PS Study Coordinator

Overview

The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Utah has an immediate opening for a Clinical Research Coordinator to join our team of investigators, lab personnel, and team of GI study coordinators. We are growing a comprehensive Microbiota and GI Immunology Consortia (MAGIC) Biobank for patients who visit our gastroenterology, hepatology and GI surgery clinics, procedures, and operating rooms to advance the field’s understanding and improve the care for patients with gastrointestinal diseases with particular emphasis on inflammation and immunology.

This position is a part of the growing Microbiota and Gastrointestinal Immunology Consortia (MAGIC) initiative at the University of Utah. For this exciting endeavor we are looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator to help build and maintain the biorepository. We envision this role to be truly translational, obtaining patient biospecimens and asking clinically and scientifically relevant questions to better our understanding of health and disease.

The individual will coordinate technical and administrative details involved in clinical research studies and assist the Principal Investigator Amiko Uchida, MD in achieving study integrity and objectives through the successful implementation and completion of protocols and procedures. Our biobank uses a sophisticated biorepository system called Open Specimen to easily organize and maintain samples and REDCap to survey patients. A competitive candidate for this position will be highly motivated, organized and have excellent communication skills (able to explain concepts to patients), eager to work in a team setting to improve the lives of patients with various GI disease.

The ideal duration of the position is 2 or more years. This position is predominantly in-person; there are select circumstances that permit remote working and must be agreed upon and outlined prior to starting.

• Attends and participates in Investigator and staff meetings. Advises team regarding specific study assignments and timelines.
• Carries out all patient-facing functions of clinical research which includes:
• Organization of patient recruitment/outreach
• Patient screening and enrollment
• Assessing and monitoring patient safety from research perspective
• Ensuring appropriate samples are collected on time and correctly.
• Explains and obtains informed consent, medical history, and demographics from patients; documents and maintains historical data, status reports, progress notes.
• Safety documentation:
  Reports and tracks adverse events (AE), documents all protocol deviations, and prepares summary reports when needed.
• Completes, audits, corrects case report forms.
• Maintains documents as required by FDA guidelines.
• Makes statistical calculations, analyzes data and prepares reports summarizing results.
• Quality improvement of workflows, documentation of workflow, organization.
• May maintain contact with IRB and prepare and submit IRB documents.
• May perform functions required of the Clinical Research Assistant as necessary.
• Incumbents are responsible for coordinating the daily operations of their assigned research team, coordinating the orderly and safe flow of research projects, and maintaining adequate resources for the PI to accomplish their research objectives.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required. IRB CITI Course in the Protection of Human Research subjects certificate obtained within six months of hire, and demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills are also required.
• Some departments may require IATA DGR training within six months.
• This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated vaccination requirements, or be approved for an exemption, prior to the first day of work. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
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