Clinical Research Coordinator B
About The Position
The Clinical Research Coordinator B supports day-to-day research and administrative activities for selected projects in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. The position is grant funded and full time, with a variable hybrid schedule requiring 2–5 days per week in person depending on project needs. The primary focus is a grant-funded Medical Ethics Division project addressing roadblocks to moving novel molecular therapeutics from the laboratory to patients. The coordinator contributes to all aspects of the project, including participant recruitment and communication, data collection and management, ethnographic observation and qualitative interviewing, analysis and synthesis, manuscript development, and coordination of IRB study documentation. The role involves interaction with researchers, clinicians, patients, IRB leaders and staff, and other personnel across departments, disciplines, and institutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science and 2 to 3 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to work across multiple departments and disciplines, with people in varied roles and across institutions.
- Attention to detail and comfort with big-picture thinking.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of HIPAA privacy rules and IRB procedures.
- Ability to work across disciplines, especially medicine, law, and medical ethics.
- Experience working with patients and families.
Responsibilities
- Recruit participants and maintain ongoing communication with participants and collaborators, including researchers, clinicians, patients, and IRB leadership and staff.
- Coordinate participant and collaborator payments when appropriate.
- Collect and compile written communications among researchers, patients, and other personnel for an ethnographic component.
- Collect and manage data.
- Develop processes for ethnographic observation.
- Develop interview guides for different groups of interview participants.
- Conduct ethnographic observations and qualitative interviews.
- Synthesize and analyze observations, written communications, and interviews.
- Contribute to manuscript development.
- Coordinate and oversee IRB study-related documentation.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
- Flexible spending accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Tuition assistance for employees, spouses, and dependent children at Penn, and for dependent children at other institutions.
- Basic, matching, and supplemental retirement plans.
- Substantial time away from work.
- Long-term care insurance.
- Wellness and work-life programs and resources.
- Professional and personal development resources.
- Access to university libraries, athletic facilities, cultural activities, and recreational activities.
- Discounts and special services.
- Flexible work options and hours.
- Forgivable homeownership loan for eligible employees.
- Adoption assistance reimbursement for qualified expenses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
