Clinical Research Coordinator I

Position Description:

Summary

Perform the day-to-day administrative activities of the neurosciences clinical research trials program. Provide support to the team to facilitate the achievement of the program's goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Recruit, screen, enroll and obtain consent from research participants. Conduct or coordinate training for research participants and study staff.
• Coordinate research protocols including arranging necessary appointments and procedures, working collaboratively with other departments and institutions, and maintaining contact with study participants.
• Collect data from research participants, both in person and via phone. Data collection duties may include performing clinical assessments (e.g. assessments of symptoms, neurological functioning). Data entry into electronic database.
• Assist with biospecimen collection and processing.
• Work in a fast-paced, muti-disciplinary clinical environment with clinical staff in a collaborative fashion. Act as a liaison for research participants and clinical staff.
• Share on-call time and duties with other research staff. Will be required to carry a pager during call, outside of business hours, and respond to hospital within one hour when acute enrollments and study procedures are needed.
• Identify problems or obstacles in the system/procedures related to implementation of the research protocols and communicate to the study team.
• Assure compliance with all relevant IRB and other regulatory agency requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of IRB documents and reports.
• Collaborate on the development of program materials including educational materials, marketing materials, websites, forms, and reports.
• Work with Principal Investigator to develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive databases and files related to the program.
• Maintain program timeline including tracking deadlines for program components.
• Coordinate program outreach activities including acting as a liaison with community organizations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities

• Knowledge of research, biology, chemistry, mathematics, documentation, and records management.
• Data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills.
• Oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to work independent and as part of a team.

Preferred Schedule:

Position Requirements:

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis

Minimum Required Education: Associate's Degree

Minimum Required Experience: 1 year

Required Certification/Licensure(s): CITI training within 90 days of hire

Physical Requirements

Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.

Work Environment

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment.

Sensory Acuity

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.

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