Clinical Research Coordinator

Job Summary

The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies.

The CRC will assist neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and other members of the clinical and research team in the Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation division with the coordination of clinical research studies and clinical care involving drug and surgical treatments, observational and neurophysiology studies for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. Duties will include frequent interactions with patients, coordinating and attending complex clinic and study visits, collecting research data and managing databases, collecting/processing/shipping biological specimens, managing research case report forms and supplies, and managing regulatory documents.

The CRC will support management and coordinate tasks for single or multiple clinical research studies.

Department Description

Throughout the Department of Neurology at UCSF, our mission is to deliver superb patient care, to apply state-of-the-art translational research methods to discover the causes of, and treatments for human nervous system disorders, and to educate each generation of medical students, neurology residents and postdoctoral fellows. By fostering cross-disciplinary interactions among scientists around the world, we accelerate the pace of discovery and champion the University s global health initiatives.

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, other departments and outside institutions; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population.
• Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, etc.).

• Familiarity with neurological disorders and understand a wide variety of neurological testing procedures.
• Prior academic or professional exposure to patient care and clinical research.
• Fluency in the usage of Committee on Human Research (CHR) online iMEDris system for submission, renewal, and modification of protocols through this system.
• Understanding of patient population to create rapport and a relationship, while also giving insight to what is realistic and appropriate for patient participation.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Knowledge of UCSF and departmental policies for dealing with reimbursement, guidelines for research, confidentiality and HIPAA regulations, following the UCSF mission statement and purpose for research, and a clear understanding of policies and procedures on patient safety and confidentiality (electronic and hard copy medical records, patient charts, communication, etc.); knowledge of medical terminology, research policies and guidelines, guidelines for packing/shipping infectious substances, database building/analysis, and data management within some of the following:
  Access, Stata, SASS/SPSS, and Teleform programming platforms.
• Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines:
  Good Clinical Practice Guidelines; HIPAA;
  The Protection of Human Subjects; CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects;
  Effective Cash Handling Procedures;
  Environmental Health and Safety Training;
  Fire Safety Training.
• Strong independent competency with MATLAB programming (for some positions).
• Biomedical or neuroengineering experience/knowledge (for some positions).
• Experience working with human…