Clinical Research Coordinator

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

19d

About The Position

The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies. The 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; 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 Assistant CRCs, and assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI with oversight of other research staff; manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research 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; and perform other duties as assigned. The Clinical Research Coordinator will, independently or as directed by the Principal Investigator (PI, Dr. Chang), execute, manage and coordinate clinical and/or research protocols, and may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies. Primary responsibilities will include acquisition, preparation, testing, and maintenance of electronic recording hardware, technical set-ups for research data collection in the operative setting, data-collection from patients, generation and dissemination of clinical data and visualizations, conversion of data to usable data formats, and management of data files. Secondary responsibilities include development and improvement of hardware and software platforms used for data collection, analysis of multi-modal neural and behavioral datasets, and assistance with experiment planning and study logistics. Other responsibilities may include administrative support for clinical research, including activities relating to regulatory approvals, consent documentation. In all cases, collegial and productive interactions with laboratory personnel, other clinical and research colleagues, administration colleagues, and patients and families will be essential.

Requirements

Ability to perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level.
Experience executing, managing, and coordinating research protocols.
Experience coordinating data collection and operations of clinical research studies.
Experience managing and reporting on study results.
Experience creating, cleaning, updating, and managing databases and comprehensive datasets and reports.
Experience coordinating staff work schedules.
Experience assisting with training.
Experience managing protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system.
Experience with renewals and modifications of protocol applications.
Experience with the implementation of new studies.
Experience participating in the review and writing of protocols.
Experience ensuring institutional review board approval within University compliance.
Experience assuring compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies.
Experience overseeing study data integrity.
Experience implementing and maintaining periodic quality control procedures.
Experience interfacing with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation.
Experience maintaining all regulatory documents.
Experience reporting study progress to investigators.
Experience participating in internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
Experience acquiring, preparing, testing, and maintaining electronic recording hardware.
Experience performing technical set-ups for research data collection in the operative setting.
Experience collecting data from patients.
Experience generating and disseminating clinical data and visualizations.
Experience converting data to usable data formats.
Experience managing data files.
Experience developing and improving hardware and software platforms used for data collection.
Experience analyzing multi-modal neural and behavioral datasets.
Experience assisting with experiment planning and study logistics.
Experience providing administrative support for clinical research, including regulatory approvals and consent documentation.
Ability to maintain collegial and productive interactions with laboratory personnel, other clinical and research colleagues, administration colleagues, and patients and families.

Responsibilities

Execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols.
Coordinate data collection and operations of concurrent clinical research studies.
Support the management and coordination of tasks for clinical research studies.
Act as an intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management.
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 Assistant CRCs.
Assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI with oversight of other research staff.
Manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system, including renewals and modifications.
Implement new studies.
Participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance.
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 internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
Acquire, prepare, test, and maintain electronic recording hardware.
Perform technical set-ups for research data collection in the operative setting.
Collect data from patients.
Generate and disseminate clinical data and visualizations.
Convert data to usable data formats.
Manage data files.
Develop and improve hardware and software platforms used for data collection.
Analyze multi-modal neural and behavioral datasets.
Assist with experiment planning and study logistics.
Provide administrative support for clinical research, including regulatory approvals and consent documentation.
Maintain collegial and productive interactions with laboratory personnel, other clinical and research colleagues, administration colleagues, and patients and families.