UNIV - Pediatrics Precision Medicine Coordinator - Hollings Cancer Center

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

4d•$53,142 - $90,372•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Trials Office is recruiting a Pediatric Precision Medicine Coordinator to support the Pediatrics team. Under general supervision of Clinical Trials Office leadership, the coordinator works with clinical operations, data core, laboratory, quality, information technology, pathology, and physician partners to coordinate complex oncology clinical research programs at the Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center, and Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. The role combines protocol and data management, study participant coordination, biospecimen operations, and quality oversight across Children’s Oncology Group, research consortium, investigator-initiated, industry-sponsored, translational, and precision oncology initiatives. Independent professional judgment is required to help ensure data integrity, protocol compliance, operational efficiency, and timely communication with investigators, sponsors, research bases, and institutional partners. The position is based on the Charleston campus and splits time between Hollings Cancer Center and Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. The coordinator manages research data and records, coordinates participant study activities, and supports collection and handling of biologic specimens and specialized submissions. The position also supports precision oncology program development through cross-functional projects, day-to-day program activities, stakeholder communications, and partnerships with institutional and external collaborators. The employee maintains required training, competencies, credentials, and system access, participates in team and quality activities, and performs related duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Two years of relevant program experience.
Ability to perform the physical functions listed in the posting, including frequent upright, seated, and mobile work; frequent use of hands and arms and repetitive motions; continuous finger dexterity, tactile function, and corrected vision and hearing; and occasional lifting, carrying, lowering, pushing, or pulling objects weighing up to 15 pounds.

Responsibilities

Submit complete, accurate, and timely data to the Children’s Oncology Group, research consortiums, industry sponsors, institutional databases, and other research systems for assigned studies and participant caseloads.
Maintain research records and protocol-required materials, including source documentation, case report forms, screening logs, adverse-event and concomitant-medication logs, protocol deviations, 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 for baseline and follow-up time points, 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, informed consent documents, study calendars, laboratory manuals, and sponsor guidance to plan protocol-required procedures and assessments.
Collaborate with investigators, nurses, pharmacy, pathology, radiology, laboratory personnel, ancillary departments, and study participants to ensure activities occur within protocol-defined timeframes.
Maintain accurate 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 continuity of clinical research operations.
Coordinate the collection, preparation, processing, transport, shipment, tracking, and submission of blood, pathology, molecular, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and other 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 standard operating procedures.
Manage laboratory kits and supplies using designated inventory and sample management systems.
Coordinate radiology image, EKG, pathology, genomic, and other specialized submissions; maintain required 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.
Promote a respectful, collaborative, service-focused work environment and respond to study team, sponsor, monitor, and participant inquiries in a timely, professional manner.
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 to support the Clinical Trials Office and Hollings Cancer Center.