AI exposure: 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.
Reading this score
computed49.3% of this occupation's weighted task load is exposed, which puts Clinical Research Coordinators at the 88th percentile of 923 occupations. The capability is largely there. Its average task scores 3.1 out of 4 on what a current system can produce, and the frictions that hold other jobs in place are comparatively weak here.
What holds the line here is context. Across this occupation's 33 tasks it averages 1.94 out of 3, the highest of the five friction dimensions. In plain terms, the work depends on knowledge the model cannot hold. Much of this job runs on things that were never written down: what this particular organisation does, what happened last week, what the person across the table actually meant. That context is the barrier, and it erodes as systems are given more access.
The most exposed thing this job does is Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study..., at 80.0%. The least is Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented, at 8.3%. A gap of 71.7% between two parts of the same job is the reason this index publishes at task level. An occupation-wide number would have hidden both.
Within management occupations, this one is more exposed than most. The median across the 56 roles in the group is 41.2%, and only 1 of them score higher than this. Occupational families are not uniform, and the spread inside them is often wider than the gap between them.
What would move this score. Of 33 tasks, 30 are currently banded exposed, 1 assisted and 2 untouched. For that distribution to shift materially would take systems being given deeper access to the organisation's own records and history, which is already happening. The score is re-computed every quarter against a fresh capability reference, and the change is published rather than quietly applied.
Task by task
33 tasks, O*NET 31.0| Task | Exposed | Assisted | Untouched | Importance | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.49 | exposed |
| Identify protocol problems, inform investigators of problems, or assist in problem resolution efforts, such as protocol revisions. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 4.25 | exposed |
| Develop advertising and other informational materials to be used in subject recruitment. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.27 | exposed |
| Arrange for research study sites and determine staff or equipment availability. | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.83 | exposed |
| Code, evaluate, or interpret collected study data. | 76.7% | 23.3% | 0.0% | 4.07 | exposed |
| Prepare study-related documentation, such as protocol worksheets, procedural manuals, adverse event reports, institutional review board documents, or progress reports. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.41 | exposed |
| Track enrollment status of subjects and document dropout information such as dropout causes and subject contact efforts. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 4.08 | exposed |
| Interpret protocols and advise treating physicians on appropriate dosage modifications or treatment calculations based on patient characteristics. | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 3.73 | exposed |
| Inform patients or caregivers about study aspects and outcomes to be expected. | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 4.38 | exposed |
| Maintain required records of study activity including case report forms, drug dispensation records, or regulatory forms. | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 4.27 | exposed |
| Review scientific literature, participate in continuing education activities, or attend conferences and seminars to maintain current knowledge of clinical studies affairs and issues. | 60.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 3.48 | exposed |
| Participate in the development of study protocols including guidelines for administration or data collection procedures. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.74 | exposed |
| Solicit industry-sponsored trials through contacts and professional organizations. | 55.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 3.22 | exposed |
| Order drugs or devices necessary for study completion. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.85 | exposed |
| Confer with health care professionals to determine the best recruitment practices for studies. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.63 | exposed |
| Communicate with laboratories or investigators regarding laboratory findings. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.62 | exposed |
| Participate in preparation and management of research budgets and monetary disbursements. | 50.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 3.08 | exposed |
| Record adverse event and side effect data and confer with investigators regarding the reporting of events to oversight agencies. | 49.6% | 37.9% | 12.5% | 4.35 | exposed |
| Review proposed study protocols to evaluate factors such as sample collection processes, data management plans, or potential subject risks. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.22 | exposed |
| Collaborate with investigators to prepare presentations or reports of clinical study procedures, results, and conclusions. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 4.11 | exposed |
| Maintain contact with sponsors to schedule and coordinate site visits or to answer questions about issues such as incomplete data. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.96 | exposed |
| Contact industry representatives to ensure equipment and software specifications necessary for successful study completion. | 45.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 3.58 | exposed |
| Monitor study activities to ensure compliance with protocols and with all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional polices. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 4.34 | exposed |
| Organize space for study equipment and supplies. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 3.38 | exposed |
| Register protocol patients with appropriate statistical centers as required. | 40.0% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 3.48 | exposed |
| Contact outside health care providers and communicate with subjects to obtain follow-up information. | 37.5% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 3.74 | exposed |
| Perform specific protocol procedures such as interviewing subjects, taking vital signs, and performing electrocardiograms. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.42 | exposed |
| Assess eligibility of potential subjects through methods such as screening interviews, reviews of medical records, or discussions with physicians and nurses. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.41 | exposed |
| Direct the requisition, collection, labeling, storage, or shipment of specimens. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.05 | exposed |
| Instruct research staff in scientific and procedural aspects of studies including standards of care, informed consent procedures, or documentation procedures. | 26.7% | 23.3% | 50.0% | 4.01 | exposed |
| Prepare for or participate in quality assurance audits conducted by study sponsors, federal agencies, or specially designated review groups. | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 3.93 | assisted |
| Dispense medical devices or drugs, and calculate dosages and provide instructions as necessary. | 13.9% | 27.8% | 58.3% | 4.26 | untouched |
| Oversee subject enrollment to ensure that informed consent is properly obtained and documented. | 8.3% | 16.7% | 75.0% | 4.32 | untouched |
Task text and importance ratings sourced from O*NET 31.0. Shares computed. The occupation score is the importance-weighted mean.
Where the score comes from
judgedEvery task is scored through the standardised work activities it maps to. These are this occupation’s averages on the six rubric dimensions. Capability is what AI can do; the other five are what stands in the way.
| Dimension | Mean | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | 3.05 | 0-4 |
| Embodiment | 0.32 | 0-3 |
| Presence | 0.90 | 0-3 |
| Accountability | 1.10 | 0-3 |
| Context | 1.94 | 0-3 |
| Verification cost | 1.34 | 0-3 |
What this means in practice
Where most of a role's weighted task load is exposed, the work that survives is usually the part of the job nobody wrote into the job description: deciding what should be produced rather than producing it, and being answerable for the result. The tasks lowest on this page are a better guide to where to spend your time than any general advice about the future of work.
Occupations either side of this one
The four closest scores in the same occupational family, then the four closest anywhere in the index.
Read this carefully. Exposure is not displacement. A high score means current AI systems can produce this work, not that anyone will stop paying a person to do it. Adoption depends on economics, regulation and inertia that this index deliberately does not model. How the score is built.