Clinical Research Coordinator

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

4d•$38 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will support study implementation for the SPLASH study, a program at Ward 86 designed to expand access to long-acting antiretroviral therapy (LA-ART) for people living with HIV who face barriers to adherence with daily oral therapy. SPLASH evaluates innovative clinical and implementation strategies to deliver long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy within a safety-net HIV clinic serving a diverse population including people experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and structural barriers to care. It will also examine predictors of failure on long-acting ART, including drug levels and the HIV viral reservoir. The CRC will focus on participant-facing study activities for the SPLASH study. The CRC will engage in recruitment, informed consent, accurate and timely data collection, entry, and quality assurance within study databases (e.g., REDCap). The CRC will work closely with clinical and research staff to align study procedures with routine clinical care, assist with specimen collection and transport, and ensure proper documentation of study activities. They will also contribute to maintaining regulatory files and ensuring compliance with study protocols and institutional requirements. The CRC, will support identifying, recruiting, screening, and enrolling eligible participants, as well as coordinating baseline and follow-up study visits. The CRC will work closely with investigators and clinician collaborators to ensure high-quality data collection and participant retention throughout the study. The role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work with a diverse population of people living with HIV in a busy clinical environment. The CRC will also participate in study meetings, contribute to quality assurance activities, and may assist with data preparation and analyses under supervision of the study investigators. The Clinical Research Coordinator’s duties may include, but will not be limited to supporting the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity; act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management; transport specimens; manage and report on study results; create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports; coordinate staff work schedules, assist with training of other Clinical Research Coordinators (CRC) Assistant Clinical Research Coordinators (Ast CRC), and assist PI with oversight of other research staff; manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research (CHR) online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications and the implementation of new studies; participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance; help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies; oversee study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation; maintain all regulatory documents; report study progress to investigators; and participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols. The incumbent will recruit, screen, enroll, and follow study participants, and interact with the study research data analyst, other clinical research coordinators, clinical researchers, collaborators, and funders. The CRC position requires the incumbent to adhere to research protocols with an emphasis on organizational skills and attention to detail. In addition, given that the employee will be working with people living with HIV and transgender men and women, past experience or strong interest in working with some or all of these populations would be highly beneficial. The CRC will respond to communications from participants through online forums and assist them in completing study procedures, so strong communication skills will be important. The CRC will meet regularly with the principal investigator and research data analyst for the studies to ensure study milestones are met.

Requirements

Adhere to research protocols.
Strong organizational skills.
Attention to detail.
Ability to work with a diverse population of people living with HIV in a busy clinical environment.
Strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Past experience or strong interest in working with people living with HIV and transgender men and women.

Responsibilities

Support study implementation for the SPLASH study.
Engage in recruitment, informed consent, accurate and timely data collection, entry, and quality assurance within study databases (e.g., REDCap).
Work closely with clinical and research staff to align study procedures with routine clinical care.
Assist with specimen collection and transport.
Ensure proper documentation of study activities.
Contribute to maintaining regulatory files and ensuring compliance with study protocols and institutional requirements.
Support identifying, recruiting, screening, and enrolling eligible participants.
Coordinate baseline and follow-up study visits.
Work closely with investigators and clinician collaborators to ensure high-quality data collection and participant retention.
Participate in study meetings.
Contribute to quality assurance activities.
Assist with data preparation and analyses under supervision of the study investigators.
Support the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies.
Act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management.
Transport specimens.
Manage and report on study results.
Create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports.
Coordinate staff work schedules.
Assist with training of other Clinical Research Coordinators (CRC) Assistant Clinical Research Coordinators (Ast CRC).
Assist PI with oversight of other research staff.
Manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research (CHR) online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications and the implementation of new studies.
Participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance.
Help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies.
Oversee study data integrity.
Implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures.
Interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation.
Maintain all regulatory documents.
Report study progress to investigators.
Participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
Recruit, screen, enroll, and follow study participants.
Interact with the study research data analyst, other clinical research coordinators, clinical researchers, collaborators, and funders.
Respond to communications from participants through online forums.
Assist participants in completing study procedures.
Meet regularly with the principal investigator and research data analyst for the studies to ensure study milestones are met.