Research Coordinator - (Oncology)

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

2h • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is hiring a regular full-time Research Coordinator to support the Clinical Research Services team at the Hillman Cancer Center in Shadyside/Pittsburgh, PA and the UPMC Magee Women’s Oncology Research program in Oakland/Pittsburgh, PA. This role will support various Oncology Disease Center program studies, working Monday through Friday during daylight hours. The Clinical Research Services (CRS) team consists of nearly 200 staff members who facilitate the development, implementation, coordination, internal data monitoring, and completion of oncology-focused trials. These trials include institutional, multi-center cooperative group/National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN), consortium, and industry-sponsored trials. CRS provides study development and implementation assistance, FDA submissions, IRB processing, patient recruitment, study coordination, study-specific training, data collection, and specimen collection and processing. The employee will be responsible for ensuring the effective use of CRS services by multiple Oncology program investigators. Responsibilities include working with PIs to address challenges in all research phases, developing recruitment plans, obtaining institutional approvals, planning implementation in clinics, coordinating with clinical providers and CRCs for recruitment and assessment, tracking accruals, preparing reports on accruals, adverse events, and outcomes, and monitoring progress with timely troubleshooting. This position involves developing tools to build community relationships for participant enrollment, developing metrics for evaluating clinical research sites, preparing evaluation reports, administering research questionnaires, collecting, entering, and verifying data, assisting in quality control, providing regulatory reviews and updates, writing clinical study protocols and informed consent documents, and providing general clinical research assistance. Candidates need strong organizational and effective communication skills to interact with clinical site personnel, participants, funders, and research and medical staff. This position is part of a UPMC Research Career ladder, with the incumbent hired into the appropriate level based on education and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and training acceptable - including experience in process evaluation or coordinating multiple aspects of research projects (study participant recruitment, assessment, and data collection,) required.
• Computer Skills (Microsoft Office Products) required.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately collect, and store research data required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written required.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with patients, staff, and investigators as well as maintain patient confidentiality.
• Strong organizational skills are required.
• Must be able to work independently and must be able to work a flexible schedule based on study needs.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Oncology experience preferred
• Regulatory experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Revise, renew and maintain IRE approval, protocols, and consent forms for studies.
• Recruit subjects for ongoing and new research studies.
• Assist in hypothesis generation, data collection, data analysis, and data presentation and publication.
• Performs duties for approved research projects according to defined protocols and procedures including appropriate collection, recording, and storage of data.
• Assists in data collection and data entry and quality control of data.
• Follows appropriate research policies and procedures including all applicable laws and regulations and maintains scientific integrity including accurate data storage.
• Perform literature reviews and generate material needed for future studies.
• Must complete online IRB certification modules 1 and 2 (Research Practice Fundamentals) in accordance with Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Designs and implements evaluation of processes, including evaluation of clinical site performance, evaluation of laboratory processes, protocol development, study implementation, etc.
• Manage development and review process for all manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations generated through the activities of the research group.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level