Description
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Description
The Clinical Research Coordinator contributes to the overall
operational management of clinical research/trial/study activities
from design, set up, conduct, through closeout. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation of research activities for one or more studies. Perform necessary tasks to manage projects and prioritizes
work to meet necessary deadlines. You will be responsible for planning and organizing necessary tasks to
ensure adherence to the study protocol and applicable regulations, such as institutional policy and
procedures, FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP). The Clinical Research Coordinator collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI), ancillary departments, central
research infrastructure teams, sponsors, institutions, and other entities as needed to support the administration
of all aspects of studies, including, but not limited to, compliant conduct, financial management, and
adequate personnel support.
Hourly salary range: $36.37
– $58.52
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in related area and/or equivalent combination of
education and experience. - Minimally 2+ years of previous study coordination or clinical
research coordination experience - Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a
timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and
effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external
collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team. - Ability to effectively communicate to and interact with patients
in a compassionate and kind manner. - Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with
competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and
department needs, while complying with applicable University policies and
federal and state regulations. - Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and
regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop
alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions. - Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced,
fluctuating workload environment. - Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and
regulatory files effectively as well as independently balance the various tasks
to ensure deadlines are met. - Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software,
especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately. - A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software
tools, systems, and processes can be adopted quickly and efficiently - Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and
procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws. - Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and
external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national
cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation funding
organizations, etc. - Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively
establish rapport, building collaborative relationships, and communicate
complex concepts and ideas in an easy-to-understand manner. - Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities, remain
flexible including working flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines. - High degree of concentration and focus in a work environment that
contains distracting stimuli, competing deadlines, and work delegated by more
than one individual - Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to
various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.