Research Associate I - Oncology Research - Day Shift - Full Time

[Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC-ACRP) - The Association of Clinical Research Professionals; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; Bachelor's Degree

Hours

Shift Start Time:

8 AM

Shift End Time:

4:30 PM

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

No Weekends

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$30.164 - $37.705 - $45.246

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do
Under supervision, assists in the coordination of multiple clinical research studies involving human subjects from initiation to completion for a variety of clinical research studies in Psychiatry. Functions as a study participant advocate preparing correspondence to sponsors and Sharp HealthCare Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Required Qualifications

• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 1 Year experience in area of research.
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC-ACRP) - The Association of Clinical Research Professionals -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• Act as a department liaison
  Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with key sponsors, internal and external customers to achieve positive outcomes.
  Uses sensitive and tactful skills interviewing study participants
  Builds on-going relationships with study participants to ease entry/access to the information needed
  Communicates in a timely manner with sponsors, monitors and PI to ensure study materials are in appropriate order.
• Contributes to research program development, coordination, and management
  Assists with the development of study specific tools to monitor protocol processes.
  Actively adapts the use of study specific tools into daily practice.
  Participates in team program development, coordination, and management.
  Participates in research team meetings.
  Contributes program development concepts to study coordinator and/or research committee.
  Participates in ortho/neuro staff meetings.
• Data collection and documentation
  Submits new protocols to IRB following the Sharp HealthCare IRB guidelines.
  Continued regulatory document update and communication (e.g. safety reports, annual reviews, and serious adverse events).
  Communication to investigator(s) and sponsor of study status and patient enrollment.
  Prioritizes work by monitoring incomplete/complete data, recheck process, correspondence requests and overall support for Research Study Coordinator.
  Maintains and updates CV's and licensures independently.
  Filing documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
  Assists with the maintenance of financial database submitting to Finance Department by the fifth of each month.
  Maintains financial database
  Prepares accurate and current invoices to sponsor
  Assists with timely payment of Shared Service account and care providers
• Documentation
  Monitors/tracks all studies to assure that all clinical data is complete
  Collects data from study participants using a variety of methods, (telephone, interview, chart abstraction, electronic files).
  Enters data into source documents, CRF, and electronic files as required by study.
  Collects data in a meticulous, accurate and timely manner.
  Evaluates the integrity/accuracy of the data ensuring.
  Addresses identified problems in a timely manner.
  Identifies opportunities to improve data quality and collection processes.
  Communicates updates regarding data regularly.
  Maintains current and accurate study logs.
  Assures that all information is adequately and accurately prepared for monitoring visits.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Windows, Word and Excel (including forms and macros).
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Skills in analyzing and solving problems.
• Ability to organize and coordinate data collection for research program.
• Strong planning skills with ability to prioritize.
• Ability to communicate with the research team effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Prefer knowledge of subject recruitment, screening and evaluation of subjects and protocols.
• Prefer knowledge of regulatory requirements and documentation.
• May be required to work variable hours and travel as needed.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class