Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Provide Administrative Project Support To STRIVElab Projects Including Scheduling project and collaborator meetings. Disseminating project-related materials to project team staff. Updating the lab website
• Provide Clinical Research Support To STRIVElab Projects Including Completing study documentation including IRB reports, funder reports, and presentation, manuscript, and grant preparation. Data entry, database management, data transfer processes. Assisting with recruitment, enrollment, consent, and retention of participants. Completing screening interviews with parents and teachers of students with attention and behavior concerns. Updating clinical materials, including manuals, handouts and videos. Supporting delivery of school-based behavioral health interventions being evaluated. Building and maintaining partnerships with school stakeholders.

Qualifications

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Fluency in Spanish
• Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, other departments and outside institutions; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population.
• Able to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent quantitative skills.
• Proficiency in basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, calendaring (including google calendars and outlook), cloud storage (REDCap, Qualtrics), and other online tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of research experience working on clinical trials.
• Experience with recruiting and/or managing study participants.
• Clear understanding of maintaining the security and confidentiality of participant data.
• Fluency in the usage of Committee of Human Research (CHR) online iMEDris system for submission, renewal, and modification of protocols through this system.
• Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation.
• Certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals
• BS in Psychology or Education preferred.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPPA regulations, following the UCSF mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following: Access, Stata, SASS/ SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms.
• Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines: Good Clinical Practice Guidelines Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Protection of Human Research Subjects CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects Effective Cash Handling Procedures