Clinical Research Coordinator III - School of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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Description

The Clinical Research Coordinator III will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary research team led by Dr. Anne Dunlop to recruit participants (with a focus on those in the pregnancy and postpartum life stages) and collect data and biospecimens from enrolled participants over the course of enrollment in the clinical research studies.

The recruitment, data, and biospecimen collection will be primarily located in Grady Health System outpatient settings and / or labor and delivery settings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Independently manages significant and key aspects of a large clinical trial or all aspects of one or more small trials, or research projects.
• Trains and provides guidance to less experienced staff.
• Oversees data management for research projects.
• Interfaces with research participants and resolves issues related to study protocols.
• Authorizes purchases for supplies and equipment maintenance.
• Determines effective strategies for promoting / recruiting research participants and retaining participants in long term clinical trials.
• Periodically audits operations including laboratory procedures to ensure compliance with applicable regulations; provides leadership in identifying and implementing corrective actions / processes.
• Monitors IRB submissions and responds to requests and questions.
• Interfaces with study sponsors, monitors and reports SAEs; resolves study queries.
• Provides leadership in determining, recommending, and implementing improvements to policies / processes.
• Assists in developing grant proposals and protocols.
• With appropriate credentialing and training may perform phlebotomy, specimens collection or diagnostics.
• May perform some supervisory duties.
• Performs related approved responsibilities as required.

Specific duties of this position will include :

• Screening patients (via electronic medical record review); recruiting, consenting, and enrolling eligible patients into research studies that span the pregnancy and postpartum periods;
• collecting both data (via administration of surveys, abstraction of medical records) and biospecimens (inclusive of venous blood specimens via phlebotomy;

oral, vaginal, rectal swabs; and urine); and some specimen handling (inclusive of blood, urine, and placentae); and entry of collected data and meta-data into databases.

• Performing medical record abstraction to ascertain patient pregnancy-related outcomes and postpartum / maternal health care utilization and health outcomes through one year post-birth;
• Follow-up with participants to obtain missing data or to clarify existing data; entry of data into a database; quality checking of data entry.
• Interfacing with the study Principal Investigators and the research team on a regular basis to implement and monitor adherence to research protocols and standard operating procedures for the research study.
• Working with other Emory investigators and their research staff to support the efficient integration of new research studies into the clinical space at Grady Health System.
• Interfacing with Grady Health System clinical leadership to ensure research processes and well-aligned with clinical processes and maximally efficient for patients and Grady health care providers and staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School Diploma or GED and seven years of clinical research experience.
• Or two years of college in a scientific, health related or business administration program and five years of clinical research experience
• Or licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) and four years of clinical research experience
• Or bachelor's degree in a scientific, health related or business administration program and three years clinical research experience
• Or master's degree, MD or PhD in a scientific, health related or business administration program and one year of clinical research experience Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Experience working in clinical research within Grady Health System and its affiliated clinics.
• Experience working in clinical research that involves pregnant and postpartum patients.
• Experience in using the EPIC medical record system to view patient schedules and abstract medical records.
• Experience in using REDCap and online systems for data entry and capture.
• Experience in using RedCap to monitor data quality and monitor data completeness.
• Experience interfacing with physicians, nurses, and clinical staff.
• Availability to consistently work on-site at Grady Memorial Hospital and its affiliated clinics.

This position is intended to support clinical research and all clinical training requirements must be tracked and monitored through Emory Healthcare under the credentialing category of Clinical Researcher.

NOTE : Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option.

Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

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