never let AI send messages for you. Read every word, because tone mistakes cost trust.

Importance 3.6/5 · O*NET work activity: Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders..

Solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations.

Monthly

AI preps talking points and practice; the relationship is yours.

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AI preps you: talking points, objection handling, tailored outreach and negotiation scenarios. The relationship and reading the room are yours.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Services: [describe]
Audience: [organizations, district]

Draft a pitch and outreach plan. Keep claims honest, list likely objections with responses, and role-play the other side so I can practice.

10-minute exercise: Promote services

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you solicit industry-sponsored trials.

Step 2Fill in [Services] and [Audience] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Ask for feedback on your answers and write down your best line for the real conversation.

Make sure every claim AI writes about your product is true and allowed. Over-promising is on you.

Importance 3.2/5 · O*NET work activity: Promote products, services, or programs..

Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.

Monthly

AI does the arithmetic and suggests what to look at; the conclusions are yours.

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AI can do the arithmetic, build the spreadsheet formula and suggest what to look at. Deciding what the numbers mean for your situation is still you.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.

Context: We use IBM SPSS Statistics and SAS; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Budget: [program, campaign]
Actuals: [paste]

Show variances and cost per result with formulas. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.

10-minute exercise: Budget tracking

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary.

Step 2Fill in [Budget] and [Actuals] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Recompute the most important number yourself before you trust the rest. Recompute every total yourself.

AI makes arithmetic mistakes. Recompute anything that matters with a spreadsheet formula.

Double-check every number. AI can make arithmetic and rounding mistakes.

Importance 3.1/5 · O*NET work activity: Manage organizational or project budgets..

Interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics.

Weekly

AI builds you an answer bank; exceptions and the human touch are yours.

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Build a personal answer bank with AI for the questions you get every day. In the moment, the human touch and the judgment about exceptions are yours.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics.

Context: We use Patient tracking software and PPD Patient Profiles; the work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Products: [equipment, systems]
Customer questions: [list]

Write clear advice and recommendations. Keep answers to 2-3 sentences and flag any that depend on the situation.

10-minute exercise: Technical advice answers

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you interpret protocols (this week). Leave out names and identifying details.

Step 2Fill in [Products] and [Customer questions] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Save the answers you'd actually use and tweak each one the first time you send it.

Don't paste customers' personal details into AI tools. Describe the situation instead.

Importance 3.7/5 · O*NET work activity: Advise customers on technical or procedural issues..

These stay human 2

They need your hands, your presence or your accountable judgment. Lean into them: they get more valuable as routine work is automated.

📏 Measured in this job (O*NET work context): Face-to-face discussions: every day · Contact with others: constant contact with others · Impact of decisions: important results · Frequency of decisions: once a week or more but not every day

Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.

Weekly

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

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Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

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I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Area: [workplace, venue]
Rules: [policies, regulations]

List what to watch, how to correct people respectfully, and what to record. Give me the key message in 2 sentences, how people might react, and how to respond to each.

10-minute exercise: Compliance walk-round

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you oversee subject enrollment (this week).

Step 2Fill in [Area] and [Rules] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Note one correction and how it landed.

Importance 4.3/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules..

Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.

Monthly

Leading people runs on trust. AI can prep the paperwork around it.

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Where AI still helps: AI can prep the paperwork around leading: meeting agendas, feedback drafts, rotas, briefings and difficult-conversation rehearsals.

Prep prompt

I work as a clinical research coordinator. Part of my job is to direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens.

Context: The work draws on medicine and dentistry, administrative and customer and personal service.
Project: [research, operations]
Team: [describe]

Help me prepare: the key message in 2 sentences, what good looks like, how people might react and how I'll respond, and one thing I'll check next week.

10-minute exercise: Managing projects

Step 1Pick a real example: the next time you direct the requisition and collection.

Step 2Fill in [Project] and [Team] with the real details, then run the prompt.

Step 3Afterward, note one thing people responded to and one thing you'd change.

Importance 4.0/5 · core task · O*NET work activity: Manage operations, research, or logistics projects..

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Skills to build

From O*NET's ratings of how important each skill is in this job, matched to which part of the work it supports.

With AI Use these to work with AI

When AI does the first draft, these are the skills you use to brief it and check what comes back.

Critical Thinkingimportance 3.8/5
Used in: Analyzing Data or Information
Reading Comprehensionimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Analyzing Data or Information
Active Listeningimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Getting Information
Writingimportance 4.0/5
Used in: Documenting/Recording Information

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Getting into this job

Bachelor's degree is most common (60% of workers)

High school or less 7%
Certificate or some college 21%
Associate's 6%
Bachelor's 60%
Graduate degree 6%

On-the-job training: 3–6 months
Related experience: 1–2 years

What workers in this job report, from O*NET surveys (typical values).

Software in this job

In-demand tools from O*NET. Many now have AI built in, so check what yours can do before adding a new tool.

IBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft WordPythonRSASThe MathWorks MATLAB