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Clinical Research Coordinator A
Job Profile Title
Clinical Research Coordinator A
Job Description Summary
The Clinical Research Coordinator A will work collaboratively with the Project Manager, peer-level team members, and Investigators to support research activities across multiple clinical trials and departments. These projects span a range of disciplines, including Emergency Medicine, Trauma Surgery, Neurology, and others. Key responsibilities include screening and enrolling research participants, maintaining regulatory compliance, abstracting and entering data, developing study materials, coordinating conference calls and meetings, assisting with staff training, and performing additional duties as assigned. This position includes a weekly on-call component and requires availability for evening and weekend work.
Position is contingent upon continued funding.
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Job Responsibilities
Coordinate studies in conjunction with principal investigators, enroll subjects and maintain patient databases. Meet with PIs to discuss data analysis, data collection and related activities
Assist with writing abstracts and research papers, preparation of posters and other presentation materials
Maintain regulatory compliance for emergency medicine research studies as assigned. Assist with preparation and processing of all Institutional Review Board (IRB) documentation through HS-ERA, including submissions, continuing reviews, amendments and adverse event reporting .
Prepare screening and enrollment packets and develop training materials for studies as required
Assist with the training of clinical staff about new and ongoing research studies
Perform additional duties as assigned