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Visiting Clinical Research Coordinator- Department of Medicine (Job ID #103969)
Department of Medicine/College of Medicine
Academic Professional
Chicago
03/01/2019

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This position is responsible for implementing cutting-edge clinical research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Patient Centered Research Institute. The projects involve collaborations with clinical researchers at multiple US-based institutions, including the Pulmonary Trials Cooperative, the SPIROMICS consortium, the PrecISE consortium, and the RELIANCE consortium.

The position involves developing and implementing effective patient recruitment strategies. The individual will oversee and participate in subject recruitment, screening, scheduling, testing, and data management for research in compliance with protocol requirements.

• Assist in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical research
protocol priorities and organization structure.
• Notify and inform physicians, clinical staff, affiliates and grant sponsors of
adverse events and protocol modifications, including their impact on the clinical research program
• 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.
Client Enrollment and Protocol Compliance
• Assist physicians and clinical staff in identification, recruitment and enrollment strategies of patients to increase enrollment and to meet clinical research protocols.
• Analyze retention rates and formulates plans to retain participants.
• Coordinate outreach to and liaison with staff at schools, community clinics,
science fairs,etc. to make research presentations and recruit new participants for various research projects.
• Execute informed consent process and monitors patient status; Enroll participants
into programs, explaining the research protocols to the clients and supporting family/friends, and
obtain appropriate consent forms.
• 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.
• Collect. process & store biological samples; take vitals and measurements.
• Assist investigators in preparing study data, literature reviews, analysis for
meeting presentations and publications.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Bachelor degree in nursing, mental health, psychology, pharmaceutical sciences,
social science, or a related field required.
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) preferred.
 
At least one year experience in a research discipline required. Experience in a clinical
research setting, experience working with Federal Regulations and IRB’s required.
Prior experience with medical terminology and procedures including electronic medical records and billing preferred.
 
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).
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