Clinical Research Coordinator A
About The Position
The CRC's primary position will be to recruit patients at the University of Pennsylvania for I-SPOT, ALLEVIATE-C, and other supported studies (PI/Serper). These are multi-year, multi-site investigations on various observational and non-pharmacological interventions for patients with advanced liver disease or recent liver transplant. The coordinator’s responsibilities will include maintaining and updating IRB protocols, patient identification through an electronic health record, patient recruitment, ensuring completion of study activities by study subjects, biospecimen collection and processing, completion of case report forms, working with the study sponsors and coordinating site, maintaining a recruitment log and regulatory binder of study documents, and drafting of abstracts and/or manuscripts. The CRCs primary position will be to recruit patients for a multi-site, prospective, observational cohort study at the University of Pennsylvania. The goal of the study is to learn when a skin cancer called keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) may develop in people who have had a liver or kidney transplant. The CRC will also work on an upcoming interventional study that will evaluate the impact of non-pharmacological pain management in patients with chronic pain related to cirrhosis. The study recruitment will take place at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM).
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Nice To Haves
- Effective problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective communication and writing skills.
- Ability to multitask.
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Knowledge of IRB and human research protection regulations
- Phlebotomy training
- Ability to be able to drive to satellite sites in NJ or PA
Responsibilities
- Maintaining and updating IRB protocols
- Patient identification through an electronic health record
- Patient recruitment
- Ensuring completion of study activities by study subjects
- Biospecimen collection and processing
- Completion of case report forms
- Working with the study sponsors and coordinating site
- Maintaining a recruitment log and regulatory binder of study documents
- Drafting of abstracts and/or manuscripts
Benefits
- Excellent healthcare benefits
- Tuition benefits for employees and their families
- Generous retirement benefits
- Wide variety of professional development opportunities
- Supportive work and family benefits
- Wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
- Flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
- Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children
- Dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions
- Generous retirement plans (Basic, Matching, and Supplemental)
- Pre-tax or Roth savings options for retirement
- Wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard
- Substantial amount of time away from work
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Wellness and Work-life Resources
- Professional and Personal Development resources
- Access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities
- Discounts and Special Services (arts and entertainment, transportation, mortgages, new cars, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, theme parks)
- Flexible Work Hours
- Penn Home Ownership Services (forgivable loan for eligible employees)
- Adoption Assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
