Clinical Research Coordinator

UW School of Medicine and Public Health; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution is seeking an energetic Clinical Research Coordinator to assist with over 50 ongoing clinical studies. This role involves participant recruitment, maintaining protocol adherence, and collaborating with clinical teams. Ideal for individuals aiming to grow in a healthcare research environment.

Benefits

Generous vacation and sick leave

Competitive insurance and savings accounts

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating a clinical research trial or other research projects preferred.
• Experience working in a lab setting or with processing samples preferred.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates various clinical research studies adhering to protocols.
• Recruits and enrolls study participants, ensuring compliance with research protocols.
• Manages research data and documents, performs quality checks.

Skills

Organizational skills

Continuous communication

Attention to detail

Recruitment

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Job Summary:

The Department of Surgery is seeking an energetic and motivated Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to assist with the coordination and conduction of the 50+ clinical research studies currently active in the department. The Office of Clinical Research conducts trials across all divisions of surgery including cardiothoracic, transplant, trauma, oncology, plastic reconstruction, otolaryngology and more. The CRC will collaborate with surgeons and clinical teams in the operating room and clinics to identify and recruit new study patients, conduct study follow up activities, and ensure subjects adhere to the research protocol. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in jumpstarting their career in a healthcare setting.

Job Summary:

The Department of Surgery is seeking an energetic and motivated Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to assist with the coordination and conduction of the 50+ clinical research studies currently active in the department. The Office of Clinical Research conducts trials across all divisions of surgery including cardiothoracic, transplant, trauma, oncology, plastic reconstruction, otolaryngology and more. The CRC will collaborate with surgeons and clinical teams in the operating room and clinics to identify and recruit new study patients, conduct study follow up activities, and ensure subjects adhere to the research protocol. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in jumpstarting their career in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities: Coordinates clinical research studies, performing a variety of tasks and activities. Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility, and enrolls study participants and ensures subjects follow the research protocol. Develops study-related documents. Applies expertise, knowledge, and skills to a broad range of different types of clinical studies, navigates resources, and identifies issues needing escalation. Contributes to development of new team and unit processes, procedures, staff, and tools.

• 15% Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for clinical research trials
• 20% Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects more complex information, performs medical assessments, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. Performs medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy
• 20% Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols
• 5% Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels
• 15% Serves as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues
• 10% Performs quality checks
• 10% Identifies resource needs and develops clinical research documents, such as job aids, tools, processes, procedures, and training. Contributes to the development of protocols
• 5% May assist with training of staff
  
  

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Education:

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience coordinating a clinical research trial or other research projects
• Experience working in a lab setting or with processing samples
• Experience working in a healthcare setting
  
  

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $54,120 ANNUAL (12 months)

Depending On Qualifications

The starting salary for the position is $54,120 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/).

Additional Information:

The ideal candidate will be proactive, maintain a positive attitude, possess superior organizational skills, pay close attention to detail and require minimal supervision. The ability to clearly and effectively communicate with patients and medical professionals is required. The candidate must be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, quickly read and understand complex study documents and integrate knowledge of GCP into daily activities. Coordinators must readily adapt to various web-based data entry systems used for studies.

Studies may require a Coordinator remain on-site for an extended number of hours (e.g. 14) while a subject participates in an intervention period. Must have flexible work schedule, able to work extended days (e.g. 14 hours), evenings, some holidays, and weekends. Currently, the coordinator team members take on-call shifts approximately 7-8 days/month. On-call training may begin around 4 months (or earlier based on experience, readiness, etc.) after start date. Coordinators may be required to travel to other UW Health clinics so they should have reliable transportation or be willing to use public transportation. This position requires on-call status for subject recruitment, enrollment, and subject monitoring. Coordinators are required to complete the following training: HIPAA, human subjects protection training, biosafety shipping and laboratory safety.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position, neither the UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.

This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Samantha Connell

[e-mail]

608-265-5311

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Clin Res Coord II(RE016)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/SURGERY/RESEARCH ADMIN

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

316109-AS

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