Research Monitoring Specialist

Arkansas Children's Hospital Northwest • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

Responsible for monitoring activities to assure compliance. Provides reviews of case report forms, source documents, and regulatory documents; assesses the maintenance and security of study records, test articles, and study specimens; reviews the informed consent process; and serves as an institutional liaison. The position is in the Research Integrity department and is designated safety sensitive. Arkansas Children’s is a tobacco-free workplace, and flu vaccines are required.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Two years of relevant experience with a high school diploma/GED, or four years of experience in lieu of a diploma/GED.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
• SOCRA CCRP certification or ACRP-CP certification.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain a monitoring program and tools for human research.
• Obtain documents and assure the files are complete.
• Conduct initial, interim, and close-out monitoring visits for all designated studies.
• Communicate issues and status of monitoring activities, potential findings, and education opportunities.
• Review contracts for required elements.
• Develop procedures, tools, internal systems trend analyses, and quality improvement efforts, and monitor their effect.
• Assist in educational activities and training, coordinate trends in audits, and serve as a content resource.
• Assist research project development, draft forms, and review documents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED