CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR I

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Institute for Cancer Outcomes & Survivorship, is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator I.

General Responsibilities

• To serve as coordinator for studies and provide support to other team members within the confines of the protocol as directed.

• To support screening and participant eligibility determination, working with more senior team members to ensure compliance.

• To conduct activities in accordance with the protocol, regulations and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

• To assist with the study life cycle from start-up to closure, i.e., collecting and recording data, recruiting and performing follow-up with participants, scheduling visits and assisting in coordination of lab and fieldwork.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Recruits and retains patients for outcomes research by working with collaborating institutions and accessing large datasets, cross-referencing multiple data points to find eligible patients.

• Works with research staff at collaborating sites to ensure study integrity.

• Helps to train and mentor new clinical research staff members.

• Works with collaborators and collaborating sites regarding any protocol changes.

• Plays an active role in outcomes research project management.

• Ensures protocol compliance with intense monitoring of specific study requirements.

• Performs data management and data analysis as required by the research study.

• Works on special data management projects as assigned.

• Assists in preparation and submission of publications, presentations, literature searches, and reference databases.

• Collects and delivers specimens for analysis using appropriate or specified equipment.

• Schedules protocol-related tests and performs protocol-specific clinical duties as required per the research study and monitors the progress of study participants.

• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of the latest trends in the field of outcomes research.

• Manages an assigned set of multiple outcomes research protocols to ensure efficiency and regulatory compliance of the protocol for the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship.

• Attends clinic and assists in the lab as needed.

• Compiles, registers, and submits data.

• Meets, schedules, and consents patients.

• Monitors study compliance and maintains a system for effective data flow associated with research protocols.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Annual Salary Range\: $43,890 - $71,320