Clinical Research Coordinator 1 - Advanced Lung Diseases

Inova Schar Heart and Vascular Research is looking for a dedicated Clinical Research Coordinator 1 - Advanced Lung Diseases to join the Team. This full-time role will be day-shift working Monday - Friday located in Falls Church, VA.

The Clinical Research Coordinator 1 - Advanced Lung Diseases implements research studies and ensures research and human subject protection within Inova from site selection to study closure. Coordinates financial aspects of study implementation and management from protocol feasibility through study closure. Develops a basic level of understanding of study coordination and the ability to perform a variety of tasks under direct supervision. Participates in several different types of clinical studies (investigational products, study phases, therapeutic areas and indications).

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance:offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Clinical Research Coordinator 1 - Advanced Lung Diseases Responsibilities:

• Identifies and explains key protocol elements and performs study tasks under direct supervision.
• Explains basic elements of subject safety including the reasoning behind the required use of an Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee, study activity documentation, and event reporting requirements.
• Demonstrates subject protection under direct supervision.
• Explains the investigational products development process and identify key regulations to control these processes.
• Explains and performs study operational activities in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and non-GCP related study management activities.
• Explains how to document data according to ALCOA-C (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original, Accurate and Complete) principles.
• Explains the importance of professional conduct and describe leadership principles that impact the effective operation of an investigative site.
• Explains the variety of communication channels, roles and relationship and outlets for study results that impact the conduct of clinical research.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Associate's Degree or relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Experience: 2 years of patient care experience or 1 year of clinical research experience with a Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading informed consent discussions and enrolling participants in clinical research studies preferred.

• Experience developing, implementing, and/or evaluating clinical research protocols and operational workflows preferred.

• Experience screening patients for research study eligibility and collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, healthcare providers, research coordinators, and other research staff preferred.

• Experience collecting, managing, and verifying research data for accuracy against source documentation preferred.

• Proficiency with Epic preferred.