Clinical Research Coordinator - Cellular Therapy and Transplant Section

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Clinical Research Coordinator II

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A Brief Overview

The CHOP Cellular Therapy and Transplant Section (CTTS) is seeking candidates with relevant experience to join our clinical research team! Your work will directly impact our families journey. We offer a unique and exciting multi-disciplinary environment in which to work. Applicants for this position must have demonstrated excellent qualifications, be able to work independently, be flexible and want to work in a team. CTTS treats a variety of diseases utilizing hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPC), genetically modified HPC and immune effector cells (IEC). Diseases treated include certain types of cancer, disorders
of the blood and immune system as well as a wide variety of other rare disorders and syndromes. This position will be responsible for supporting research studies in these key treatment areas.

The successful candidate will be part of the CTTS multidisciplinary team that implements outstanding cutting edge clinical, translational and outcomes research while providing outstanding clinical care to the patients and families we serve. Areas of research include alternative donor transplants, gene therapy, CAR T cells, and other novel cellular therapies including viral CTLs for treatment of a variety viral diseases. Strong communication and organizational skills are necessary for this position as well as the ability to multitask and work in a fast passed often demanding environment. You can learn more about CTTS at: https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/cellular-therapy-and-transplant-section.
 

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What you will do

• Core responsibilities
• Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
• Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
• Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
• Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
• Maintain study source documents
• Report adverse events
• Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
• Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
• Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
• Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• Related responsibilities
• Prepare, manage, submit, and maintain essential regulatory documents (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and remain aware of the regulatory status for projects within scope of role
• Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov as appropriate
• Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
• Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit as appropriate
• Facilitate study close out activities as appropriate
• Coordinate