Research Professional 2 - Research Coordinator ROAR Team

The Department of Medicine is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to support clinical research projects conducted by the department's Research Operations and Resources (ROAR) Team.

The CRC would be expected to work independently to coordinate clinical research studies according to regulatory requirements, institutional guidelines, investigator-initiated protocols, and sponsor expectations. Duties are determined by protocol-specific requirements and may include initiating new trials, screening patients for eligibility, coordinating the enrollment of eligible patients, extracting and reporting accurate patient data, managing lab samples / specimens, responding to data queries, and assisting with monitor visits.

Job Duties

• Coordinate Clinical Research Studies & Participants (100%)
• Follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines in the conduct, performance and documentation of clinical research activities.
• Complete and maintain necessary training for safety, regulatory, facility access, and data system access.
• Facilitate study startup activities following guides and checklists to implement protocols, assess study related needs, create source documentation, visit checklists, and logs or other documents as required.
• Recruit interested individuals to participate in research projects and engage with the study team in verifying subject eligibility, facilitating subject enrollments, and ensuring compliance in the completion of research activities.
• Facilitate the completion of participant visits by scheduling appointments with participants and clinical staff following the protocol, providing necessary instructions, materials and reminders to participants, booking rooms, registering participants, and other tasks as needed.
• Obtain informed consent and assent, including assessments of capacity to consent to research. Obtain re-consent as needed.
• Conscientiously conduct research study activities to protect and promote participant safety, communicating clearly and promptly about any potential concerns.
• Communicate information about assigned studies to other University faculty / staff, including details of study, inclusion / exclusion criteria, other enrollment requirements, visit needs, etc., leading training of study staff, clinical, and lab partners on study protocols activities as it relates to their roles on the study.
• Collaborate with the principal investigator / study team and with clinical providers and other departments to ensure smooth implementation and operation of the research protocol and study specific procedures are completed.
• Effectively work independently in multiple locations with hospital and clinic staff to complete research related tasks.
• Collect data and conduct assessments as part of study specific visits, in-person or remotely, following protocol specific guidelines, including data abstraction from medical records.
• Oversee specimen management for multiple projects, including monitoring the collection, processing, and storage or compliant shipment of research specimens to research laboratories, and return of results.
• Correctly and accurately complete source documentation for participant study-related visits along with other required documentation as needed; engage with providers and investigators to ensure adequate source documentation is available.
• Support timely and quality data submission and maintenance of participant research records.
• Complete and ensure appropriate documentation for any adverse-event (AE), serious adverse event (SAE) and protocol deviation, complying with reporting regulations and timelines, and notifying appropriate individuals / entities per research requirements.
• Use University systems such as Florence, OnCore, Box, Smartsheet, and REDCap to maintain information for all necessary research documentation.
• Monitor study supplies and equipment, proactively ordering new as well as disposing of expired / unused items when needed, maintaining organization of items.
• Prepare for, schedule, and participate in pre-site selection visits, site initiation visits, monitoring visits, program audits, etc. by coordinating the visits and schedules, leading facility tours, and ensuring requested information is provided.
• In collaboration with the research team, interpret study protocols and inform the development of consent forms and other materials needed for each clinical research study.
• Maintain regulatory documents, such as : enrollment logs; participant visit logs; protocol deviation logs; personnel training records; recruitment / screening logs; randomization keys; device / account tracking logs; and other documentation as required.
• Support the study team in maintaining regulatory binders and required documentation for each clinical research study to ensure compliance and to be audit-ready at any given time.

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range : $52,000 - $65,000; depending on education / qualifications / experience.

Time Appointment Category

100% Appointment.

Position Type

Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off, continuous learning opportunities, low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans, and more.

J-18808-Ljbffr