UNIV - Pediatrics Precision Medicine Coordinator - Hollings Cancer Center
About The Position
The Pediatric Precision Medicine Coordinator works with the Pediatrics team under general supervision of Clinical Trials Office leadership. In collaboration with clinical operations, the data core, laboratory, quality, information technology, pathology, and physician partners, the role coordinates and supports complex oncology clinical research programs at the Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center, and Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. The position is based on the Charleston campus, with time split between Hollings Cancer Center and Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. The role combines protocol and data management, participant coordination, biospecimen operations, and quality oversight. Programs include Children’s Oncology Group and research consortium studies, investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored research, translational research, and precision oncology initiatives. The coordinator uses independent professional judgment to support data integrity, protocol compliance, operational efficiency, and timely communication with investigators, sponsors, research bases, and institutional partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Two years of relevant program experience.
- Ability to perform the physical functions described, including frequent upright, seated, and mobile work; continuous indoor work; fine motor tasks; and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 15 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Submit complete, accurate, and timely study data to the Children’s Oncology Group, research consortiums, industry sponsors, institutional databases, and other research systems.
- Maintain research records and protocol-required documentation, including source documents, case report forms, screening logs, adverse event and concomitant medication logs, patient-reported outcomes, radiology records, and staging documentation.
- Perform chart abstraction and source verification; resolve sponsor, monitor, database, imaging, and research-base queries within required timelines.
- Support secondary data reviews, monitoring visits, audits, inspections, corrective and preventive actions, and performance metric reviews.
- Protect participant privacy and the confidentiality of clinical and molecular data.
- Coordinate study activities for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology investigators, including informed consent support, enrollment, follow-up, and off-study requirements.
- Interpret protocols, consent documents, study calendars, laboratory manuals, and sponsor guidance to plan protocol-required procedures and assessments.
- Coordinate with investigators, nurses, pharmacy, pathology, radiology, laboratory personnel, ancillary departments, and participants to ensure activities occur within protocol-defined timeframes.
- Maintain participant status in the clinical trial management system and electronic medical record, including timely encounter updates for screening, enrollment, follow-up, and study completion.
- Participate in Clinical Research Group clinics, meetings, and tumor boards to identify potential participants and support research operations.
- Coordinate collection, preparation, processing, transport, shipment, tracking, and submission of biologic specimens according to protocol and laboratory manual requirements.
- Handle biologic specimens and bloodborne pathogens in accordance with OSHA, IATA, institutional safety requirements, and departmental procedures.
- Manage laboratory kits and supplies using designated inventory and sample management systems.
- Coordinate radiology image, EKG, pathology, genomic, and other specialized submissions; maintain portal access and resolve vendor or sponsor queries with internal departments.
- Support cross-functional projects involving clinical trial systems, molecular data platforms, and sample management tools.
- Coordinate day-to-day program activities and execute approved project plans, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications.
- Build effective partnerships with information technology, pathology and laboratory medicine, external molecular laboratories, sponsors, vendors, and academic collaborators.
- Respond professionally and promptly to study team, sponsor, monitor, and participant inquiries while promoting a respectful, collaborative, service-focused environment.
- Maintain required training, competencies, credentials, and system access; participate in staff meetings, huddles, continuing education, audits, monitoring visits, and departmental improvement activities.
- Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
