Clinical Research Coordinator Job in Arcadia 91006, California US
The Clinical Research Coordinator (internally known as Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Coordinator) is responsible for managing all aspects of PRO utilization within the Children’s Oncology Group (COG). This entails coordination of data collection from institutional investigators and study committee members as well as preparation of ad-hoc reports as needed. The Coordinator will facilitate PRO-focused data collection and work with the Data Center, members of study committees, the Statistics Department, the Study Development Office (SDO), the Information Technology (IT) Department, and institutional clinical and resource center staff responsible for performing COG studies. The PRO Coordinator position involves understanding the nuances of all applications that are used in day-to-day activities as well as the possibility of communicating with outside personnel via presentations at annual Group meetings.
Responsibilities and Duties
The responsibilities of the Clinical Research Coordinator include, but are not limited to:
1. Review and gain a clear understanding of study protocols that incorporate a PRO endpoint.
2. Develop and implement processes to streamline use of PRO assessment tools and data collection across multiple studies within a cooperative group setting.
3. Serve as a primary contact for PRO questions and establish working relationships with appropriate study investigators to address issues.
4. Participate in teleconference calls with study committee members and study teams as needed to provide updates on study activities.
5. Catalog current COG clinical trials with a PRO aim and maintain a list of PRO data elements collected in current clinical data systems.
6. Initiate the contracting process for licensed PRO materials and coordinate the purchase and distribution of assessment tools for studies.
7. Facilitate review of protocols, case report forms (CRFs) and remote data entry screens to ensure that all data collection requirements are met as specified in licensing agreements and before study and/or amendment activation.
8. Assist with creating new group data elements (GDEs) as needed to capture essential research data for studies, or identify required GDEs from the existing GDE database, following established guidelines and procedures.
9. Responsible for the management of data collection for ancillary studies, including receiving paper instruments and providing oversight for scoring, data entry and quality control.
10. Monitor institutional participation on studies and completion rates for PRO time points, working with Data Center and Study Development Office staff to set up evaluation reminders and notifications and to post communications.
11. Create reports for routine review for multiple studies; provide ad hoc data reports to study investigators as needed.
12. Develop and provide PRO assessment tools training and materials for clinical research associates (CRAs), nurses and other personnel at institutions.
13. Maintain content for a PRO website in consultation with disease and discipline committee members within COG.
14. Participate in presentations/discussions in multiple disease/discipline areas at COG annual Group meetings.
15. Expected to work with minimal supervision for the majority of their routine responsibilities.
16. Assist the Associate Director of Research Operations with other day-to-day activities.
Position Requirements
1. Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science-related field or equivalent relevant experience.
2. 3-4 years experience as a clinical research coordinator or CRA.
1. Experience as a CRA in a comprehensive cancer center, cooperative group or the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry is highly desirable.
2. Intermediate to advanced technical skills and project management experience a plus.
3. Familiarity with data reporting tools desirable.
4. Ability to work accurately, consistently and efficiently; superior prioritization and organizational skills.
5. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.
6. Critical thinking and reasoning highly important.
7. Able to work independently as well as collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels.
8. Must be able to adapt to direct and indirect reporting relationships.
9. High level of PC literacy is required, including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software such as MS Word, Excel and Access.
CureSearch offers a competitive salary and generous benefits program. To learn more about CureSearch, please visit www.curesearch.org.
If you're ready to hit the ground running and excited by the opportunity to work with a dynamic, fast-paced, growing, national non-profit foundation, we would love to speak with you immediately. Please submit your cover letter, resume and salary requirements to Michele.Rocha@curesearch.org .