Clinical Research Coordinator III

Position Description:

Purpose

Coordinate the day-to-day administrative and clinical activities of the clinical research trials program.  Provide support to the team to facilitate the achievement of the program’s goals.  Recruit, train, and supervise staff and manage studies.

Primary Functions

Oversees and manages assigned complex clinical trials and/or clinical research studies for the MCW/CTSI Clinical Trials Office (CTO).

Serves as a Lead Clinical Research Coordinator for the CTO, and ensures requisite coordination, communication and smooth research study operations, working with CTO coordinators/clinical research assistants and in collaboration with CTO Leadership.

Oversee the recruitment, screening, enrolling and obtaining of consent from program participants. Conduct or coordinate training for program participants.

Coordinate research protocols including arranging necessary appointments and procedures, working collaboratively with other departments and institutions, and maintaining contact with study participants.

Oversee the collection, analysis, and dissemination of research data.  Report program data and progress to study investigators.  Develop, implement and maintain comprehensive databases and files related to the program.

Identify problems or obstacles in the system/procedures related to implementation of the research protocols and communicate to the study investigators.

Assure compliance with all relevant IRB and other regulatory agency requirements.

Prepare IRB documents and reports.  Evaluate and write of research protocols in collaboration with the study investigator.

Coordinate and manage program outreach activities including acting as a liason with community organizations.

Collaborate on the development of program materials including educational materials, marketing materials, websites, forms, and reports.

Manage program timeline including tracking deadlines for program components.

Coordinate and manage program outreach activities including acting as a liaison with community organizations.  Organize internal and external meetings, site visits, and special events.

Manage study related budgets and provide reports as required to department administration and funding agencies.  Participate in the development of program resources through literature searches, contact with outside programs, and review of funding opportunities

Assist departmental managers in other capacities, as assigned

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

Knowledge of biology, chemistry, mathematics, documentation, and records management.

Data utilization, complex problem solving, critical thinking, resource management, and writing skills.

Physical Requirements

Work requires infrequent physical effort such as walking or retrieving materials.

Risk Potential

Little exposure to hazards such as dust, fumes, or extreme temperatures, airborne or blood borne pathogens, extreme temperatures, or allergens.

Sensory Acuity

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects.

Work Environment

May experience slightly disagreeable features such as temperature changes or noise from time to time. Work performed in an environmentally controlled environment.

Preferred Schedule:

Full-time role with expectations for coverage during core business hours and flexibility required as necessary to accommodate business needs

Position Requirements:

Specifications

Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on equivalent basis

Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Minimum Required Experience: 5 years

Preferred Experience: CCRC certification

Certification: CITI training within 90 days of hire; CCRC certification within 6 months of hire

Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vison, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes.
• Additional discounted rates on things as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc. 

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