Clinical Research Coordinator Position @ Stanford Univeristy

Clinical Research Coordinator Position -  Precision Psychiatry and Translational Neuroscience Lab (PanLab)

Job Description:

The CRCA’s would have a key role in all aspects of the research process, spanning maintenance of study protocols and IRB approvals, screening and recruitment, detailed assessment of subjects, quality control of data and contributions to analyses for scientific outcomes. Assessments include functional neuroimaging, self-report, and computerized cognitive and emotional testing modalities. Study subjects will include healthy participants and people experiencing a range of symptoms of anxiety and depression.  Therapeutic studies include selective novel antidepressants, transcranial magnetic resonance imaging (TMS), and exploratory therapeutics such as MDMA. The positions will be fully on-site. The CRCA’s will be with a highly collaborative team, with the opportunity to interact daily with other coordinators, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and collaborators. The positions will be based in a lab that values cooperation, fairness, efficiency, and conscientiousness.

Duties include:

• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies.  Coordinate studies from startup through closeout.
• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol.  Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
• 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.
• 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.

Desired qualifications:

• Previous research experience in the fields of Neurosciences and/or Psychology
• 1-2 years of related hands-on experience in acquiring and/or processing fMRI data
• Beginner to Intermediate level with software packages such as SPSS, MatLab
• Beginner level with statistical analysis
• Previous work with human participants

Education & Experience (REQURIED):

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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:

• Position may at times require the employee to work with or be in areas where hazardous materials and/or exposure to chemicals, blood, body fluid or tissues and risk of exposure to contagious diseases and infections.
• May require extended or unusual work hours based on research requirements and business needs.
• This position is based on the Stanford main campus.

Application:

Interested candidates should submit their application here: https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/clinical-research-coordinator-associate-23652

• CV
• Cover Letter addressing how your education and specific experience relates to the position as described above. 
• Please also include a summary of why you are interested in joining the PanLab, as well as relatable skills, education and experience you bring to the position. If you have relatable experience or qualities not listed here but that are transferrable for this role, we encourage you to include those in your cover letter.