Job Abstract

Title: Clinical Research Coordinator II

Location: Long Beach

Department: Research Admin

Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Pay Range*: $34/hr - $50/hr

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary

The CRC II works both independently and with the PI, Co-Investigator(s), department, and sponsoring agencies to support and provide guidance on the administration of the compliance, financial and other related aspects of the clinical study. With limited supervision and/or guidance the CRC II facilitates study coordination including screening of potential patients for protocol eligibility, presenting non-medical trial concepts and details, and participating in the informed consent process. The CRC II independently manages, facilitates and monitors the daily activities of multiple moderately complex clinical trials and performs a variety of duties involved in the collection, compilation, documentation and reporting of clinical research data. After hours support and coverage may be needed to adequately meet the needs of the research subject and/or adhere to the protocol recruitments. After-hours Support Staff will be compensated for his/her time providing support during these after hours.

The CRC II may assist with the training and/or mentoring of CRC I or other CRC II staff on the basics of clinical research, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other related aspects of the clinical study. The CRC II will provide appropriate and accurate direction to junior staff, when needed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

1. Independently manages all aspects of conducting clinical trials from startup to closeout for multiple concurrent moderately complex clinical trials (across multiple therapeutic areas) that may include national level, multi-institutional pharmaceutical trials and multi-centered cooperative group and intergroup studies. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruitment and screening of study subjects, obtaining informed consent, enrollment of subject in research study, subject follow-up, collecting and analyzing research data, completion of the case report form (CRF), adverse event reports and ensuring protocol adherence.

2. Plans and coordinates subjects’ schedule for study procedures, return visits, and study treatment schedules; educates subjects about study procedures to be performed, what to report between and during visits, and the risks and benefits of the procedures; performs assessments at visits and monitors for adverse events.

3. Responsible for the oversight/monitoring of all clinical trial expenses; reviews the protocol plan to differentiate standard of care versus research to ensure that clinical care expenses, personnel effort, site initiation costs, IRB fees, pharmacy costs, equipment, and supplies are tracked and captured as direct costs to the clinical trial.

4. Collects, processes, ships and stores specimens to appropriate laboratory according to established aseptic techniques.

5. Independently creates comprehensive source documents if not provided by trial sponsor.

6. Performs assessments to monitor for and identify adverse events and protocol deviations or violations, noting severity and causality and attribution of the adverse events; reports findings to PI, sponsor and IRB under general direction of department, clinical research manager and/or Director. It is the expectation that the CRC II will complete study visits with few to no deviations on a consistent basis.

7. Organizes and actively participates in site visits from sponsors and other relevant study meetings. It is the expectation that the CRC II will receive stellar feedback via Interim Monitoring Visit reports with few to no corrections required on a consistent basis. If corrections are needed, these issues are resolved prior to the next monitoring visit.

8. Exhibits professionalism in all aspects of job duties (email correspondence, colleague relationships, dress code, office behavioral conduct). Demonstrated initiative to set regular meeting schedule with research team and facilitate independent communication within team.

9. Participates in the after-hours support and coverage schedule, if necessary.

10. Be at work and be on time.

11. Follow company policies, procedures and directives.

12. Interact in a positive and constructive manner.

13. Prioritize and multitask.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical research experience required.
• Knowledge of clinical trial federal, state and local regulation requirements preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Ability to read and understand clinical trial protocols required.
• Strong data management skills and attention to detail required.
• Familiarity with medical terminology/environment required.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat) required.

Education

• Associates degree or equivalent education required.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred.
• Research certification (e.g. ACRP, SoCRA or equivalent) preferred.
• Phlebotomy certification preferred.
• Current CITI training preferred.