Clinical Research Coordinator II - Neuro-Oncology and Neurofibromatosis

About the role

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A Brief Overview: Duties involve managing the day-to-day activities of the research study under the guidance of PI or managing study staff. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is hiring in Neuro-Oncology, a sub-section of Oncology. The Neuro-Oncology team is under the direction of Dr. Michael Fisher, who also serves as the Director of the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium (NFCTC). Dr. Cassie Kline is the Director of Clinical Research for Neuro-Oncology, and also serves as the Director of Data Quality and Integration of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC). We currently have over 50 ongoing clinical trials, in different phases, that cover an array of tumors that affect the central nervous system (CNS). Our Principal Investigators (PI) are dedicated to improve the survival outcomes, quality of life, and care of children and young adults with CNS tumors. The PIs are joined with a team of clinical research coordinators, study nurses, nurse practitioners, and other ancillary team members. Our group aims to grow novel clinical trials within the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, but we are also active members of neuro-oncology clinical research consortia, such as NFCTC and PNOC, and collaborate broadly with institutions through the US and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
• Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
• Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
• Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
• Maintain study source documents
• Report adverse events
• Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
• Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
• Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
• Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• Prepare, manage, submit, and maintain essential regulatory documents (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and remain aware of the regulatory status for projects within scope of role
• Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov as appropriate
• Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
• Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit as appropriate
• Facilitate study close out activities as appropriate
• Coordinate research/project team meetings
• Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
• Schedule subject visits and procedures
• Retain records/archive documents after study close out
• Manage study finances including sponsor invoicing & resolving study subject billing issues
• Develop advertisement materials
• Act as liaison for research subject, investigator, IRB, sponsor, and healthcare professionals
• Organize and/or run study-related meetings locally or across teams (for multi-site projects)
• Support study team communications and outreach
• Provide training to junior staff on conduct of research studies
• Document investigational product (