The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) 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 Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies. The initiative this position supports is expected to take approximately two years.
The CRC’s duties may include, but will not be limited to supporting the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity; act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management; manage and report on study results; create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports; coordinate staff work schedules, and assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI with oversight of other research staff; manage Investigator’s protocols in the UCSF Institutional Review Board online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications and the implementation of new studies; participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance; help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies; oversee study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation; interface with collaborating investigators within the UCSF system and other institutions around the country; maintain all regulatory documents; report study progress to investigators; and participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
The primary project will be to work with the PI to implement the Aims of several grant-funded projects including: two randomized trials of the effects of drinking alcohol within guideline-recommended limits versus alcohol abstinence on arrhythmia occurrence, continuously-recorded glucose, sleep, and step counts inferred from wearable devices; a randomized trial of the effects of smoking cannabis versus avoiding it among ambulatory individuals wearing continuously recording ECGs, glucose monitors and Fitbits; a digital mobile app-based study to collect data from patients undergoing catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation; a cohort study assessing effects of both long-term and short-term tobacco smoke exposure on heart health; working with a large Digital Research Infrastructure, including enrolling participants and interviewing them about their experience utilizing a novel Covid-19 Contact Tracing Technology. This will include: identifying and recruiting patients/participants; maintaining all regulatory elements (UCSF Institutional Review requirements); drafting and implementing research protocols; creating and managing data and databases; creating, organizing, and curating data sheets; developing and following operations manuals; working with patients/participants to ensure retention and compliance with protocols; working with physicians and nurses to correctly implement research protocols; delivering intravenous medications or placebo; obtaining electrophysiology measurements (to be trained if needed); fitting patients with wearable ECG monitors, event monitors, and alcohol wrist sensors (to be trained if needed); processing biospecimens; answering phone calls and emails from patients/participants and collaborating investigators; scheduling patient/participant visits as well as investigator meetings (including coordinating with members of the Data Safety Monitoring Board - DSMB and scheduling meetings and preparing documents for those meetings); drafting grants, manuscripts, abstracts, and IRB applications/modifications; working with the research pharmacy to deliver masked drug and placebo; and organizing all study-related materials, including paper and electronic forms. Duties will also include measurements of data obtained from Electrocardiography (ECG) recordings (both surface and intracardiac) and consenting and scheduling patients for various visits.
The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.
Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.
The salary range for this position is $34.32 - $55.19 (Hourly Rate). The budgeted range for this position is $35.35 – $37.52 per hour.
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