Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

This is an opportunity to join a clinical research team in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. The position will be with the interstitial lung disease (ILD) group led by Tonya Russell, MD and Mary Clare McGregor, MD.

This group focuses on clinical trials related to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, progressive fibrotic ILD, and scleroderma related ILD . We are looking for a motivated individual to join our collaborative team. In addition, our group maintains a Redcap ILD patient registry/database. The job would require interacting with physicians, patients, and other clinical research support staff on a regular basis.

Assists investigators as coordinator of clinical research studies which range from moderate to significant complexity; may be responsible for multiple research studies simultaneously; acting as a liaison with the school, sponsoring agency, study participants, and sub-investigators from other divisions; responsible for managing and recording all phases of study protocol as required by sponsoring agency to ensure compliance. Study activities often include performing spirometry in addition to preparation of blood samples, data entry, collection of patient surveys, and entry of billing for study visits. Training for performing spirometry can be provided if no prior experience.

Nurses, respiratory therapists, and applicants with long-term interest in medicine and clinical research are encouraged to apply. Prior experience on industry/sponsored trials and/or with Redcap database is a plus.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assists in developing plans for research projects and discusses the interpretation of results; assists in the preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design as appropriate.
• Coordinates the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of research techniques; assists in writing instructional procedure manuals for study progress, data collection and coding.
• Implements and manages all phases of study/protocol; ensures compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; establishes record-keeping systems; makes assessments and determinations of participants’ progress in the study; analyzes, investigates and reports adverse events; makes decisions as when to notify physicians of issues, when to stop participant inclusion and/or to make and/or recommend adjustment of the protocol of particular participants; resolves protocol management issues and recommends corrective action as appropriate; serves as liaison with funding or sponsoring agency.
• Evaluates and interprets collected clinical data as appropriate; prepares oral or written presentations or reports and analyses setting forth progress trends and provides recommendations or conclusions of the same.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Patient care setting.
   

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at desk or table.
   

Equipment

• Office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications:

The list below may include all acceptable certifications and issuers. More than one credential or certification may be required depending on the role.

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:

Clinical Research (2 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Basic Life Support certification (Online Basic Life Support certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the Basic Life Support requirements). Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within one month of hire date.

Preferred Qualifications