Clinical Research Coordinator

Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 5:00pm; occasional need for after-hours/weekend work

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position will serve as a Clinical Research Coordinator within the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division in the Department of Pediatrics. The Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for the planning, organization, and conduct of multiple clinical research study protocols, including independently collecting and recording data, project administration, and communication with various stakeholders. Position reports directly to the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Division. The primary purpose of this position is to assist investigators as a coordinator of basic to moderately complex clinical/translational research study on discovering a biomarker for the disease affecting premature infants called necrotizing enterocolitis.

The Clinical Research Coordinator may be responsible for multiple research studies simultaneously, acting as a liaison with the neonatal intensive care unit, sponsoring agencies, community and the study participants. Responsible for managing and recording all phases of study protocol as required by sponsoring agency to ensure compliance. The Clinical Research Coordinator has direct responsibility for day-to-day activities several pediatric research studies involving biospecimen collection and possibly clinical trials as well. Responsibilities include patient recruitment, study procedures, biospecimen handling and aliquoting the samples for storage, keeping accurate records, administration of survey/questionnaires and data collection and red cap database maintenance. The Clinical Research Coordinator in this position will navigate responsibilities based on protocols currently underway in those in development. Other responsibilities include the initiation and maintenance of IRB and other regulatory procedures.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to work and communicate with diverse populations effectively and professionally. Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team. Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

The Coordinator will demonstrate full knowledge of clinical research principles, methods of data collection and analysis to independently manage all clinical protocols. The Coordinator will demonstrate basic knowledge of statistics and related information technology to analyze and report data collected in the course of clinical research period the coordinator must understand all aspects of GCP (Good Clinical Practice) to conduct clinical studies under the regulatory guidelines of the FDA and institutional IRB.

Includes: 1) ability to understand protocols and teach them to the faculty, fellows, and laboratory and clinic personnel; 2) patient and family education; 3) basic knowledge of drug administration; 4) use of computers and test equipment; 5) proper biospecimen handling.

The coordinator must possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with patients and families from diverse backgrounds in the setting of significant and chronic disease. The role of clinical research in directly improving quality of life and other outcomes must be in a fair and objective way, balancing the completely voluntary nature of study participation, while instilling confidence in the research team carrying out the clinical study protocols.

Pediatric or adult clinical research is strongly desired but not required.

Association of Clinical Research Professionals ( ACRP) or the Society of Clinical Research Associates ( SOCRA) certification is strongly desired.

Candidates who have worked with children, built rapport with families of diverse backgrounds, and are self-motivated are highly sought.

Additional preferences, but not requirements, include recent direct experience with:

Not Applicable.

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The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.