The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI). They will coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies.
Incumbent’s duties will primarily include recruitment, enrollment, and retention of research participants into the UCSF Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC); scheduling and performing study visits; and collecting, reviewing, and organizing study visit data to be uploaded to the centralized National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC). This position will allow the incumbent to be involved at all steps of a typical research visit with opportunities for several levels of staff and faculty engagement and mentorship. At times, the CRC will assist with training of Assistant CRCs and will assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI as needed for special projects. Through the course of daily activities, the incumbent will be asked to act in accordance with all relevant regulatory agencies; be responsible for study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; report study progress to investigators; participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols; and perform other duties as assigned.
The study will enroll older patients with neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s disease which causes cognitive and behavioral problems. Therefore, experience working with elderly populations and people with neurobehavioral symptoms, such as neurological or psychiatric patients, is strongly preferred. A minimum 2-year commitment is required.
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- BA/BS degree in neuroscience, psychology, neurobiology, biostatistics or other related field.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish and/or Cantonese and/or Mandarin languages.
- Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation.
- Experience with electronic data entry and querying electronic medical records.
- Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPPA regulations, following the UCSF mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following: Access, Stata, SASS/ SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms.
- Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines:
- Good Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- The Protection of Human Research Subjects
- CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects
- Effective Cash Handling Procedures
- Environmental Health and Safety Training
- Fire Safety Training
- HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities or equivalent experience/training.
- Ability to work on site/in-person.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, etc.).
- Strong interpersonal skills: excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, other departments and outside institutions; and comfortability with a diverse subject population.
- Ability to work well independently, with attention to detail complete projects in a timely manner and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines.