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.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Acts as the primary liaison to PI in developing plans for research projects and discussing the interpretation of results; collaborates in the preparation of manuscripts for publication and preparation of grant proposals to sponsoring agencies; assists in the preparation of amendments to protocols and/or modifications to study design as appropriate.
• Serves as responsible for the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of research techniques; assists in writing instructional procedure manuals for study progress, data collection and coding; reviews journals, abstracts and scientific literature to keep abreast of new developments and to obtain information regarding previous studies to aid in the planning of new studies.
• Designs, implements and manages all phases of study/protocol; ensures compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; identifies problems and/or inconsistencies and monitors participant’s progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; resolves IRB/protocol management issues and recommends corrective action as appropriate; serves as liaison with funding or sponsoring agency.
• Provides guidance to members of research team in the implementation and evaluation of clinical research; trains new staff; may serve as lead or as point of reference for other research coordinators for questions, staff scheduling, feedback on performance.
• Evaluates and interprets collected clinical data in conjunction with PI 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 incidental to the work described above.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
   

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a 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 (3 Years)

Skills:

Supervision

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 o