Clinical Research Professional, UC Cancer Center, Clinical Trials 7

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > http://bit.ly/UCEMPL

 

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to over 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 332,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

 

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, global leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion.

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine’s faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day.

 

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Program is looking to fill a patient facing positions as a Senior or non-Senior Clinical Research Professional. This position will support the University’s mission and commitment to excellence and diversity in our students, faculty, staff and all our activities.

 

Under general supervision, the Clinical Research Professional/Senior Clinical Research Professional will provide support and assistance for the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office (CTO). Duties can span a broad range of activities or can be primarily focused within one or more areas of the clinical research spectrum.
 

Please note this is a FULL-TIME, ON-SITE position.
 

NOTE:  This position does not qualify for Visa sponsorship.

Essential Functions

• Complete training and follow established CTO workflows and CTO/UC Health standard operating procedures.
• In conjunction with the investigator, consent participants to interventional clinical trials. This includes providing education of clinical trial design (phases 1-4), explaining primary research aims of study, reviewing screening procedures, dosing schedule, potential side effects (some of which are unknown), anticipated benefits of trial participation, costs/coverage of treatment, and compensation for participating (if any).
• Coordinate screening procedure scheduling and completion, including but not limited to, local labs, central labs, ECGs, ECHOs, CT, PET, and/or MRI scans, physical exams, pulmonary function tests, cardiac stress tests, biopsies.
• Complete eligibility review and verification in conjunction with treating physician/sub-I and CRC team.
• Coordinate treatment appointments/procedures for patients' duration on study.
• Interview patients for baseline and ongoing changes in medical history, concomitant medications, and adverse events.
• Document study procedures and patient medical history, conmeds, and adverse events in Epic electronic medical record.
• In conjunction with treating investigator/sub-I, follow patient disease response per RECIST 1.1 or similar.
• Order screening and on-study procedures in Epic electronic medical record.
• Utilize 3rd party study systems throughout the patients’ participation of study, uses include but are not limited to, randomization, registration, dose/drug assignment, uploading of source material, download of specialty reports.
• Along with clinical and research pharmacists, complete research components of treatment plans. 
• Along with data/office-based coordinator(s), accurately enter data from electronic and/or paper research charts into study-specific electronic data capture systems in a timely manner for industry sponsored, federally funded, or investigator initiated clinical research studies.

Essential Functions Continued

• Respond to queries in electronic data capture systems and other online study systems as needed.
• Prepare biospecimen collection supplies, including hand off instructions for the clinical nurse(s) or phlebotomist(s), and ensure processing laboratory has accurate processing and shipment manuals and supplies.
• Complete ECGs on study-provided ECG machines when due. Complete accurate documentation regarding ECG completion. Facilitate MD or NP review and signature of ECGs in real-time to confirm ECGs are within safety parameters.
• Coordinate collection, documentation, transportati