Clinical Research Coordinator - Endocrinology (Part-Time)

About the role

This 60% position (24 hours per week) will involve conducting on-site study visits at Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco's Mission Bay, and may require presence at Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, based on the needs of the department. Flexibility is required, as the study's needs will determine the number of hours worked on any given day.

Responsibilities

• Conducting study visits
• Participant recruitment
• Data entry
• Regulatory maintenance
• Conducting monitoring visits
• Submitting to the Institutional Review Board
• Other study coordination duties

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; or equivalent experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
• 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 multitask in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population
• Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Windows
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects
• Experience and/or comfort working with children, adolescents, and families
• Fluency in the usage of Institutional Review Board (IRB) online iRIS 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
• Experience with accessing electronic medical records and entering the data into REDCap and other platforms
• 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, IRB regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects, Effective Cash Handling Procedures, Environmental Health and Safety Training, Fire Safety Training