Clinical Research Coordination Lead

The Clinical Research Coordination Lead for the Emergency Department will provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise to facilitate the coordination and conduct of clinical research studies and/or clinical trials within the department/division /unit within Nemours.  This individual will play a key role by helping to coordinate, implement and complete clinical research studies and/or clinical trials. Provides oversight, training, education to research staff., participate in continuous improvement projects, and the development and implementation of standard operating procedures.   Conducts meetings with Clinical Trials Management and Clinical Research Administration to discuss Key Performance Indicators and clinical trials budgets within the department/division/unit they are working with.  In addition, the Lead Clinical Research Coordinator will supervise and develop Clinical Research team members within the department.   This position will report to the Clinical Trials Manager.

 

Essential Functions:

1. Perform routine operational activities for multiple research protocols.
2. Assist with hiring, training, and oversight of research staff.
3. Conducts performance appraisals for direct reports in collaboration with Principal Investigators and Clinical Trials Manager according to Nemours expectations on an annual basis.
4. Develop and sustain a close working relationship with the studies’ Principal Investigators (PIs), including regular meetings to discuss projects issues, recruitment, consenting, study execution, specimen processing, specimen shipment, and potential adverse events. 
5. Liaise between site research personnel, industry sponsors, PIs, Supervisor, and clinical departments.
6. Collaborate closely with various site departments/teams, including finance, relevant Nemours administrative representatives, and the local IRB, if applicable
7. Coordinate schedule of assessments from initial submission of feasibility until study closeout
8. Provide awareness of research protocols to appropriate site-level personnel, including physicians, nurses, clinical staff, and administrators
9. Document all specific tasks required by the protocol (i.e., medication forms, quality of life questionnaires, neuro exams, vital signs sheets, times of lab draws, etc.)
10. Document all patient, staff, and sponsor correspondence, including follow-up encounters, adverse events, interventions, pharmacy dispensations, and patient phone calls.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years clinical research coordination experience 
• Active SOCRA or ACRP or must obtain certification within one year of employment 
• Active BLS certification - can be obtained after hire

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families. 

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.