Clinical Research Coordinator

The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) currently seeks a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) ideally with prior experience in clinical research to join the Operations Office and assist the Data Team Lead, Project Managers and Operations Manager in data management and quality oversight, overseeing regulatory documents and submissions, participant registration, and other special projects as needed. The PNOC CRC will work under supervision from the Data Team lead and become part of the Operations Office of PNOC. The PNOC CRC will be asked to work flexibly and cooperatively within the framework of the consortium in order to contribute to the overall success of the operation. Candidates with prior knowledge of ethics committee (IRB) submissions as well as patient, data, consenting, and regulatory document management within a clinical research trial will be given priority due to the need to work closely with, and understand the needs of, investigators and coordinators across multiple sites. We are a team dedicated to learning and improvement and welcome those who are proactive learners and creative communicators.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols as directed by the Data Team Lead, Project Manager(s) and/or Operations Manager; may coordinate the data review and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies. This CRC position may interface with patients and support the PNOC Operations Office staff in administrative, data, and quality functions.

PEDIATRIC NEURO-ONCOLOGY CONSORTIUM 
The Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC) was founded in 2012 in response to the growing need for innovative research in children/young adults with brain cancer. The consortium is a collaborative effort between nineteen domestic institutions as well as international institutions in Europe, Australia, Canada, and India. The Operations Office for PNOC provides leadership and manages the infrastructure of the consortium and is nested under the UCSF Department of Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery.
 

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of time (Nothing less than 5%)

Essential Function (Yes/No)

  

Key Responsibilities

(To be completed by Supervisor)

25

YES

Data management and reporting of results

• Manage database structure for each protocol; update databases to improve data analysis and management; create new databases as needed.
• Create and maintain comprehensive data sets as requested by the Data Team Lead  
• Maintain data collection forms for effective data collection, entry, and analysis.  
• Perform queries and analysis in databases.
• Work with Supervisor to maintain complete and accurate data in the study database; analyze the data as they become available.

5

YES

Staff training

• Create training material including guidelines and training videos
• Help train staff and others on new research protocols, changes in procedures, study protocols, data collection/entry, database procedures, medical chart review and storage, and other procedures.
• Attend and actively participate in regular team meetings
• Oversee data integrity; initiate assessments of the adequacy of existing policies and procedures on subject recruitment, data collection, and data management.  
• Update and maintain a procedure manual documenting all study-related procedures; help develop a plan to ensure consistency in data collection and data entry.
• Implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures
• Consent participants onto PNOC studies
• Administer computerized neurocognitive testing to participants 
• Organize PNOC quality of life data collection efforts
• Register participants into database
• Work with member institutions to review, approve, and submit study documents to their site IRB
• Suggest modifications to the administrative infrastructure to accommodate increasing complexity of studies.  
• Modify data collection instruments

10

YES

Quality control procedures 

25

YES

Study Implementation

• Suggest modifications to the administrative infrastructure to accommodate increasing complexity of studies.  
• Modify data collection instruments
• Help schedule staff time and coordinate staff schedules.
• Maintain subject tracking systems