The Department of BSD SUR - Research Services: Clinical Research at the University of Chicago is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator 2 (CRC2) to support and provide guidance on the administration of compliance, financial, and other related aspects of clinical studies, ensuring the continuation of rigorous scientific inquiry and discovery.
Requirements
- Knowledge of patient evaluation and triage procedures and the ability to monitor clinical research patients from many disciplines.
- Strong data management skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to participate in protocol review and clinical trials evaluations.
- Knowledge of medical terminology/environment.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat.
- Familiarity with Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
- Ability to read and understand clinical trials protocols.
Responsibilities
- Manages multiple moderately complex clinical trials that may include national level and multi-institutional pharmaceutical.
- Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruitment and screening of study subjects, obtaining informed consent, enrollment of subject in research study, subject follow-up, collecting and analyzing research data, completion of the case report form (CRF), adverse event reports and ensuring protocol adherence.
- Conducts all sponsor-related visits and acts as a liaison between sponsor and PI.
- Works with the lab team to process and collect samples for internal processing.
- Plans and coordinates subjects schedule for study procedures, return visits, and study treatment schedules; educates subjects about study procedures to be performed, what to report between and during visits, and the risks and benefits of the procedures; performs assessments at visits and monitors for adverse events.
- Collects, processes, ships, and stores specimens to appropriate laboratory according to established aseptic techniques.
- Controls the acquisition/collection, abstraction, processing, privacy, and quality assurance for all clinical research data required for the protocol.
Other
- Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Continuing education such as ACRP, SoCRA or the Graham School Clinical Trials.
- Experience coordinating multiple studies (e.g., investigator initiated, industry sponsored, and multi-site trials).
