The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (CRCA) to help facilitate a new program of research on the biopsychosocial consequences of childhood cancer survivorship. The CRCA will be a member of clinical research staff at the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases as well as a member of the Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain (BPP) Laboratory in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. Our interdisciplinary team focuses on pain, symptom perception, and other psychosocial challenges faced by childhood and Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) cancer survivors. The CRCA will interact with our research team and clinicians at the Bass Center to help implement a new interdisciplinary program of research on biopsychosocial challenges facing children and young adults living beyond cancer. The CRCA will be involved in several projects that involve questionnaire, experience sampling, physiology, mHealth and eHealth, and intervention methods.

Duties Include:

• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies.  Coordinate multiple studies from startup through close-out.
• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol.  Assist in developing recruitment strategies.  Will screen/recruit candidates in EPIC and in-person.
• Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
• Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects.  Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents/case report forms. Will use tools such as EPIC, REDCap, Stanford Medicine Box, Peds Hem/Onc Server, and Excel.
• Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents.  Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
• Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
• Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct. 
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits. 

*Other duties may also be assigned

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of principles of clinical research and federal regulations.
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and timelines.
• Familiarity with IRB guidelines and regulations.
• Previous experience with EPIC and other related database applications.
• Previous experience working with children and families.
• Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish to engage with our Spanish-speaking families.
• Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification.

Education & Experience (Required):

• Two year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a psychology, neuroscience, or related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Required):

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Certifications & Licenses:

Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification is preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping. 
• Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Working Conditions: 

Occasional evening and weekend hours

Additional Information

Schedule: Full-time
Job Code: 4924
Employee Status: Regular
Grade: F
Requisition ID: 84172