Clinical Research Coordinator - Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Therapy

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Clinical Research Coordinator I

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A Brief Overview

This position is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) for clinical research in Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Therapy conducted within the CHOP healthcare network. The Principal Investigator (PI) is a double-boarded physician in Pediatric Oncology & Pediatric Endocrinology with a NIH-funded research program focused on addressing endocrine late effects in childhood cancer survivors.

The ideal candidate would be interested in research related activities such as confirmation of subject eligibility, recruitment, enrollment and informed consent of study subjects; preparation of study packets, study visit scheduling, accompanying research subjects for their clinical research visits; completion of study case report forms; data clarification, collection, abstraction, storage and entry; serving as PI liaison with other research groups; participation in grant related meeting with PI to gain better understanding of protocol issues and development; responsible for meeting enrollment projections within study-specified time lines; IRB submissions, amendments, and continuing reviews; oversight of regulatory requirements, preparation of research reports and manuscripts; data analysis under PI guidance; assistance with preparing research grants, literature reviews and article retrieval; maintenance of endnote or related literature libraries; completion of CITI training if selected for the position.

This position provides great research opportunity, mentorship by PI, and valuable experience for candidates with a strong interest in pursuing a future professional position within the healthcare-related field (medical school or graduate school). The PI has multiple funded grants providing an exciting and terrific opportunity to conduct high quality clinical research in a supportive and collegiate work environment.

What you will do

• Core responsibilities
• Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
• Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
• Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
• Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
• Maintain study source documents
• Under the supervision of PI Report adverse events
• Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
• Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
• Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines, and with HIPAA and management of confidential materials
• Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• For multi-site studies or collaborations, support communication and meeting scheduling across teams
• Related responsibilities
• Manage essential regulatory documents
• Register study on ClinicalTrials.gov as appropriate
• Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
• Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie,DSMB, independent safety officer)
• Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit as appropriate
• Facilitate study close out activities as appropriate
• Coordinate research/project team meetings
• Collect, process and ship samples as applicable to the protocol
• Schedule subject visits and procedures
• Retain records/archive documents after study close out

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED - Required
• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of clinical or research related experience - Required
• At least three (3) years of clinical or research related experience - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of IRB and human subject protection
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, professionals working onsite-at any CHOP location, for any portion of time-must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.

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