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Nurse Specialist, Research, Full Time

Registered NurseNo weekendsFull-Time

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The Nurse Specialist, Research ensures that the integrity and quality of clinical research studies is maintained and that studies are conducted in accordance with practice guidelines, federal and sponsor regulations, and institutional policies and procedures. Additionally, the Nurse Specialist, Research plays a key role in the recruitment of participants and achievement of research objectives.

  • Assesses, troubleshoots, and reports problems with data collection to appropriate managing staff.
  • Identifies desired research outcomes and evaluates and monitors subjects’ responses.
  • Conducts initiation visits and registers patients in clinical studies.
  • Performs study data collection and entry using charts, correspondence, medical records, and relevant communications.
  • Identifies and procures equipment and supplies needed to fulfill project requirements.
  • Educates staff and subjects about protocols, treatment, possible side effects, and complications.

Prepares and processes new research proposals and amendments and continually monitors applications and adverse events.

Assists with study completion, data lock, study closeout, and archiving of study files to ensure completeness and continuity of all study data.

Completes ongoing checks of clinical data that has been entered on the case report forms to ensure accuracy and corrects any inaccurate data.

Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Certification and Licensing

  • Valid Florida RN license
  • Certification in relevant specialty or field

Experience

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

  • Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
  • Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
  • Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
  • Commitment to the University’s core values.
  • Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.

Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type

Staff

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Specialist ensures the integrity and quality of clinical research studies by managing data collection, patient recruitment, and protocol adherence. They also educate staff and subjects on study procedures while monitoring patient responses and adverse events.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a valid Florida RN license. A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is required to perform the duties of this role.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Data entryProtocol educationRegulatory complianceClinical data managementResearch documentationPatient registrationAdverse event monitoringTime managementConfidentialityCollaboration

Research — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 62% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 9.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 3.9
Better work-life than 50% of Registered Nurse roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 5,604 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Miami

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$619k
Typical market rent
$3,008/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more