Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Senior Clinical Research ManagerWe are looking for an experienced Clinical Research Manager to manage clinical research projects end-to-end, including both retrospective and prospective clinical studies.The successful candidate will coordinate the entire research process — from study concept and protocol development to ethics submission, data collection, statistical analysis coordination, and manuscript preparation. Key Responsibilities- Manage clinical research projects end-to-end, from initial research idea to scientific publication.- Develop study concepts, research questions, objectives, endpoints, and methodology together with the medical and scientific teams.- Design and coordinate both retrospective and prospective clinical studies.- Prepare study protocols, study plans, and all required research documentation.- Prepare and manage the full DSREC / Ethics Committee submission, including completing application forms, compiling and submitting supporting documents, responding to comments or clarification requests, and coordinating amendments or updates where required.- Prepare Patient Information Sheets, Informed Consent Forms, Case Report Forms (CRFs), data collection forms, questionnaires, and other study-specific documentation.- Coordinate the patient informed consent process where applicable and ensure that consent documentation is properly collected and maintained.- Coordinate clinical data collection from EMR systems, medical records, laboratory results, imaging, questionnaires, devices, and other study sources.- Work closely with physicians and clinical teams to identify eligible patients and ensure appropriate study documentation.- Communicate with physicians, investigators, clinic management, laboratories, statisticians, data teams, external researchers, and research partners.- Define study data requirements and ensure datasets are complete, structured, properly documented, and de-identified or anonymized where required.- Maintain complete research files, approvals, correspondence, consent documentation, protocol versions, datasets, and study records.- Track study timelines, approvals, recruitment, data collection, analysis, milestones, and deliverables.- Prepare research reports and scientific summaries.- Coordinate and contribute to scientific manuscript preparation, including methods, results, tables, figures, references, and supporting materials.- Coordinate manuscript review with the Principal Investigator, investigators, and co-authors.- Act as the central point of communication between all stakeholders involved in each research project.Candidate Profile- Previous experience in clinical research management, clinical study coordination, or clinical research operations.- Hands-on experience preparing and submitting Ethics Committee / IRB applications.- Experience with DSREC submissions in Dubai/UAE would be a strong advantage.- Experience with both retrospective and prospective clinical research is highly preferred.- Strong understanding of clinical research methodology, GCP principles, informed consent, patient data protection, and research documentation.- Experience coordinating clinical datasets and working with physicians and biostatisticians.- Experience with scientific writing and manuscript preparation is highly desirable.- Excellent English communication and scientific writing skills.- Highly organized and capable of independently managing multiple stakeholders, projects, submissions, and deadlines.Key ObjectiveThe key objective of this role is to build and manage a complete end-to-end clinical research workflow — transforming clinical and scientific ideas into properly designed and approved studies, coordinating study execution and data analysis, and ultimately converting research results into high-quality scientific publications.The first project will be a retrospective study, followed by prospective clinical studies and broader research programs.