Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Memory and Aging

University of California - San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California - San Francisco is seeking an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator to support and coordinate clinical studies under supervision. This entry-level role involves assisting with study setup, subject scheduling, data collection, and ensuring protocol adherence.

You will help design data collection tools, enter and clean study data, assist with reports to sponsors, and attend team meetings in a fast-paced, collaborative research environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma; or equivalent experience.
• Experience writing scientific correspondence.
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.
• Ability to work independently, exercising judgment and initiative.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated and a record of exceptional performance meeting multiple deadlines for concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate one or more clinical studies across sites.
• Design flow sheets, data forms, source documents.
• Gather and interpret medical, surgical and lab data.
• Assure inclusion/exclusion criteria adherence.
• Help recruit, enroll, register, and retain study subjects.
• Record protocol treatments and ship samples.
• Maintain patient schedules and visit calendars.
• Enter and clean data in study databases.
• Assist with data analysis and reports.
• Attend team meetings.

Skills

Scientific writing

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Windows

Data management

Teamwork

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Independent work

Education

High School Diploma

BA/BS in neuroscience or related science

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Windows

Job description

Job Summary

Under the supervision of a Clinical Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator (PI), the incumbent will perform entry-level duties related to the support and coordination of clinical studies, and may receive training and development to prepare and advance for journey-level work at the next level within the series.

The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator may be responsible for the coordination of one or more single or multi-site, active or follow-up clinical studies and may help design flow sheets, data forms and source documents; gather and interpret medical, surgical and laboratory data regarding clinical subjects; may apply understanding of inclusion/exclusion eligibility criteria for protocols; help recruit, enroll, register, schedule and retain study subjects; record protocol specific treatments and assure collection and shipment of samples; assist research personnel to keep patients on study schedules; complete study forms to submit to sponsors and/or appropriate agencies; collect, enter and clean data into study databases, maintaining data quality; assist with data analysis; assist with preparation of reports and tables; attend team meetings; and perform other duties as assigned.

• 30% Patient Management: Working in collaboration with others, schedules and tracks patient visits, tests, procedures and follow up according to protocol; provides calendars and schedules to patients; in collaboration with team members, documents adverse events; reports adverse events to appropriate University and outside agencies; obtains, processes and ships specimens.
• 30% Patient Registration: Works with Investigators to verify history and medical information to assure inclusion/exclusion criteria are met; schedules screening tests and procedures; registers and randomizes patients on trials and/or studies.
• 30% Data Management: Abstracts clinical data from medical records; enters data onto case report forms, study flow sheets, and other forms; submits required data and data forms in accordance with accuracy and timeliness requirements of the protocols; addresses and resolves data queries; identifies, investigates and resolves data quality issues.
• 10% Miscellaneous: Helps prepare for audits/monitoring visits by sponsors and/or regulatory agencies; monitors study supply inventory and reorders as needed; maintains research charts and study binders; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma; or equivalent experience
• Experience writing scientific correspondence
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.
• Ability to work independently, exercising judgment and initiative
• Detail oriented, self-motivated and a record of exceptional performance meeting multiple deadlines for concurrent projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• MRI brain imaging experience
• Blood biomarker experience
• BA/BS in neuroscience or a related science and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities
• Demonstrated proficiency with medical terminology
• Experience working with elderly patients or study subjects with neurodegenerative diseases
• Ability to abstract data from medical records and transfer it to data collection forms or directly into databases
• Experience performing statistical analysis
• Experiences preparing IRB submissions and helping with grant/manuscript preparation
• Experience analyzing data using statistical software

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma; or equivalent experience
• Experience writing scientific correspondence
• Excellent verbal and written communications and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.
• Ability to work independently, exercising judgment and initiative
• Detail oriented, self-motivated and a record of exceptional performance meeting multiple deadlines for concurrent projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• MRI brain imaging experience
• Blood biomarker experience
• BA/BS in neuroscience or a related science and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities
• Demonstrated proficiency with medical terminology
• Experience working with elderly patients or study subjects with neurodegenerative diseases
• Ability to abstract data from medical records and transfer it to data collection forms or directly into databases
• Experience performing statistical analysis
• Experiences preparing IRB submissions and helping with grant/manuscript preparation
• Experience analyzing data using statistical software