We surveyed 2,489 clinical research coordinators to learn what personality traits and interests make them unique. Here are the results.


Holland Codes

Clinical research coordinators are investigative and enterprising

Clinical research coordinators tend to be predominantly investigative individuals, which means that they are quite inquisitive and curious people that often like to spend time alone with their thoughts. They also tend to be enterprising, which means that they are usually quite natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others.

If you are one or both of these archetypes, you may be well suited to be a clinical research coordinator. However, if you are realistic, this is probably not a good career for you. Unsure of where you fit in? Take the career test now.

Here’s how the Holland codes of the average clinical research coordinator break down:


Big Five

The top personality traits of clinical research coordinators are social responsibility and conscientiousness

Clinical research coordinators score highly on social responsibility, indicating that they desire fair outcomes and have a general concern for others. They also tend to be high on the measure of conscientiousness, which means that they are methodical, reliable, and generally plan out things in advance.

Once again, let’s break down the components of the personality of an average clinical research coordinator: