Clinical Research Coordinator
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Philadelphia, PA 19146
- Oct 13, 2022
Job Description
Job Summary
Dr. Alexander Fiks at Clinical Futures and PolicyLab at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a clinical research coordinator to join his team. Dr. Fiks conducts research in primary care settings locally and nationally to improve pediatric decision-making and child health outcomes. His research addresses diverse topics related to primary care including smoking prevention and cessation, immunization, asthma, obesity prevention, ADHD/mental health, and medication safety/effectiveness. Dr. Fiks implements and evaluates health information technology based- interventions(e.g., clinical decision support, mHealth, social media) through clinical trials, conducts secondary data analyses of large electronic health record and other datasets, conducts cohort studies in primary care practice, and often employs mixed methods.
Clinical Futures is a Center of Emphasis within Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Research Institute, one of the largest pediatric research institutes in the country. The mission of Clinical Futures is to lead in the science of creating, translating, and broadly disseminating foundational evidence for methods and interventions that improve health and health care for children. Established in 2008, PolicyLab is a highly innovative, multidisciplinary center within the Research Institute at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) that works with practitioners, policymakers, and communities to make sure care provided for children is informed by the best research. Both centers are dedicated to fostering collaboration across disciplines and to the career development of team members.
The ideal candidate will have Master’s Degree in a health-related field, experience in using Stata or SAS biostatistical software and prior research experience. Experience in patient-oriented research and/or secondary data analysis are strongly preferred. Qualitative research and/or GIS skills are also highly valued in this position.
The applicant will work in a supportive and collegial research environment and is expected to work comfortably as part of a research team. The successful applicant should have strong writing, organizational, and analytical skills. Job responsibilities will include participation in grant writing, protocol development, study implementation, study management, research participant recruitment, data analysis, oral presentation and manuscript presentation. A collaborative working style is required. The successful applicant will be responsible for leading specific projects.
Job Responsibilities
Core responsibilities
- Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
- Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
- Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
- Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
- Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
- Maintain study source documents
- Report adverse events
- Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
- Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
- Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines
- Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
Related responsibilities
- Manage essential regulatory documents
- Register study on ClinicalTrial.gov
- Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
- Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie, DSMB, independent safety officer)
- Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit
- Facilitate study close out activities
- Coordinate research/project team meetings
- Collect, process and ship laboratory specimens
- Schedule subject visits and procedures
- Retain records/archive documents after study close out
Required Education and Experience
Required Education:
- Associates Degree or active enrollment in a Bachelor’s Degree Program
Required Experience:
- Three (3) years of coordination related, clinical related or research related experience.
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URL
https://careers.chop.edu/job/Philadelphia-Clinical-Research-Coordinator-I-Center-for-Pediatric-Clinical-Effectiveness-PA-19146/937016700/
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