The Senior Clinical Research Coordinators (Sr. CRC) with the Clinical Research Network Office independently coordinate and are accountable for the overall administration and conduct of one or more clinical studies, typically requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills. They may provide leadership to lower-level clinical research coordinators and/or other support personnel.
The position is responsible for, and critically important to the overall operational management and conduct of clinical research activities. It has direct responsibility for implementing a diverse portfolio of research activities for one or more studies which may include multicenter clinical trials (both NIH and industry-sponsored), local investigator-initiated clinical trials, and/or programmatic clinical research activities, such as a clinical database and biorepository. Positions at this level may perform expert and efficient integration of multiple complex programmatic activities, applying a sophisticated medical knowledge base, substantial leadership skills, effectively working with a variety of people and organizations at UCSF (clinicians, investigators, clinical staff, administration, Institutional Review Board (IRB), human resources, contracts and grants) and elsewhere (industry sponsors, coordinating centers, FDA, NIH), exhibiting an in-depth knowledge of specific programs.
Reporting to the Clinical Research Manager (CRM), the incumbent may assist with completing pre-activation tasks such as feasibility surveys and assessment with study team, coordinate protocol reviews and submissions to Disease Site Committee and Protocol Review Committee. Ensure timely processing of new protocols through the activation pipeline including Medicare coverage analysis and budget sign off, informed consent approval and IRB submission, contract execution, and billing set up. A central responsibility for assisting with and ensuring IRB approval and compliance, subject recruitment, appropriate study testing, study coordination, data entry and management, and adequate enrollment of multicenter clinical trials, longitudinal cohort studies, local investigator-initiated studies, and biorepository efforts; exercise strong administration, organizational, multitasking, communication, both written and spoken, management leadership of clinical research and strong research coordination.
This is a position of leadership whose main purpose is to ensure that clinical research commitments are met and that the programs maintain a reputation for excellence in all activities.
Note: This position requires a physical/health screening.
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