Responsibilities of the Research Team

Research Team Responsibility

Research Supervisor The Research Supervisor is in-charge of monitoring the progress of the
research project through regular formal supervisory meetings and ensuring
that the research team keeps an agreed record of these meetings; being
accessible at mutually convenient times when the research team may need
advice; giving detailed advice on the necessary completion dates of
successive stages of the work so that the research project can be
submitted within the relevant maximum duration period; emphasizing the
importance of timely submission of the research project; requesting draft
or preliminary written and other work as appropriate and returning such
work with constructive criticism and within a reasonable time; reading and
commenting on the whole of the final draft of the research paper,
provided that this is presented within a reasonable and agreed timeframe;
and ensuring the final submission of the research report for dissemination
and utilization.
Principal Investigator The Principal Investigator has the primary responsibility for ensuring the
(PI) ethical conduct of the research study. This includes protecting human
subjects’ rights, safety and welfare, protocol compliance, and adherence to
institutional, national regulations and guidance. The PI is responsible for
ensuring informed consent is appropriately obtained from each participant
and for appropriately maintaining study records. The PI is also responsible
for complying with the financial and administrative policies and regulations
associated with the award, overall fiscal management of the project, and
conflict of interest disclosure.
Co-Investigator (Co-I) The Co-Investigator may perform all or some of the PI functions, but they
do not accept primary responsibility for the research study. The co-
Investigator is under the supervision of the PI and is responsible for
performing study–related procedures and /or to make important study-
related decisions in compliance with the ethical conduct of the study.
Data Coordinator The Data Coordinator is responsible for the overall data management of a
research study. Data points for analysis must be extracted from multiple
source documents and entered into specific databases. Data coordinators
ensure accurate and timely data entry. They also work closely with the
research team in the study development process to identify key data
points for collection and analysis for investigator initiated trials.
Project Coordinator The Project Coordinator oversees and coordinates the daily activities of
research studies. They work closely with the team and investigators to
ensure that all protocol required procedures and visits occur according to
protocol specified guidelines. The PC generally manages participant
enrollment and ensure compliance with the protocol and other applicable
regulations. This includes but is not limited to; participant recruitment,
obtaining informed consent, educating participants on the details of the
research study, assessing participant eligibility, facilitating participant care
and follow-up per protocol, creating source documentation, assisting in the
assessment of toxicities/adverse events and reporting serious adverse
events per IRB and sponsor requirements.
Research Support Conducts studies according to national and local regulations and
Staff / Associate guidelines, ethical policies, and departmental/division SOPs; assures the
safety and welfare of study participants by being knowledgeable about
 ongoing study protocols and investigational articles; complies with national
regulations governing disclosure of personal, professional or financial
interests in a research study that may impact upon its conduct, evaluation
or outcome; maintains confidentiality of all research-related information
(including patient records); Assures that the PI and Clinical Research
Coordinator are informed in a timely manner of all research-related
activities; and maintains the regulatory and study files for each research
project.
Research / Technical Providing research, technical and analytical expertise around a specific
Consultants discipline or knowledge area, including: analyzing technical/research
issues, and synthesize multiple sources of potentially conflicting
information to understand and assess problems; assisting in the
development and application of methodologies and best practices related
to specific research and technical areas; working closely with the rest of
the team and will also contribute to the research / technical reports.