Clinical Trials Associate 1

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs a variety of duties involved in the collection, interpretation, and documentation of data in support of clinical trials with regular guidance. Assists in ensuring adherence to protocols, appropriate regulations, and deadlines. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity.

Requirements

Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate laboratory practices in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Knowledge of how and where to store and maintain basic records associated with job assignments.
Knowledgeable on all phases in the lifecycle of a sponsored research project.
Well versed in and able to assist researchers in reducing compliance risks and assisting in routine and specialized processes.
Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
Individually contributes to project/ work teams.
Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.
Experience Level: Less than 1 year
Education: Associate's

Responsibilities

Assesses patient eligibility for approved studies by being knowledgeable of protocols to determine specific criteria for eligibility or exclusion, ensuring participant consent/assent forms are completed, and reviewing the medical record to determine eligibility status.
Enters study participant data and follows study protocols by recording all participant data essential to the study into REDCap databases, following study protocols for data collection and participant contact, reporting all adverse events according to VUMC and protocol guidelines, creating reports as needed, and assisting with monitoring compliance with protocol and regulations.
Ensures deadlines are met for study by scheduling shipping of study materials to meet protocol deadlines, coordinating with clinic staff to ensure that data collection does not disrupt clinic flow, preparing study materials for mailing (e.g., study binders, retention items), and attending weekly lab meetings and providing updates on participant’s status.
Collects follow-up data from study participants by calling or sending questionnaires to participants to complete questionnaires and checking clinic schedules for upcoming data collection.