Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

University of California, San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

Under the supervision of a Clinical Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator (PI), the Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator will perform entry-level duties related to the support and coordination of clinical studies, and may receive training and development to prepare and advance for journey-level work at the next level within the series. May be responsible for the coordination of one or more single or multi-site, active or follow-up clinical trials; help prepare protocols for study initiation; help design flow sheets, data forms and source documents; gather and interpret medical, surgical and laboratory data regarding clinical trial subjects; may apply understanding of inclusion/exclusion eligibility criteria for protocols; help recruit, enroll, register, schedule and retain study subjects; record protocol specific treatments and assure collection and shipment of samples; assist research personnel to keep patients on study schedules; complete study forms to submit to sponsors and/or appropriate agencies; collect, enter and clean data into study databases, maintaining data quality; assist with data analysis; assist with preparation of reports and tables; attend team meetings; and perform other duties as assigned. UCSF’s Division of Pediatric Critical Care is pioneering research across a spectrum of critical health challenges to improve outcomes for the most vulnerable children. Investigators are exploring ways to protect and support the developing brain, studying how to strengthen the blood-brain barrier and improve the delivery of life-saving therapeutics for children with neurological disorders. Other areas of focus include understanding and promoting healthy lung development in preterm infants, with the goal of creating new therapies for chronic lung diseases that arise from premature birth.

Requirements

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities; and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Project management and coordination skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated proficiency with medical terminology.
• Experience working with patients or study subjects.
• Ability to abstract data from medical records and transfer it to data collection forms or directly into databases.

Responsibilities

• Patient Management: Working in collaboration with others, schedules and tracks patient visits, tests, procedures and follow up according to protocol; provides calendars and schedules to patients; obtains insurance authorization for tests/procedures; in collaboration with team members, codes and documents toxicities and adverse events; reports adverse events to appropriate University and outside agencies; obtains, processes and ships specimens.
• Patient Registration: Works with Investigators to verify history and medical information to assure inclusion/exclusion criteria are met; schedules screening tests and procedures; registers and randomizes patients on trials and/or studies.
• Data Management: Abstracts clinical data from medical records; enters data onto case report forms, study flow sheets, and other forms; submits required data and data forms in accordance with accuracy and timeliness requirements of the protocols; addresses and resolves data queries; identifies, investigates and resolves data quality issues.
• Miscellaneous: Helps prepare for audits/monitoring visits by sponsors and/or regulatory agencies; Monitors study supply inventory and reorders as needed; maintains research charts and study binders; and performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED