Senior Clinical Research Coordinator - Cancer Center - Clinical Trials Office

University of Illinois Chicago•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a major urban public research university and one of the largest employers in Chicago. This position is within the Clinical Trials Office of the Cancer Center. The role is responsible for managing, coordinating, and implementing all components of clinical research protocols, both within and outside the clinical setting. This includes managing comprehensive patient protocol treatment schedules, developing patient recruitment strategies, overseeing investigations, and preparing IRB submissions and regulatory documents.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, mental health, psychology, pharmaceutical sciences, social science, a health related or scientific field or a related field required.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a research discipline required.
Experience in a clinical research setting, experience working with Federal Regulations and IRB’s.
Prior experience with medical terminology and procedures.
Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent communication, organization, presentation and computer/pc skills.
Knowledge of research protocols, principles, and procedures; knowledge of aspects of clinical trials such as screening, interviewing, case report forms; knowledge of experimental design, mathematics, statistics, computerized information retrieval systems, and computer data management; ability to identify, produce, organize, evaluate and interpret data; knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures (e.g., informed consent process, data safety and monitoring plans, principles of data collection and documentation) involved with clinical trials and other clinical research; ability to work as a member of a project team; knowledge of clinical tasks required for research (e.g., phlebotomy, centrifugation, processing tissue samples, interviewing).
Knowledge of research protocols, principles and procedures; knowledge of aspects of clinical trials such as screening, interviewing, case reports forms; knowledge of experimental design, mathematics, statistics, computer applications and computer data management; oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of a science such as biology or psychology; ability to identify, produce, organize, evaluate and interpret data; knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures (i.e. informed consent, IRB applications, data safety and monitoring plans) involved with clinical trials and other clinical research; ability to work as a member of a project team; knowledge of clinical tasks required for research (e.g. phlebotomy, centrifugation, interviewing).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred.
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical research protocol priorities and organization structure.
Train staff on research protocols and procedures.
Extract data from complex medical records with expert accuracy.
Notify and inform PI, physicians, clinical staff, affiliates and grant sponsors of adverse events and protocol modifications, including their impact on the clinical research program.
Coordinate the activation and maintenance of clinical protocols, including review and completion of submissions, amendments, and adverse event reports as required by the UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB), Protocol Review Committee and grant sponsors.
Review laboratory and clinical procedures and evaluations regularly to ensure protocol compliance.
Act as liaison between physicians, clinical staff and the UIC IRB office, grant sponsors and regulatory agencies to ensure priorities are clearly communicated and resources are allocated appropriately across multiple ongoing projects.
Communicate clinical information and work with stakeholders to create best practice tools.
Assist PI, physicians and clinical staff in identification, recruitment and enrollment strategies of patients to increase enrollment and to meet clinical research protocols.
Schedule and conduct clinical research visits required by the protocol and track participant visits.
Schedule all patient examinations, repeat examinations, treatments and laboratory visits required by the protocol.
Coordinate outreach to and liaison with staff at schools, community clinics, science fairs, etc. to make research presentations and recruit new clients for various research projects.
Screen patients for protocol eligibility and participation in clinical research.
Complete patient assessment of anthropometrics and perform phlebotomy.
Execute informed consent process and monitor patient status; Enroll clients into programs, explaining the research protocols to the clients and parents, and obtain appropriate consent forms.
Ensure that client enrollment and research activities comply with established protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant sponsor guidelines.
Conduct clinical, behavioral and observational surveys of clients and parents.
Collect and review client evaluations/assessments, surveys, and participant interviews to develop reports for the PI and appropriate agencies and grant sponsors.
Complete accurate, concise, and legible documentation of all participant records and other source documentation and forms per protocol, (i.e. maintain drug documentation, reconciling study drug accountability).
Conduct basic lab duties including centrifuging, alloquoting, and storing and shipping of study specimens.
Prepare study data for grant progress reports, analysis for meeting presentations, and publications.
Participate in required clinical research education and training programs.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.