Job Information
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill Senior Clinical Research Coordinator in NC-Chapel-Hill, United States
Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Vacancy ID: NF0008258
Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000
Position Summary/Description:
This position will serve as a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator within the UNC Kidney Center. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for the planning, organization, conduct, and evaluation of multi-faceted clinical research protocols, including study execution, developing strategies and solutions to improve study processes and execution, providing reviews of other team members’ work product, and serving as mentor and subject matter expert.
The purpose of this position is to assist with a PCORI -funded multi-site, clinic-randomized controlled trial to compare methods for symptom monitoring in patients treated with hemodialysis. The Clinical Research Coordinator will serve as the primary contact for participating sites, serve as the primary manager of the electronic symptom monitoring system (SMaRRT-HD), and travel to participating dialysis clinics throughout the United States to support participant enrollment/retention, intervention implementation, and outcome ascertainment. The CRC will oversee implementation of SMaRRT-HD and specific duties will include providing and refining clinic personnel training on the SMaRRT-HD system and providing (and documenting) technical support to the clinics as needed. The CRC will travel to the 3 SMaRRT-HD optimization clinics to assist with data collection and observe SMaRRT-HD implementation on the ground. The CRC will travel to the 30 randomized clinics to support participant enrollment/retention, SMaRRT-HD implementation, and outcome ascertainment. The CRC will contact and follow up with patients and clinic staff. The CRC may be responsible for providing guidance and coverage for other CRCs in the department. They will be responsible for developing the final SMaRRT-HD implementation guide for clinics and will be the primary contact for UNC PRO Core, the UNC Core supporting SMaRRT-HD.
Education and Experience:
Constructive problem solving attitude, ability to create project timelines, ability to multi-task.
Two or more years of patient-facing clinical research experience.
Successful experience working directly with project teams to understand project needs and timelines, and then plan, provide and manage the necessary support.
Experience with a variety of electronic data capture systems.
Experience working in a fast-paced clinical environment with a complex infrastructure.
Experience working in dialysis clinics.
Essential Skills:
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to work and communicate with diverse populations effectively and professionally. Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team.
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
At least 1 year of patient-facing clinical research experience.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal and organizational problem-solving skills.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers, and clients.
Ability to manage competing priorities, including adeptness at time management.
Strong software and computer skills and the ability to troubleshoot
AA/EEO Statement:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.