Clinical Research Coordinator Associate: Fixed Term - 1 Year

🔍 School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States

📁: Research

📅   : Aug 30, 2023 Post Date

📅   : 100351 Requisition #

The Division of Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University has a longstanding tradition of excellence in patient care, and is among the leading groups in the School of Medicine in cutting edge bench research, clinical trial investigation and outcomes assessment research. The Division is dedicated to institutional and community commitment to the development of research programs at Stanford that focus on clinical immunology.

We are seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate to perform duties related to the coordination of clinical studies. Coordinate moderately complex aspects of one or more clinical studies. Work under close direction of the two principal investigators Dr. Titilola Falasinnu and Dr. Dokyoung Sophia You and/or a Clinical Research Manager.

Dr. Falasinnu studies epidemiological inference in rheumatology, emphasizing pain, disability, and function. One study involves the use of electronic health records to create chronic pain phenotypes, combining structured and unstructured data. Another study aims to under the management of pain in acute care settings.

Dr. You investigates the Effect of Pain Catastrophizing on Prescription Opioid Craving in patients with chronic pain. This study includes a laboratory experiment and at-home intervention to determine whether pain catastrophizing influences opioid craving when patients take opioid for pain management. The other will include small pilot studies to discover psychosocial aspects of pain and mechanism of changes in pain psychology intervention. Patients with any type of chronic pain may enroll in the study. Our projects focus on patients visiting our Stanford pain clinic or community-dwelling adults with chronic pain.

Duties include:

Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies. Coordinate studies from start-up through close-out.
Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol. Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects. Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents/case report forms.
Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents. Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure Institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
Participate in the development and administration of survey instruments and rating scales requiring judgment in applying non-routine procedures.
Analyze and summarize results for review with supervisor. Audit the accuracy and validity of data.
Identify, select, extract and summarize data and structured information. Present summary of findings to supervisor.
Build and organize data as requested by principal investigator or supervisor; use common statistical programs requiring the application of job control language in generating and organizing data.
Interpret, synthesize, and analyze data using scientific or statistical techniques.
Administer standard study questionnaires and tests, score test measurements and questionnaires, and code data for computer entry. Perform quantitative review of forms, tests, and other measurements for completeness and accuracy.
May co-author sections of research publications and regulatory reports as needed.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, nursing, statistics, epidemiology or health-related majors strongly preferred.
Strong analytical skills and excellent judgment
Ability to work under deadlines with general guidance is essential.
Excellent organization skills and demonstrated ability to accurately complete detailed work.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to manage databases (REDCap).
Experience working with IRB and research compliance regulations is desired.
Previously experience in running EEG and laboratory pain studies is preferred, but not required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Two-year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

Strong interpersonal skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of medical terminology.

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:

Working toward certification(s) to perform basic patient measurements and tests, such as phlebotomy and EKG.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping.
Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk-based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING STANDARDS:

Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu/.

The expected pay range for this position is $61,000 to $76,000 per annum.

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