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Full Time 40 hours Grade 051 Psychiatry M&D Research
Responsibilities
General Purpose:
Coordinates the activities associated with human subject research.
Responsibilities:
Coordinates the administrative details required to initiate and conduct human subject research, including receiving, distributing and explaining study information, such as protocol and human subject recruitment materials, to immediate team members and relevant others.
Assists in human subject recruitment and screening activities, including reviewing study site patient databases and office records for patients that meet the protocol inclusion criteria. May participate in developing recruitment strategies. May conduct telephone interviews to screen potential study candidates. Reviews medical chart history with Principal Investigator to verify inclusion criteria are met before enrollment.
Ensures all immediate and extended team members understand and adhere to all aspects of all approved training manuals, protocols, procedures, and standards for documentation and communication. Under general direction from the Principal Investigator (PI), trains staff on details of protocol, including inclusion and exclusion criteria, informed consent procedures, study activities, source documentation and case report form (CRFs) completion, and adverse event reporting.
Reviews and documents the dispensing and returning of study materials, such as study drugs and devices. Ensures additional training is provided to ensure changes to protocol and documents are communicated and adhered to.
Acts as liaison with Sponsor’s Monitor to provide data clarifications, reviews study protocols, ensures thorough understanding and communication, responds to questions that arise during the study, communicates and documents adverse events as advised by the PI and ensures regulatory and other documents, such as consent forms and CRFs, are complete, accurate, and available for review. Communicates with Sponsor to clarify data queries to determine report format. Prepares for, participates in, and serves as liaison for scheduled Sponsor monitoring visits (i.e. pre-study inspection, initiation, on-going and close out visits).
Keeps current with all federal, state, sponsor, and institutional policies and laws, standard operating procedures, and guidelines and makes recommendations. Demonstrates accountability for continuous learning in accordance with Good Clinical Practice standards and guidelines. Keeps current with industry standards, best practices, and trends in therapeutic areas relevant to research studies. Makes recommendations and implements changes as appropriate.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- or equivalent combination of education and experience (preferred)
- No previous experience
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience eg. an Associate’s degree and completion of 6 months in the Human Subject Research Coordinator Trainee program
- Word processing and data analysis software (preferred)
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How To Apply
All applicants must apply online.
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Pay Range
Pay Range: $ 18.89 - $ 26.44 Hourly
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.