Clinical Research Coordinator II - Pulmonary and Sleep medicine

SHIFT: Day (United States of America)

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About the role

Under minimal supervision, this role substantially coordinates all clinical research activities within the scope of clinical research protocols. Duties involve managing the day-to-day activities of the research study under the guidance of PI or managing study staff.

Responsibilities

Core 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

Related responsibilities

• 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

Additional Responsibilities may include

• 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 (drug/device) accountability
• Self-monitor and self-audit responsibilities
• Develop informed consent document and/or draft or edit IRB protocols or related documents such as study administration manuals
• Maintain Clinical Trial.gov
• Develop Case Report Forms
• Assignments to include more complex studies

Requirements

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree in a related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of clinical/research coordination experience Required
• At least three (3) years of clinical/research coordination experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of IRB and human subject protection
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

Benefits

As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Pay

Salary Range: $58,300.00 - $72,900.00 Annually. Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting.