Clinical Research Coordinator Fellow, Neurology

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

18h

About The Position

The UT Southwestern Clinical Research Coordinator Fellowship is a two-year program that trains recent college graduates to become independent clinical research coordinators. The format of the program allows fellows to gain direct experience and knowledge and strengthen essential management skills, while developing a portfolio of work that can prepare them for future graduate school. Support faculty-mentored clinical research projects and studies. Assist with study coordination, data collection, and literature reviews. Help with IRB/regulatory documents and research compliance. Contribute to abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts. Participate in educational sessions and professional development activities. Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited 4-year college or university

Nice To Haves

• Applicants are those with a history of applying for a graduate program but who require additional clinical experience.
• Ideal applicants are intending to apply or re-apply to a graduate program within 2-3 years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Takes part in a prespecified training program that prepares fellows for independent functioning as a research coordinator fellow.
• Observes clinical research management and administration to gain perspective on the day-to-day challenges and decisions faced by clinical research staff.
• Completes multiple health system and human subjects research training programs to become certified in good clinical practice, human subjects research and HIPAA.
• Interacts with various types of leadership. Builds strong relationships with primary mentors and expanded research team.
• Directly interacts with clinical research participants, as required, for the research study. May interact via telephone, telehealth, or in-person.
• Works both independently and/or as a member of multidisciplinary team.
• Attends regular research meetings, management meetings, and study related or sponsor hosted meetings.
• Recruits, screens, enrolls and follows subjects according to protocol guidelines. May also assist with the consent process.
• Coordinates and schedules study procedures as per protocol.
• Maintains coordinator data collection information required for each study which may also include developing CRF‿s or data collection tools.
• May coordinate regulatory aspects of the trial including maintaining and developing regulatory information to comply with industry standards, University policies, FDA requirements or other hospital policies.
• May review and abstract information from medical records for verification of eligibility for trials.
• Monitors patients‿ safety by reviewing records and ensuring appropriate reporting per protocol and HRPP standards.
• Conducts study procedures according to the protocol with proper training and check offs to maintain scope of work.
• Maintains subject level documentation.
• Presents research experience and completes capstone project by the end of the second year.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level