Job Description
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Regulatory Coordinator
Orange County: Costa Mesa, Irvine, Orange, Garden Grove; will include travel between research site locations (Orange and Cost Mesa)
PNS Clinical Research
PNS Clinical Research (PNSCR) is the research division of Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists, a psychiatry private practice spanning 6 locations and 40+ providers. PNSCR conducts phase II-IV psychiatry trials ranging from MDD, Schizophrenia, Alzheimers Disease, and Bipolar Disorder.
Job Summary:
Prepares and submits clinical research documentation to regulatory bodies and study sponsors involved in the pre-award and post-award process. Creates and maintains site-specific regulatory documents for awarded clinical trials and oversees regulatory process on behalf of site.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
- Serve as primary regulatory resource for providers, sponsors and study team, providing guidance on regulatory statuses and approvals.
- Submit all regulatory documents to the IRB and other governing bodies to maintain study compliance with GCP, institutional, and federal regulations. Maintain study regulatory binders, ISFs and electronic files.
- Prepare, track, and maintain all correspondence and regulatory documentation required by the IRB, FDA and other institutional and federal oversight committees.
- Lead study start-up and close out: prepare and submit all required regulatory documents for new study applications; successfully open new studies from inception to activation; conduct study close out.
- Prepare materials for monitoring visits; serve as primary regulatory point of contact during visits. Independently follow-up and resolve all issues related to regulatory concerns identified during monitoring visits.
- Prepare and submit modifications/amendments and continuing reviews for ongoing study maintenance.
- Process safety reports; maintain documentation of PI review and submit/escalate safety reports as appropriate.
- Report non-compliance and unanticipated problems to IRB as applicable. Perform internal audit and quality assurance checks on regulatory documents.
- Stay current on new impacts/areas of knowledge and regulatory changes and spread this knowledge to the study/operations team.
- Identify quality and performance improvement opportunities to support efficient workflows.
- Maintain strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and follow guidance according to applicable law and research practices using Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
- Identify noncompliance events; collect and analyze data and information related to the noncompliance events to determine if reporting to institutional and regulatory oversight bodies is required; determine the root cause of the events; and prepare reports and corrective and preventive action plans (CAPAs).
- Write and update clear and accurate informed consent forms (ICF) and HIPAA documents.
- QC and create study source documents based on protocol requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in a health-related discipline (i.e. pharmacology, nursing, biology, etc.), or equivalent experience required
- Minimum one year of clinical research regulatory experience
- Experience using central IRB
- Ability to interpret and apply local, state, and federal regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of FDA and GCP guidelines