Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

This position is within the Division of Clinical Research in Ob/Gyn, assisting investigators as coordinator of basic to moderately complex clinical research studies.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for managing the daily activities of new and existing investigator-initiated studies, recruitment, enrollment, facilitation of study visits, administration of surveys, regulatory compliance, and overall project management.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Routinely 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 IRB/protocol management issues and recommends corrective action as appropriate; serves as liaison with the study team; helps facilitate focus groups and lead study group discussions.
• Routinely recruits and enrolls study participants; makes and/or participates in making determinations of eligibility based on diagnostic criteria and/or observations/analysis in participant interviews; confers with participants to explain purpose and procedures of the study, addresses participant/family concerns; obtains informed consent; routinely ensures timely completion of all protocol requirements (assessment, lab testing, procedures and treatments); frequent communication with study participants via phone, email, and in person.
• Routinely extracts clinical data from the electronic medical record, performs basic data analysis, prepares oral or written presentations or reports and analyses setting forth progress trends.
• Performs other duties incidental to the work described herein.

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:

No specific work experience is required for this position.

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

• Background in statistics.

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Ross Team | OBGYN Division of Clinical Research | Washington University in St. Louis

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills:

Clinical Research, Clinical Study Protocols, Communication, Computer Systems, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Research Support, Statistics