Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (Fixed-term 12 months)

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

82d • $34 - $40

About The Position

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (Fixed-term 12 months). The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform duties related to helping establish and coordinating moderately complex aspects of one or more clinical studies. The Clinical Research Coordinator will join the Individualized Management of Pain, Alternative Analgesia, and Clinical Translational Science (IMPAACTS) Laboratory under P.I. Dr. Kristin Schreiber, MD, PhD. This lab includes funded research projects that collectively aim to elucidating the neuroscience underlying individual differences in nociceptive processing, the biology behind the influence of biopsychosocial factors, and how this may lead to differential risk of pain amongst our surgical patients. Research involves interacting with operative and chronic pain patients and healthy volunteers, working within clinical systems to implement self-reported psychosocial assessment, and performing quantitative sensory testing at the bedside or in the lab. The Clinical Research Coordinator will work under close direction of the principal investigator and research supervisor/manager.

Requirements

• Two year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of principals of clinical research and federal regulations.
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and timelines.
• Familiarity with IRB guidelines and regulations.
• Previous experience with REDcap and other related database applications.
• Previous experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies.
• Coordinate studies from startup through close-out.
• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol.
• Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
• Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects.
• Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents/case report forms.
• Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents.
• Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
• Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
• Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.
• Interact with lab members and collaborators to assist with other studies and tasks as needed.

Benefits

• Career development programs.
• Competitive pay that reflects market trends.
• Benefits that increase financial stability and promote healthy, fulfilling lives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Associate degree