Clinical Research Coordinator- Surgery

SRA International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid time Off

Tuition waivers for employees and dependents

Job summary

A leading research organization in Chicago is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to manage clinical trials. The role entails coordinating patient consent, managing research protocols, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in a related field and has experience in clinical research. This position offers competitive salary and benefits including health insurance, retirement plan, and tuition waivers for employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, mental health, psychology, or a related field required.
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) preferred.
• At least one year of experience in a research discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate clinical research protocols and activities.
• Ensure compliance with established protocols and regulatory standards.
• Communicate with physicians and clinical staff to ensure project clarity.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $54,000.00- $60,000.00.

The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to beeligible for benefits . This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary

The Department of Surgery at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator.

The Clinical Research Coordinator manages and coordinates the timely handling of all components of clinical research protocols, including pre and post research activities, that are internal and external to the clinical setting. This position is responsible for implementing and conducting multiple research studies for the surgery department. This includes coordinating patient consenting processes for both inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as managing the collection and handling of lab samples in accordance with protocol requirements. Additionally, it involves coordinating detailed patient treatment schedules to maintain compliance to protocol requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical research protocol priorities and organization structure for several research studies related to surgery.
• Coordinate the activation and maintenance of clinical protocols, including review and completion of submissions, amendments, and adverse event reports as required by the UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB), Protocol Review Committee and grant sponsors.
• Review laboratory and clinical procedures and evaluations regularly to ensure protocol compliance.
• Act as liaison between physicians, clinical staff and the UIC IRB office, grant sponsors and regulatory agencies to ensure priorities are clearly communicated and resources are allocated appropriately across multiple ongoing projects.
• Communicate clinical information and work with stakeholders to create best practice tools.
• Analyze retention rates and formulate plans to retain participants.
• Monitors patient status; explain the research protocols to the clients and supporting family/friends.
• Ensure that participant enrollment and research activities comply with established protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant sponsor guidelines.
• Participate in conducting surveys of participants and supporting family/friends.
• Collect and review client evaluations/assessments, surveys, and participant interviews to develop reports for the PI and appropriate agencies and grant sponsors. Evaluate data to determine project effectiveness.
• Assist investigators in preparing study data, literature reviews, analysis for meeting presentations and publications.
• Consent patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings and answer patients’ questions appropriately.
• Collect, label, and prepare patients’ samples for analysis, following research protocols.
• Record and organize experimental data accurately and assist with data analysis.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, mental health, psychology, pharmaceutical sciences, social science, or a related field required.
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) preferred.
• Prior experience working in a clinical setting.
• At least one year of experience in a research discipline required. Experience in a clinical research setting, experience working with Federal Regulations and IRB’s required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with medical terminology and procedures including electronic medical records and billing preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks. Strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Requires excellent communication, organization, presentation and computer/pc skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other related software.
• Knowledge of research protocols, principles and procedures; knowledge of aspects of clinical trials such as screening, interviewing, case reports forms; knowledge of experimental design, mathematics, statistics, computer applications and computer data management; oral and written communication skills; knowledge of a science such as biology or psychology; ability to identify, produce, organize, evaluate and interpret data; knowledge of ethics and regulatory procedures (i.e. informed consent, IRB applications, data safety and monitoring plans) involved with clinical trials and other clinical research; ability to work as a member of a project team; knowledge of clinical tasks required for research (e.g. phlebotomy, centrifugation, interviewing).

This job description reflects the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Nothing restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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