Clinical Research Coordinator - Urology

Under the direct
supervision of the Clinical Trials Administrator, the Clinical Research
Coordinator contributes to the overall operational management of clinical
research/trial/study activities from design, set up, conduct, through closeout.
The ideal candidate is an experienced professional who has direct
responsibility for the implementation of research activities for one or more
studies which may include multicenter clinical trials (both NIH and
industry-sponsored), local investigator-initiated clinical trials, and/or programmatic
clinical research activities. The incumbent recognizes and performs necessary
tasks to manage projects and prioritizes work to meet necessary deadlines. The
incumbent is responsible for planning and organizing necessary tasks to ensure
adherence to the study protocol and applicable regulations, such as
institutional policy and procedures, FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and
ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP). The Clinical Research Coordinator
collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI), ancillary departments,
central research infrastructure teams, sponsors, institutions, and other
entities as needed to support the administration ofall aspects of studies,
including, but not limited to, compliant conduct, financial management, and
adequate personnel support.

The full hourly salary range for this position is $35.31 - $56.82. Please note that the department's target hourly pay is $35.31.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or
  equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimally 2+ years of previous study
  coordination or clinical research coordination experience.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate
  information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain
  cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty,
  external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to effectively communicate to and
  interact with patients in a compassionate and kind manner.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing
  tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the
  programmatic and department needs, while complying with applicable University
  policies and federal and state regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research
  protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical
  solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate
  corrective actions.
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in
  a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain
  administrative and regulatory files effectively as well as independently
  balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and
  Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently
  and accurately.
• A learning and professional growth mentality so
  that new software tools, systems, and processes can be adopted quickly and
  efficiently.
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts,
  policies and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a
  variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees,
  national cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation
  funding organizations, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  to effectively establish rapport, building collaborative relationships, and
  communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy to understand manner.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and
  priorities, remain flexible including working flexible hours to accommodate
  research deadlines.
• High degree of concentration and focus in a work
  environment that contains distracting stimuli, competing deadlines, and work
  delegated by more than one individual.
• Availability to work in more than one
  environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.