Clinical Research Coordinators
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.
$167,220 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 77%
- 15%
- 8%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 44%. Today's estimate: 52%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 33 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min17 min to 2.1 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now | |
| Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 1.7 work days | 10%Half by May 2027 | |
| Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | 19%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | 66%Half by now | |
| Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 5 h1.7 h to 1.3 work days | 19%Half by Mar 2027 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
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