Research Coordinator III - Academic Offices of Clinical Trials

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
  • Master’s degree preferred
• Experience: Five years of clinical research-related experience
• Licenses and Certifications: Required - Must have one of the following: • CCRC - Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (ACRP) • CCRP - Certified Clinical Research Professional (SOCRA)

Essential Functions

• People: Assists with training all clinical research personnel regarding enrollment/recruitment protocols and processes, identifies and clinical research subjects; monitors enrollment goals and modifies recruitment strategies, as necessary.
  • Precepts new clinical research staff and educates staff regarding scientific aspects of studies. Serves as a resource for the clinical research staff.
  • Service: Participates in the Principal Investigator (PI) meetings and in-services with nurses and physicians.
    • Organizes and participates in pre-site and site initiation visits.
    • Completes initial patient assessments, per competence, utilizing interview, observation and examination; obtains vital signs and performs phlebotomy; teaches proper procedures to research coordinator and research coordinator assistant.
  • Quality/Safety: Oversees and maintains accurate source documentation and appropriate forms as per protocol including participant records, drug documentation, reconciling study drug/device accountability; monitors documentation for quality and accuracy.
    • Leads and conducts reviews on on-going studies and oversees quality assurance on ongoing protocols; productive working relationship with study monitor.
    • Assists in processing and shipping lab specimens efficiently and cost effectively; maintains supply inventory and equipment; ensures return of test article/clinical supplies; maintains regulatory standards.
  • Finance: Assists in budget development and CMS coverage analysis and study billing management.
    • Researches best cost/quality options for supply orders and is a good financial steward of Houston Methodist’s resources and considers this for such orders. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks.
  • Growth/Innovation: Plans and designs source documentation for protocol. Develops study specific forms or tools per protocol to use in clinical research and teaches research team how to use the assessment tool.
    • Develops and conducts procedures for laboratory collection and storage.
    • Proactively manages own professional development and completes My Development Plan.

Supplemental Requirements

• Work Attire: Uniform: No
  • Scrubs: Yes
    • Business professional: No
      • Other (department approved): Yes
• On Call*: No
• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area: No
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area: No

Company Profile

Houston Methodist Academic Institute oversees the Education Institute and Research Institute. The Academic Institute aligns our research and education initiatives in service to the clinical mission, providing solutions that answer the call for new technologies and skills our clinicians need for patient care. Houston Methodist Education Institute coordinates our primary academic affiliation with Weill Cornell Medicine and other joint programs, including the Engineering Medicine Program at Texas A&M University Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine. The Education Institute also oversees continuing medical education and graduate medical education, and supports trainees in residence for medical, nursing, allied health and research education programs. Houston Methodist Research Institute supports research programs and infrastructure that enable faculty across the system to bring new scientific discoveries to patients as rapidly as possible through the full cycle of a cure from conceptual bench research, to prototyping and development, to clinical trials and FDA approval. The Research Institute supports clinical research protocols and extramurally funded translational research programs.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.