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Job Description Summary

The Clinical Research Coordinator A will serve as the point of contact for all study related inquiries and will be responsible for coordinating research related activities per protocol including: recruitment, eligibility screening, data collection and quality assurance. The coordinator will also be responsible for maintaining regulatory materials, preparing submissions and supervising and training staff members

Job Description

The position entails planning and performing research and administrative tasks in an evolving, medium-sized research group that concentrates in tobacco addiction research and clinical trials utilizing medication and behavioral treatments. The successful candidate will have experience collecting research data, interacting with research participants and working well as part of a team. Specific activities include: (1) Providing study recruitment oversight and support. Assign weekly call goals. Coordinate recruitment mailings to clinics and individual participants. Ensure completion of eligibility screens in accordance with projected number of screens to be completed per week (as stipulated by weekly call goal assignments). Review intake charts for accuracy. Complete weekly PennChart reviews and phone screening as needed; (2) Organizing study calendars and coordinating session coverage. Ordering study supplies as needed; (3) Become conversant with all regulatory procedures. Prepare IRB submissions and adverse event reporting documentation. Assign and complete weekly quality assurance assignments and study chart review. Maintain regulatory binders and records. Prepare data and materials for audits, continuing review, and Data Safety Monitoring Board meetings and complete follow-up tasks; (4) Become proficient in standard smoking cessation counseling, as well as other experimental smoking cessation counseling. This will entail prepping and shipping a counseling binder to the participant, conducting 45-60 min counseling sessions, and managing nicotine withdrawal symptoms and medication side effects; (5) Conducting participant sessions and data entry as needed. This includes administering questionnaires and psychological interviews, collecting physiologic data, collecting and processing samples, collecting and reporting side effects, scanning and manually entering data, and counseling study participants.; (6) Overseeing data quality assurance assignments and chart review; (7) Assisting with consent completion by participants and medication preparation and reconciliation as needed. Routine schedule is Mon – Fri, 9am-5:30pm with some evening hours required rarely.

This position is contingent on funding.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree with 1-3 years of related experience in research and clinical study methodologies or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Experience working with the IRB is preferred.

Working Conditions

Office, Library, Computer Room; Requires extensive safety

Physical Effort

Typically sitting at a desk or table; Occasional lifting 25 lb. or less

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range

$36,401.00 - $65,521.00

Affirmative Action Statement 

Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements 

Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.