Clinical Research Coordinator Associate - (Hybrid Opportunity)

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate - (Hybrid Opportunity)

The Zeitzer Laboratory in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford University seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (CRCA) to help manage a clinical trial focused on sleep in teens.

The Zeitzer Lab is conducting a clinical trial supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH).

This trial examines a novel combination of non-pharmacologic therapies to help teens go to sleep earlier and obtain more sleep, exploring the impact of these therapies on sleep, mood, and cognitive performance over the academic year in high school students.

The CRCA will manage and coordinate full cycle recruitment of participants for the clinical trial. Responsibilities include managing contact with area clinics, assisting with local presentations and outreach efforts, making phone contact with interested individuals, and scheduling laboratory visits.

The CRCA will conduct formal assessments with participants, administer questionnaires and computer tasks (usually during after-school hours), maintain regular contact with study participants, and travel to participants’ homes for equipment setup.

The Clinical Research Coordinator Associate will maintain study databases and manage data entry / participant tracking under the direction of the PI, clean data in Excel, and analyze data in SPSS and / or SAS, creating charts, graphs, and other reports for publication.

Duties include :

• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies. Coordinate studies from startup through close-out.
• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol. Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
• Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects. Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents / case report forms.
• Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents.
• Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
• Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
• Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and / or management staff.
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Experience working with adolescents in a research setting.
• Experience working in sleep research.
• Experience working in psychology research.
• Experience with database management including RedCap.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED) :

Two-year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED) :

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS* :

• Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light / fine grasping.
• Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk-based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
• Occasionally drive a personal vehicle.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.
• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS :

Occasional evening and weekend hours.

The expected pay range for this position is $31.84 to $37.79 per hour. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position.

The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States

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Remote working / work at home options are available for this role.