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This advanced certification is for experienced clinical research coordinators stepping into Level II responsibilities, lead CRCs, sub-investigators moving toward coordinator leadership, and site QA staff who already have foundational GCP and want practical mastery of the higher-judgement work. On completion, learners can articulate the four stages of the Level II transition, hold 2–4 protocols in working memory using portfolio practices, decode complex protocols with the three-readings discipline, build site-level operational tools (visit scripts, pocket cards, source templates), run an honest recruitment funnel and retention-by-design programme, self-monitor using KRIs, apply ALCOA+ in everyday workflow, manage an SAE on the 24-hour clock, host an unannounced MHRA / FDA inspection, classify research-vs-SoC activities for billing compliance, run structured conflict resolution with sponsors and vendors, coach junior CRCs without doing the work for them, and recognise burnout early. The course aligns to ICH-GCP E6(R3), ICH E2A, ICH E8(R1), 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, UK SoECAT and US MCA frameworks, and MHRA / FDA inspection guidance.

Course Syllabus

  1. From executor to site leader
  2. Managing multiple studies
  3. Managing stakeholders
  4. Leadership day-to-day

  1. Decoding complex protocols
  2. Operationalising the protocol
  3. Preventing protocol deviations
  4. Handling deviations when they occur

  1. Site-level recruitment strategy
  2. Retention as design discipline
  3. Managing dropouts
  4. Diversity and inclusion

  1. RBQM principles
  2. Preparing for monitoring visits
  3. Self-monitoring
  4. Managing high-risk site status

  1. ALCOA+ in daily practice
  2. Advanced query management
  3. Data quality risks
  4. Electronic systems & audit trails

  1. AE, SAE, SUSAR — the definitions that matter
  2. The 24-hour clock
  3. Documentation under pressure
  4. Escalation pathways

  1. What inspectors look for
  2. Documentation — inspection-ready by default
  3. Behaviour under inspection
  4. Handling findings

  1. How site budgets are structured
  2. Research vs standard of care
  3. Common financial errors
  4. Using the budget as a tool

  1. Working with CRAs
  2. Working with sponsors
  3. Working with vendors
  4. Conflict resolution

  1. Managing your workload
  2. Coaching junior coordinators
  3. Designing workflows that prevent errors
  4. Preventing burnout

Our Certified Customers

novartis
NHS
takeda
roche
baxter

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