Clinical Trial Specialist

Responsibilities

• Cook up new clinical trial protocols and secure necessary approvals.
• Prepare study tools like binders, medication diaries, eligibility checklists, and flow sheets.
• Collaborate with RNC and physicians to review patients' charts and obtain source documents.
• Ensure IRB-approved informed consent forms are obtained, signed, and recorded in the medical record.
• Register consented research patients with study sponsors and input data into the clinical trials database.
• Maintain research records including patient consent, eligibility, CRFs, and registration confirmations.
• Assist with grading adverse events and completing SAE forms.
• Provide regular reports to tumor study group members and PI, anticipate sponsor needs, and serve as a study liaison.
• Aid in ensuring personnel conduct studies according to treatment plans and Good Clinical Practices (GCP).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• One to three years of relevant clinical research experience.
• Solid knowledge of computer software programs such as Excel, Word, and Access.
• Experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator, with skills in recruitment, screening, enrolling, and consenting of patients.
• Oncology clinical research studies experience.
• Hematology experience.
• Comfortable communicating with patients and handling informed consent and source documents.

Essential Skills

• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to hold oneself accountable to high professional standards, maximize resources, and accept personal and professional responsibility continuously.

Work Environment

• Includes a clinical operations team of 40 FTEs across disease-specific groups such as breast, lung, phase 1, and GI.
• Robust departments like Research Administration, Quality Assurance, Informatics, Education, and Finance.
• Enrolls 5,000 subjects annually across Newark and seven other sites, with a goal to increase to 2,500 active subjects in 300 trials of all phases, covering both adult and pediatric studies.
• Public transportation is available for commuting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New Brunswick, NJ.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $38.00/hr.

Requirements

• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
• If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

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