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

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. Plays an active role in outcomes research project management.

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

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

8. Works on special data management projects as assigned.

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. Attends clinic and assists in the lab as needed.

15. Compiles, registers, and submits data.

16. Meets, schedules, and consents patients.

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

18. Performs other duties as assigned.

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