Research Coordinator, Clinical Trials Unit

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction: Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is a Department dedicated to developing a center of excellence for high-quality and high-impact clinical trials both nationally & internationally. The Department promotes AKU’s vision by providing leadership, consultation, and facilitation in different phases of clinical trials in compliance with the International Standards and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the study protocol and related study instruments, and coordinate study requirements with relevant institutional units and departments in accordance with AKU policies
• organise and administer the informed consent process in conjunction with the Principal Investigator (PI), and coordinate patient screening, recruitment, scheduling, and study visits in compliance with protocol requirements
• monitor patients for changes in health status, response to investigational products, adverse events, concomitant medication use, and protocol compliance, and provide patient care as required by the study protocol
• maintain accurate study, regulatory, and administrative documentation in accordance with the study protocol, ICH-GCP guidelines, applicable regulations, and institutional requirements, including documentation related to recruitment, enrolment, investigational product accountability, monitoring, study visits, adverse events, and serious adverse events
• communicate regularly with study investigators, sponsors, clinical monitors, and relevant institutional staff regarding patient progress, study requirements, and other issues; prepare required safety and regulatory reports; and facilitate study monitoring, audits, start-up, and close-out activities
• maintain strict patient confidentiality in accordance with institutional regulations and applicable laws, and ensure effective implementation and progress of clinical studies
• develop and maintain flyers, promotional materials, and quarterly newsletters, and manage the CTU’s social media platforms and website to communicate study updates, awareness campaigns, and relevant content to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

You should have:

• a degree in Medicine, or a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Nursing or a relevant health field (e.g. D Pharm), along with relevant clinical experience
• current professional registration and be in good standing with the relevant professional association
• at least two years of research experience for MBBS candidates, or three years of clinical work experience for Nursing or other relevant health field candidates
• excellent clinical skills and a sound working knowledge of human clinical trial processes, ICH-GCP, and applicable human research regulatory requirements
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with patients, investigators, sponsors, and multidisciplinary teams
• demonstrated teamwork, maturity, independence, and versatility to work across related functions, including clinical/nursing care, patient services, laboratory/specimen processing, and data management

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Primary Location

Pakistan

Organisation

Aga Khan University Pakistan

Employee Status

Contractual

Job Type

Standard

Job Posting

08/09/2026, 9:56:57 AM

Closing Date

20/09/2026, 6:59:00 PM