Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Clinical Research Coordinator will manage research protocols, including participant recruitment, informed consent, and data collection within the Emergency Department. They are also responsible for maintaining regulatory documentation, ensuring compliance with IRB standards, and coordinating study visits.
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A Brief Overview The Clinical Research coordinator will work on projects that examine the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions and treatment in the ED settings, including the CHOP Emergency Department and the Crisis Response Center (CRC).
Specific responsibilities include: 1) consenting and enrolling participants; 2) assisting with data management tasks 3) maintaining subject tracking system and scheduling subjects for assessments; 4) conducting follow-up phone evaluations with families; 4) organizing and overseeing data entry; and 5) preparing and submitting documents to the IRB .
The ideal candidate will have experience with adolescents, mental health, and/or community practices.
This person will need to exercise discretion and judgment in execution of research protocols, analysis of data, interactions with community partners and research participants, and general project support.
If you are driven, very organized, and have excellent follow-through we encourage you to apply!
You will also need high interpersonal collaboration, communication, and leadership skills to succeed in this position.
Experience in research, children’s health, education, and/or working in mental health.
What you will do 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 Under the supervision of PI 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, and with HIPAA and management of confidential materials Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies For multi-site studies or collaborations, support communication and meeting scheduling across teams Related responsibilities Manage essential regulatory documents Register study on ClinicalTrials.gov as appropriate 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 as appropriate Facilitate study close out activities as appropriate Coordinate research/project team meetings Collect, process and ship samples as applicable to the protocol Schedule subject visits and procedures Retain records/archive documents after study close out Education Qualifications High School Diploma / GED - Required Bachelor's Degree - Preferred Experience Qualifications At least two (2) years of clinical or research related experience - Required At least three (3) years of clinical or research related experience - Preferred Skills and Abilities Basic knowledge of IRB and human subject protection Strong verbal and written communications skills Strong time management skills Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
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Candidates must have at least two years of clinical or research experience and a high school diploma or GED. A bachelor's degree is preferred, along with strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Market context
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