Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator
About The Position
Under the supervision of a Clinical Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator (PI), the incumbent 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. The UCSF Department of Ophthalmology is one of the leading ophthalmology departments in clinical care, training, and research nationwide. The Department of Ophthalmology is a one of the largest recipients of federal grant funds among peer departments. We are ranked 1st in National Eye Institute Funding and 2nd in overall National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in the country. Additionally we have been the #1 recipient of the Research to Prevent Blindness funding nationwide with nearly $1.2 million granted in a single year. Overall, the Department has a wide-ranging portfolio of 60 active research grants. UCSF’s renowned eye care services have a new state-of-the-art home. In November 2020, the Wayne and Gladys Valley Center for Vision opened its doors. Located at UCSF's Mission Bay Campus, the center houses the Vision Clinics, where many of UCSF's eye care programs relocated, as well as research and teaching facilities. Ophthalmology conducts its patient care, teaching, research, and public service activities currently at multiple UCSF campuses: Parnassus, Mt. Zion, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (VAMC), San Francisco General (SFG), East Bay and Benioff Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay and in Oakland. The Department sponsors numerous invited speakers, research seminars, journal clubs, as well as a postdoctoral training program focused on mentorship, networking, and recognition. The UCSF Department of Ophthalmology consists of approximately 300 FTE’s (including UCSF Health employees) including faculty, basic scientists, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, residents, fellows, clinical, research and administrative staff.
Requirements
- Entry-level duties related to the support and coordination of clinical studies
- Training and development to prepare and advance for journey-level work at the next level within the series
Responsibilities
- Coordination of one or more single site clinical studies
- Prepare protocols for study initiation
- Design flow sheets, data forms and source documents
- Gather and interpret medical, surgical and laboratory data regarding clinical study participants
- Apply understanding of inclusion/exclusion eligibility criteria for protocols
- Recruit, enroll, register, schedule and retain study participants
- 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
- Perform other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
