Clinical Research Coordinator III - Cardiology

Cedars-Sinai • Los Angeles, CA

10h • $85,280 - $132,184

About The Position

The Clinical Research Coordinator III (CRC Lead) is responsible for project allocation and immediate oversight of clinical research coordinators and clinical research associates, along with primary coordination of assigned studies. This includes managing schedules and coverage for the coordinator team, improving efficiency of research systems and processes, training of personnel, and resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems to ensure the successful implementation of research protocols.

Requirements

• Project allocation and immediate oversight of clinical research coordinators and clinical research associates
• Primary coordination of assigned studies
• Managing schedules and coverage for the coordinator team
• Improving efficiency of research systems and processes
• Training of personnel
• Resolution of day-to-day administrative and operational problems
• Patient screening and consenting
• Regulatory reporting
• Completion of required data collection
• Maintenance of source documents
• Facilitation of all study logistics
• Ensuring successful protocol implantation and patient safety
• Departmental reporting related to protocol activity, accrual data, workload, and other research information
• Participating in project feasibility reviews and study initiation visits
• Providing strategic guidance on study set-up and implementation
• Oversight for institutional, pharmaceutical and internal audits
• Facilitating third party study monitoring
• Designing and implementing needed corrective actions
• Assistance with research project budget development
• Identifying and classifying routine care vs. research related care
• Assistance with research participant research billing and reconciliation
• Attending meetings and conferences related to research activities
• Participating in planning, workshops, evaluation meetings, and seminars, educational or administrative meetings

Responsibilities

• Responsible for immediate oversight of CRC team, including project allocation, staff scheduling and staff training; contributes to performance reviews for CRC team.
• Identifies and ensures needed resources and logistics for research activities, including determining appropriate course of action in solving day-to-day research operations problems.
• Responsible for departmental reporting related to protocol activity, accrual data, workload, and other research information; present this information to management.
• Participates in project feasibility reviews and study initiation visits and provides strategic guidance on study set-up and implementation.
• Identifies quality and performance improvement opportunities and collaborates with staff in the development of action plans to improve quality and efficiency.
• Provides oversight for institutional, pharmaceutical and internal audits, including facilitating third party study monitoring and designs and implements needed corrective actions.
• Provides assistance with research project budget development, including identifying and classifying routine care vs. research related care and provides assistance with research participant research billing and reconciliation.
• Provides study coordination for assigned projects, including patient screening and consenting, regulatory reporting, completion required data collection, maintenance of source documents, facilitation of all study logistics to ensure successful protocol implantation and patient safety.
• Attend meetings and conferences related to research activities, including research staff meetings.
• Participate in planning, workshops, evaluation meetings, and seminars, educational or administrative meetings as necessary or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed