Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator – Great Lakes

Job overview

The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator – Great Lakes role is onsite in North Chicago, IL, with full-time Monday–Friday hours and early mornings or occasional weekends to match recruit intake cycles. Compensation is $55,000–$60,000 per year. The role supports Naval Health Research Center Operational Infectious Diseases studies at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes and Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, contributing to pathogen surveillance and infectious-disease research among military trainees. This coordinator supports approved clinical protocols by enrolling recruits, obtaining informed consent, collecting and processing specimens, maintaining study records, and coordinating site logistics. Accurate, timely research operations help investigators study infectious illnesses and provide findings that inform military readiness and public-health responses.

What you'll do

• Screen and enroll eligible Navy recruits in IRB-approved protocols
• conduct informed consent under GCP and Department of the Navy guidelines
• explain study procedures and participant rights
• track enrollment and consent records
• collect, process, label, catalog, and ship specimens under SOPs and BSL-2 precautions
• run protocol-required point-of-care diagnostics
• maintain chain-of-custody and biorepository logs
• collect and enter clinical and epidemiological data
• resolve data queries and support quality audits
• protect PHI
• coordinate site logistics
• maintain supplies and equipment logs
• prepare agendas and situation reports
• provide surge support during outbreaks
• participate in training, site visits, and biosafety inspections.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

assistant clinical research coordinator

great lakes

clinical research

infectious disease surveillance

epidemiology

specimen collection

good clinical practice

irb protocols

north chicago il

mpf federal

full-time

early mornings

occasional weekends

$55k–$60k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical benefits, paid time off, holiday pay, and other benefits.

Why this role

Supports infectious-disease surveillance and epidemiologic studies among military trainees; requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a favorable T3/Secret Clearance and Department of Defense Common Access Card. IATA/DOT dangerous-goods certification is preferred.

About the employer

MPF Federal is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.