Clinical Research Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will provide research coordination for the UCSF ID Clinical Research Center (SF IDRC), within the HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine (HIVIDGM) Division. Our unit conducts new and ongoing clinical trials focused on several infectious diseases, including HIV, COVID-19, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and monkeypox. In this role, the coordinator will help screen, enroll, assist with all aspects of study visits and follow-up, including data entry and coordination with the investigational pharmacy. 

The CRC will work at an independent level to assist the Principal Investigator, the study coordinator, and the study nursing staff with implementing study protocols, study coordination, data/specimen collection, data management, and quality assurance.  The incumbent will recruit, screen, enroll, and follow study participants, and interact with health care providers, clinical researchers, collaborators, funders, and varied administrative and professional staff. This position will also help support outreach and recruitment efforts via social media and other venues.

This position help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies; oversee study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation; maintain all regulatory documents; report study progress to investigators; participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols; and perform other duties as assigned. 

The CRC will have contact with potential or enrolled participants who are COVID suspects or have confirmed COVID or other viral/respiratory infections such as influenza or tuberculosis and will be given appropriate training on infection control and PPE use. 

ABOUT DIVISION OF HIV, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND GLOBAL MEDICINE

The Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is an internationally recognized global leader in clinical care, research, and education. With its home-base located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), the Division has been ranked as the top facility in the country for AIDS care since 1983. The Division’s work is featured frequently in the media, and it is often visited by numerous international, national, state, and local dignitaries and delegations. The Division consists of approximately 36 faculty members, 11 fellows/postdoctoral scholars and 170 academic and staff employees. It is the largest Division of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at ZSFG, with a total expenditure budget of approximately $52 million dollars.

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of time

Essential Function (Yes/No)

Key Responsibilities

(To be completed by Supervisor)

55%

YES

Study Coordination and Data Collection

• Identify, interview, and (depending on type of study) consent participants, and assist clinical staff with study follow-up visits for 1-5 outpatient observational and/or treatment studies as assigned by the investigator and unit manager: Perform community outreach at appropriate sites in San Francisco and potentially in other locations in the Bay Area. Pre-screen potential participants (ask about current health conditions, medications, etc.) for clinical staff to be able to assess participant for advancement through the screening process. Assist with obtaining medical records (including from sources outside of university). Coordinate screening and on-study visits with nursing staff, assist with obtaining vital signs and collecting biological samples as necessary and within scope of practice/training. Administer questionnaires, train participants on proper data and specimen collection techniques where appropriate. Establish rapport with subjects, respond to their diverse needs, and become their intermediary between physicians and other departments (i.e. assist with care coordination). 
• Communicate with Principal Investigator and/or unit manager regarding study and participant progress, notify unit leadership when problems or questions require a physician’s involvement. Develop and maintain complex schedules for subjects enrolled in multiple studies. Develop and maintain complex schedules for participants enrolled in multiple studies. Develop, prepare and maintain study documents, subject files, and databases.  Prepare complex laboratory setups and paperwork for specimen collection and tracking With training, perform centrifugation