Clinical Research Coordinator 1 (Population Sciences)

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Tuition remission

Generous benefits package

Job summary

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC is seeking a Full-Time Clinical Research Coordinator 1 in Miami, FL. This entry-level role involves data management and implementing simple clinical research protocols, with responsibilities spanning chart reviews, participant screening, and coordination of study timelines.

You will work with investigators, travel to clinics across Miami-Dade, and maintain study records in REDCap, ensuring regulatory compliance and participant safety throughout

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant clinical research experience.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and learning agility.
• Experience with REDCap or similar data management tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs chart review and pre-screening for participant eligibility and coordinates simple protocols.
• Manages data collection, study timelines, appointments, and site visit scheduling.
• Assists with moderate to complex tests and adapts procedures for quality improvement.
• Follows regulatory requirements and maintains study binders.
• Prepares regulatory reports and collaborates with investigators.
• Travels to Sylvester clinics and community partner sites to recruit, screen, and consent participants.
• Documents consent in REDCap and maintains study records.
• Prepares reports on screening, enrollment, retention, and data completeness.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Community research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

REDCap

Job description

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Clinical Research Coordinator 1 to work at UHealth in Miami, Florida.

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Research Coordinator 1 serves as an entry-level clinical research professional that has a foundation in clinical research through assigned responsibilities in data management or implementing clinical research protocols. The incumbent is responsible for simple clinical research protocols and timelines.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Performs chart review/pre-screening activities for study participant eligibility and coordination of simple clinical research protocols. Maintains enrollment procedures according to the protocol.
2. Coordinates routine activities of clinical studies including data collection and maintenance, planning study timelines, schedules appointments and study visits, meeting scheduling, and project evaluation.
3. Performs moderate to complex research tests/ experiments and adapts procedures for quality improvement under supervision.
4. Understands and follows technical instructions for operating clinical research equipment, problem solves when operational failures occur.
5. Assists in observing and informing the PI/supervisor of adverse events, including those reported by study participants.
6. Addresses adverse events per protocol, advocating for study participants and quality standards throughout the lifespan of the study.
7. Identifies, reports, and helps problem solve protocol deviations and unanticipated occurrences.
8. Follows the appropriate fundamental requirements of all international, national, and local regulatory bodies.
9. Knows the contents and maintenance of study-specific clinical research regulatory binders.
10. Maintains requisite skills and mandatory training in safety, equality, responsible conduct of research, continuing education, and research competencies.
11. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's degree in relevant field required

Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment. Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications. Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Experience: Research Experience in Community Settings Recruiting and assessing cancer survivors

Department Specific Functions

The coordinator will maintain and expand collaborative relationships with healthcare clinics, physicians, and nurses within our community. The coordinator will also assist the investigators and work collaboratively in the preparation of IRB, NIH and regulatory compliance reports. The coordinator will travel regularly to Sylvester clinics and to community partner sites, including Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) clinics across Miami-Dade County, to identify, recruit, screen, and consent study participants in person. Local travel between clinic sites is required. The coordinator will conduct the informed consent process in person and remotely, ensuring participants understand study aims, procedures, risks, and benefits, and will document consent in REDCap. The coordinator will build and manage study records in REDCap, including record creation, survey distribution and completion, tracking reports, and participant communication tools, and will monitor study email accounts daily for new referrals and undelivered survey notifications. The coordinator will schedule, track, and complete participant assessment timepoints and follow-up contacts, and will implement retention strategies to minimize loss to follow-up. The coordinator will work with clinic champions, providers, nurses, medical assistants, and site administrators to secure clinic space, equipment, and workflows for study activities, such as the delivery of survivorship care plans to patients. The coordinator will communicate with participants’ clinical care teams regarding appointment adherence, care plan referrals, and changes in patient status, as specified by the protocol. The coordinator will attend and prepare for recurring study meetings, including stakeholder meetings, coordinator check-ins, and working group sessions, and will keep the study Program Manager informed of progress and barriers between meetings. The coordinator will prepare regular reports on screening, enrollment, retention, and data completeness for the PI and Program Manager, and will perform routine quality assurance checks on study data. The coordinator will prepare and manage study materials and supplies across sites, maintain source documents and participant binders according to good documentation practices, and support monitoring visits and audits. The coordinator will request and obtain relevant medical records from participants’ oncology care teams, review the records for study-related information, and ensure participant records in REDCap are updated accurately and in a timely manner.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine.

As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The University of Miami ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.