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Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Be You.

The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is looking for a Regulatory Coordinator to join our Oncology Clinical Research Unit (CRU) supporting the Bone Marrow Transplant, Hematologic Malignancies, and Cellular Therapy Clinical Research Programs. In this role, you will be at the center of complex, cuttingedge oncology research, ensuring regulatory excellence and participant safety across multiple clinical trials, including investigatorinitiated and industrysponsored studies involving investigational products.

If you enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment, navigating regulatory pathways, and contributing directly to lifesaving cancer research, this role offers deep exposure to FDA, IRB, and institutional processes while allowing you to grow as a subjectmatter expert in oncology clinical research.

Minimum Requirements

• Associate's degree
• Minimum of two (2) years of research or regulatory experience in a clinical research setting. Completion of the DOCR North Carolina stateapproved Clinical Research Apprenticeship Program may substitute for one year of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in oncology clinical trials
• Experience supporting complex, interventional, or investigatorinitiated studies
• Familiarity with FDA regulatory submissions and IRB processes
• Experience working with industry sponsors and/or CROs

Other Requirements

• Proficiency with clinical research management systems (e.g., OnCore, eREG, iRIS)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Be Bold.

As a Regulatory Coordinator, you will:

• Manage regulatory operations for complex oncology studies by preparing, submitting, and maintaining FDA, IRB, and institutional documentation in collaboration with Principal Investigators (PIs), ORAQ, sponsors, and internal stakeholders
• Ensure compliance and audit readiness by maintaining complete regulatory binders, supporting monitoring and audit visits, responding to findings, and implementing corrective actions
• Coordinate study and site management activities including site initiation, monitoring, closeout, document storage, and sponsor/CRO communication using OnCore and eREG systems
• Apply and interpret regulatory, institutional, and federal requirements to protocols, consent documents, SOPs, and operational plans, including support for international studies
• Contribute to team leadership and training by mentoring peers, developing tools or resources, leading multidisciplinary meetings, and supporting process improvement initiatives

How your time is typically spent: This role is primarily focused on operations, study, and site management (approximately 70%), with dedicated effort supporting ethics, regulatory submissions, and safety reporting (15%), communication and collaboration with study teams and stakeholders (10%), and leadership and professional development activities (5%).

Success in this role requires: strong organizational awareness within academic clinical research, a solid ethical foundation, resilience in a fastpaced environment, advanced problemsolving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared research objectives.

Choose Duke.

The Duke Cancer Institute is a NCIdesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a national leader in oncology research, innovation, and patient care. Within DCI, the Oncology Clinical Research Unit provides centralized infrastructure and expert support for highimpact clinical trials that shape the future of cancer treatment.

At Duke, you will be part of a missiondriven community that values discovery, collaboration, and excellence. You will work alongside renowned investigators and dedicated research professionals while benefiting from Duke's commitment to professional development, internal mobility, and worklife balance.