Senior Laboratory Coordinator (Correlative Lab) Cancer Center

Job Responsibilities

• Possess an in-depth knowledge of specimen collection, processing, and shipping requirements for protocols within the Clinical Trials Office.
• Accurately obtain, document, process and manage serial specimens (blood and other bodily fluids) obtained from patients participating in clinical trials.
• Carefully coordinate the collection of central study samples and required study assessments in collaboration with nursing, study coordinators, physicians and patients in a timely manner.
• Responsible for requesting and shipping research related pathology requests for the CTO.
• Collaborates with Tissue Repository staff and assists with obtaining and shipping tissue specimens based on IATA/DOT Guidelines.
• Communicate with Study Coordinators regarding the status of tissue requests.
• Aid in training, mentoring, shadowing and onboarding junior staff when directed by management.
• Occasionally travel between the Clinical Research Center, Westwood Facility, Indian Creek Campus and The University of Kansas Health System Hospital for meetings, kit drop off and transport of study specimens.
• Verify accuracy and properly store study flowsheets when directed by management.
• Provide quick and accurate email responses and query resolution to sponsors, monitors, nursing, study coordinators, etc.
• Work with data coordinators during onsite monitor visits and audits to provide organized, accurate patient lab charts.
• Proactively check-in with study monitors and provide requested lab documents.
• Ensure excellent documentation with limited errors in data collection, entry and sample shipment.
• Utilize EMR (Epic) and Outlook lab calendar to set up study lab collections and schedule upcoming couriers.
• Participate in weekly lab rotation, daily patient assignments and Friday handoff emails.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant work experience.
• One year of lab assistance and lab tech experience.
• Previous laboratory clinical trial experience.
• Previous oncology experience.
• Familiarity with medical terminology.