Clinical Research Coordinator

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

7h•Onsite

About The Position

This Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) position is fully onsite, requiring flexibility to work at either the UCSF Mission Bay Campus in San Francisco or the UCSF Oakland Campus, with daily location determined by study needs, though generally planned in advance. Fluency in written and spoken Spanish is a mandatory requirement. The primary focus of this role is the NIH DISCOVERY of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth study. The coordinator is tasked with enrolling 10-12 participants monthly across both San Francisco and Oakland hospitals, which involves reviewing upcoming patient schedules and arranging in-person meetings during clinic visits. The CRC will engage closely with youth at-risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their families to facilitate enrollment and the collection of biological samples. The insights gained from this study, through deep biochemical, clinical, and psychosocial phenotyping, are crucial for developing future treatment and prevention strategies for youth-onset T2D. Operating at a fully operational journey level, the CRC independently manages and coordinates research protocols, primarily focusing on pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth, under the general direction of the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI). This includes executing, managing, and coordinating research protocols, as well as coordinating data collection and operations for multiple concurrent clinical research studies, all in adherence to research protocols, UCSF policies, and regulatory agency guidelines. Key duties encompass overseeing various clinical studies, ensuring strict regulatory compliance, meticulous data and documentation management, supporting Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, maintaining high data quality, coordinating staff activities, and participating in audits while upholding UCSF policies and research guidelines. Additional responsibilities involve recruiting participants for pediatric endocrinology studies through various channels like phone, email, Zoom/video, or in-person, and collaborating closely with researchers, hospital clinic staff, children, and their families at both Benioff Children’s Hospitals.

Requirements

Fluency in written and spoken Spanish.
Ability to independently manage and coordinate research protocols mainly for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth.
Ability to perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols.
Ability to commit to a schedule of 5 days per week, Monday through Friday, generally 40 hours per week, with rare evening and weekend hours, at either the UCSF Mission Bay Campus or UCSF Oakland Campus.

Responsibilities

Enroll 10-12 participants per month across two main hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland for the DISCOVERY study.
Review upcoming patients in both San Francisco and Oakland and develop a schedule to meet them in person at their clinic visits.
Work closely with youth at-risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their families to enroll children in the study.
Facilitate the collection of biological samples for analysis.
Independently manage and coordinate research protocols mainly for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth.
Execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI).
Coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies.
Oversee multiple clinical studies.
Ensure regulatory compliance.
Manage data and documentation.
Support IRB submissions.
Maintain data quality.
Coordinate staff activities.
Participate in audits while adhering to UCSF policies and research guidelines.
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.
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 Institutional Review Board (iRIS) 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.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Recruit participants for multiple studies in pediatric endocrinology, including contacting participants by phone, email, Zoom/video, or in person.
Work closely with other researchers, hospital clinic staff, children and their families, onsite, at both Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco (West Bay) and in Oakland (East Bay).