Clinical Research Coordinator I

Lurie Children's Hospital•Chicago, IL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role supports multiple clinical and behavioral health research projects across Lurie Children’s, including high-impact, multidisciplinary programs such as L SPARC and NIH- and foundation-funded intervention studies. The position assists investigators with day to day study implementation, including regulatory and IRB support, participant recruitment and coordination, REDCap-based data collection and management, communication with participants and families, and basic data cleaning or analyses as needed. The ideal candidate is highly organized, communicates effectively, is comfortable working across clinical and research teams, and can flex between patient-facing activities and administrative or data-focused tasks in fast-paced, mission driven research environments focused on improving pediatric and adolescent health outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required. A combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience is directly related to the duties of the job.
Good organizational skills.
Good verbal and written communications skills.
Some knowledge of FDA, HSR, and GCP Guidelines.
Proficient analytical skills with the ability to remain agile and adaptable to various technological systems.

Responsibilities

Assists with study start-up and the preparation and maintenance of all regulatory documents required by sponsors and regulatory agencies (i.e. regulatory binders, source documents, correspondence, etc).
Assists with the preparation of protocols, informed consents, modifications, renewals and other necessary study documents for IRB and/or sponsor review.
Assists clinical research personnel in the implementation of clinical research projects, assists in the identification and recruitment of eligible study subjects.
Maintains inventory of study supplies and equipment.
Prepares lab kits and requisitions prior to visits.
Collects specimens from subjects and processes specimens as instructed.
Helps arrange study visits and provide instructions to study participants and families.
Coordinates reimbursement for study subjects.
Helps triage patient questions.
Assists with adverse event monitoring and reporting.
Assists in creating and maintaining case report forms or source document templates.
Abstracts data from medical records and enters information into study-specific forms and electronic data capture platforms.
Facilitates study initiation, monitoring and close-out visits.
May attend investigator meetings.
Supports research activities by conducting literature searches, assisting with QA/AC procedures, entering, coding, creating, updating data spreadsheets, retrieving, preparing, and managing data through importing and exporting in various formats.
Other job functions as assigned.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Employer paid group term life and disability
Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
403(b) with a 5% employer match
Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
Tuition assistance
Student loan servicing and support
Adoption benefits
Backup Childcare and Eldercare
Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
Discount purchasing program