Documentation / Connections

Contacts

Contacts represent the people connected to trial execution, site operations, and organizational coordination. They hold identity, role, qualification, and credential context that determines whether a person is ready for the work linked to them.

Keep the right people visible

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    Scattered[Scattered stakeholder context] --> Contact[Contact record]
    Contact --> Role[Role clarity]
    Contact --> Qualification[Qualification evidence]
    Contact --> Coordination[Operational coordination]

Teams rarely fail because they have no knowledge of the people involved. They fail because identity, role, and qualification context lives in scattered documents with no single governed record.

A contact record gives the team one durable place to answer questions such as:

  • who is this person and what name should be used
  • what role and employment status do they hold
  • how do we reach them and what is their preferred contact method
  • what qualifications, licenses, certifications, and training do they hold
  • which organizations, sites, and trials connect back to this person

That matters because trial execution depends on whether a person is qualified and reachable, not just whether their name appears somewhere.

Track more than an address book

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    Contact[Contact] --> Identity[Identity and role]
    Contact --> Qualifications[Qualifications and credentials]
    Contact --> Connections[Organization, site, and trial links]

A contact is not just a name and email. The page holds identity context alongside structured credential history — education, experience, licenses, certifications, memberships, and training — so qualification questions can be answered from the record itself.

Put contacts to work

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    Contact[Contact record] --> Identify[Establish identity]
    Contact --> Qualify[Prove qualifications]
    Contact --> Locate[Pin location]
    Contact --> Connect[Link to organizations, sites, trials]
    Contact --> Audit[Review credential history]

The page is especially useful when a team needs to:

  • establish a clear identity with name, role, title, and employment status
  • prove qualifications through structured education, license, and certification rows
  • pin location with full address and timezone
  • connect the person to organizations, sites, and trials
  • review credential history when changes need scrutiny

On the page

The contact page is section-based. It is built around nine sections that move from personal details through location, identifiers, and six structured credential tables.

SurfacePurposeWhat users do there
SummaryMaintain person identity and qualification recordCapture name, role, contact info, credentials, training
Relationship tabsKeep operational connections visibleReview linked organizations, sites, trials, media
classDiagram
    class ContactPage {
        +Summary
        +RelationshipTabs
    }

    class Summary {
        +Details
        +Location
        +Identifiers
        +Education
        +Experience
        +Licenses
        +Certifications
        +Memberships
        +Training
    }

    class RelationshipTabs {
        +Organizations
        +Sites
        +Trials
        +Media
    }

    ContactPage *-- Summary
    ContactPage *-- RelationshipTabs

What to capture

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  root((Strong contact records))
    Clear personal identity
    Reachable contact channels
    Professional role and competencies
    Structured credential history
    Physical location and timezone
    Governed identifier tracking

A strong contact record is not just an address book entry. It makes clear whether the person is qualified, reachable, and properly connected to the work that depends on them.

Good contact records usually do six things well:

  • they establish a clear personal identity with legal name, display name, and role
  • they provide reliable contact channels with preferred method and best time
  • they describe professional competencies and therapeutic expertise
  • they preserve structured credential history across six qualification tables
  • they pin location with address and timezone for coordination
  • they track professional identifiers like NPI and ORCID

That is why only First Name and Last Name are required. The point is to capture the context that supports real downstream decisions, not to force every credential into place upfront.

Details

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  root((Details))
    Names
    Contact channels
    Role and employment
    Competencies
    Notes

This section holds the core person record — identity, communication channels, role, and professional context.

LabelDescriptionType
First NameLegal first nameText
Last NameLegal last nameText
Display NamePreferred name for operational useText
EmailPrimary email addressEmail
PhonePrimary phone numberPhone
Mobile PhoneMobile or secondary phonePhone
TitleProfessional title or positionText
RoleFunctional role within the workflowText
Employment StatusCurrent employment statusSelect
WebsitePersonal or professional websiteURL
Primary LanguagePrimary language spokenSelect
LanguagesAdditional languages supportedMulti-select
Preferred Contact MethodHow the person prefers to be contactedSelect
Best Time to ContactPreferred window for communicationText
Last Contacted AtDate of most recent contactDate
Therapeutic AreasDisease or therapy expertiseMulti-select
CompetenciesProfessional competency tagsTags
NotesFree-form notes about the contactRich text

Competency suggestions

The competency tags field provides suggestions for common clinical trial competencies:

Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Data Management, Biostatistics, Medical Writing, Pharmacovigilance, Quality Assurance, Project Management, Site Management, Patient Recruitment, Medical Monitoring, Clinical Operations, Drug Safety.

Location

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  root((Location))
    Address autocomplete
    Street and city
    State and postal code
    Country
    Timezone

This section locates the contact physically. An address autocomplete field can populate the individual fields automatically.

LabelDescriptionType
Address AutocompleteType-ahead search that populates address fields from selected resultAddress autocomplete
Address Line 1Primary street addressText
Address Line 2Secondary address detail such as suite or floorText
CityCity or municipalityText
State / ProvinceState, province, or regionText
Postal CodeZIP or postal codeText
CountryCountry — searchable dropdownSelect
TimezoneIANA timezone for scheduling and coordinationSelect

Identifiers

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  root((Identifiers))
    Type badge
    Value
    State

This section tracks professional identifiers such as NPI numbers, ORCID identifiers, or medical license references. Rows can be reordered.

LabelDescriptionType
TypeIdentifier type such as NPI, ORCID, Medical LicenseSelect badge
ValueThe identifier valueText
StateJurisdiction or state the identifier belongs toText

Education

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  root((Education))
    Institution
    Degree
    Field of study
    Dates and status

This section preserves education history as structured rows. Each row maps a degree at an institution with date and completion context.

LabelDescriptionType
InstitutionName of the educational institutionText
DegreeDegree type or levelText
Field of StudyArea of study or specializationText
Start DateDate education beganDate
End DateDate education endedDate
StatusCompletion statusSelect
CountryCountry of the institutionSelect
NotesAdditional contextText

Experience

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  root((Experience))
    Organization
    Title
    Dates
    Description

This section captures professional experience history as structured rows.

LabelDescriptionType
OrganizationEmployer or organization nameText
TitleJob title or position heldText
Start DateDate the role beganDate
End DateDate the role endedDate
Is CurrentWhether this is the current positionToggle
CountryCountry of the roleSelect
DescriptionRole description and responsibilitiesText

Licenses

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  root((Licenses))
    License type
    Issuing authority
    Number and jurisdiction
    Dates and status

This section tracks professional licenses as structured rows.

LabelDescriptionType
License TypeType of licenseText
Issuing AuthorityThe body that issued the licenseText
License NumberOfficial license numberText
JurisdictionState, province, or country of issuanceText
Issue DateDate the license was issuedDate
Expiration DateDate the license expiresDate
StatusCurrent license statusSelect
SpecialtyLicensed specialty or disciplineText
CountryCountry of licensureSelect
NotesAdditional contextText

Certifications

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  root((Certifications))
    Certification name
    Issuing body
    Number and dates
    Status

This section tracks professional certifications as structured rows.

LabelDescriptionType
Certification NameName of the certificationText
Issuing BodyThe organization that issued the certificationText
Certification NumberOfficial certification numberText
Issue DateDate the certification was issuedDate
Expiration DateDate the certification expiresDate
StatusCurrent certification statusSelect
CountryCountry of certificationSelect
NotesAdditional contextText

Memberships

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  root((Memberships))
    Organization
    Membership type
    Dates and status

This section tracks professional memberships as structured rows.

LabelDescriptionType
OrganizationProfessional body or societyText
Membership TypeType or level of membershipText
Member IDMembership identifierText
Start DateDate membership beganDate
End DateDate membership endedDate
StatusCurrent membership statusSelect
CountryCountry of the organizationSelect
NotesAdditional contextText

Training

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  root((Training))
    Training name
    Provider
    Dates and status

This section tracks training records as structured rows.

LabelDescriptionType
Training NameName or title of the trainingText
ProviderOrganization or body that provided the trainingText
Completion DateDate the training was completedDate
Expiration DateDate the training certification expiresDate
StatusCompletion or validity statusSelect
CountryCountry where training took placeSelect
NotesAdditional contextText