What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Research Coordinator position at Virginia Jobs?
Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Summary :
Position Primary Purpose and General Responsibilities :
Clinical Research Coordinators support Principal Investigators (PI) in the day to day activities required for activation, execution, and management of clinical, patient-oriented research studies or protocols.
Typical Duties :
- Responsible for all aspects of candidate enrollment and subject data management for clinical research trials. Key tasks include but are not limited to : case-finding, evaluation & abstraction of source documentation, case report form completion, database use & management, data abstraction & organization.
- Coordinates the evaluation, treatment and follow-up of clinical trial candidates and participants in inpatient and ambulatory settings, educating staff at local and partner sites about clinical trials & related patient care and consulting with local & collaborating physicians & staff about patient care issues.
- Utilizes multiple data capture / retrieval systems & interacts with a variety of health care delivery systems to identify, track, evaluate, collate, analyze & submit subject data. Data may include but is not limited to paper data, electronic data & biological specimens.
- Collaborates closely with the clinical research team, which may include Principal Investigator (PI), to ensure that key federal / state / local regulatory requirements are followed; that institutional operational research objectives are met; and that ethical obligations are kept.
- Develops, establishes and maintains productive relationships with VCU colleagues, all customers and contacts at affiliate sites to achieve essential research outcomes.
Please note that if you are employed as a university employee working in any of the health system's facilities, you will need to follow VCU Health System policies, which will include but will not be limited to, vaccination requirements.
