Psychiatry Clinical Research Coordinator (Eating Disorders)

University of California San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health Sciences in San Diego seeks an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator to support psychiatry clinical trials, including screening, data collection, safety monitoring, and regulatory submissions.

You will collaborate with physicians and therapists, maintain study files, review accounts and invoicing, and assist with budget and invoicing tasks in a fast-paced research environment.

Qualifications

• Theoretical knowledge of psychology, neuropsychology/cognition, and clinical sciences as typically attained by a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience performing clinical research duties in a clinical research environment.
• Experience using electronic data capture applications such as REDCap and Qualtrics. Knowledge of database, word processing and spreadsheet applications such Velos, Teams, Excel and MS Word.
• Experience with laboratory procedures and experience interpreting them with study team to determine patient eligibility and safety.
• Demonstrated experience with eating disorder populations.
• Experience in patient interviewing to determine toxicities related to protocol management.
• Experience interpreting medical charts and abstracting data from medical records.
• Knowledge of NIH, GCP, IIPP, HRPP, IATA Shipping of Blood Specimens, and Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Experience with clinical trials participant or study subject recruitment.
• Experience coordinating study startup activities.
• Experience providing in-service training to various research personnel on protocols, processes, and procedures.
• Experience maintaining files and keeping records.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to work in a changing, multiple-demand setting in order to prioritize a large volume of work and meet deadlines efficiently and accurately.
• Excellent interpersonal, as well as written and verbal communication skills to interact with a diverse population.
• Ability to work independently and with a team. Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Experience completing clinical trials case report forms via hard copy and online.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with diverse groups, including professional and non-professional staff and clients.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting clinical trials involving treatment interventions in individuals with eating disorders including providing all aspects of protocol management, including screening for patient eligibility, data collection and analysis, ensuring protocol compliance, adverse drug reaction reports, monitoring patient treatment and toxicities, laboratory and specimen submission, and maintenance of accurate and complete clinical research files.
• Assist the regulatory department with Human Subjects submissions, renewals, and safety reports.
• Directly communicate with assigned physicians and therapists, including attending research related trainings and meetings.
• Provide direct assistance to the Project Manager in reviewing and verifying university research account statements, professional fee statements, and invoicing.

Skills

Clinical research

Lab procedures

Eating disorders

Patient interviewing

Medical chart review

Regulatory knowledge

Recruitment

Study startup

Training

Record keeping

Project management

Communication

Independence

CRF completion

Teamwork

Behavioral data collection

FDA regulations

Brain imaging

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

REDCap

Qualtrics

Velos

Teams

Excel

MS Word

Job description

UC San Diego Health Sciences in San Diego seeks an Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator to support psychiatry clinical trials, including screening, data collection, safety monitoring, and regulatory submissions.

You will collaborate with physicians and therapists, maintain study files, review accounts and invoicing, and assist with budget and invoicing tasks in a fast-paced research environment.