Cancer Clinical Research Coordinator Associate - Hematology

Job ID 99220 Date posted 06/09/2023

Cancer Clinical Research Coordinator Associate - Hematology

The Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) is one of an elite number of National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country, and is a prominent, dynamic, growing and complex Institute within the Stanford University School of Medicine. The SCI actively works to build synergies and collaborations among faculty with cancer-relevant expertise from four Schools and over 30 departments across Stanford University. We seek a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (CRCA) to help us enact our mission to reduce cancer mortality through comprehensive programs of cancer research, treatment, education and outreach.

Given the SCI’s mission, breadth, and depth, it employs over 320 staff members in a fast-paced, team-oriented, and forward-thinking environment with tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth. The Cancer Clinical Trials Office (CCTO) is an integral component of the Stanford Cancer Institute since the vital work performed there enables our adult and pediatric cancer centers to translate research from the laboratory into the clinical setting. You will be working with an unparalleled leading-edge community of faculty and staff who are fundamentally changing the world of health care in the cancer arena.

Reporting to the Hematology Clinical Research Manager (CRM), the CRCA will be conversant in the goals, mission and priorities of the Institute, and utilize this knowledge to ensure the safety and well-being of trial participants. We are seeking candidates with excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail. Our staff run toward challenges, and you will have a demonstrated history of doing the same with a high degree of professionalism, initiative and flexibility.

Core Duties Include

• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol. Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies. Coordinate studies from start-up through close-out.
• 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.
• Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
• Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.
• 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.
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
• Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.

Desired Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Familiarity with IRB guidelines and regulations
• Previous experience with clinical research.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification is preferred.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications in a previous administrative setting
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical research and federal regulations.

Education & Experience (required)

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 (required)

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Certifications & Licenses

Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification is preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• 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.
• 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.
• Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping.
• 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.

Working Conditions

Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Work Standards

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu .
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.

The expected pay range for this position is $56,000 to $78,000 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

School of Medicine employees who are patient-facing, work in, or frequent clinical and hospital areas for work purposes are considered as healthcare workers. This position is considered a healthcare worker and will need to comply with the Stanford Medicine vaccination requirements including the primary series of COVID 19 vaccine.