How to become a clinical research coordinator
Official title: Clinical research coordinator
Also called: Clinical research associate, Clinical trial associate, Clinical trial coordinator, Clinical trial coordinator
Clinical research coordinator plans, directs, or coordinates clinical research projects. He/she assists to schedule and perform research-related procedures and follow-ups to clinical studies, in compliance with protocols, guidelines and other regulatory and ethical requirements, liaises between clinical trial sponsors and investigators and coordinates study-related finances and logistics. He/she enters and validates study data, extracts relevant information from medical records, performs counselling to patients and families and also handles administration work.
Main tasks
- Keeping detailed logs of work performed
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $54,000 a year. The middle half earn $46,860 to $71,832 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a clinical research coordinator earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $54,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $46,860 to $71,832.
Will AI change the work of a clinical research coordinator?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026