Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases (Job ID #149764)

Protocol Management
• Take initiatives in establishing and coordinating the implementation of clinical
research protocol priorities and organization structure. • Train staff on research
protocols and procedures. • Extract data from complex medical records with expert
accuracy.
• Notify and inform physicians, clinical staff, affiliates and grant sponsors of adverse
events and protocol modifications, including their impact on the clinical research
program
• Coordinate the activation and maintenance of clinical protocols, including review
and completion of submissions, amendments, and adverse event reports as required
by the UIC Institutional Review Board (IRB), Protocol Review Committee and grant
sponsors.
• Review laboratory and clinical procedures and evaluations regularly to ensure
protocol compliance.
• Act as liaison between physicians, clinical staff and the UIC IRB office, grant
sponsors and regulatory agencies to ensure priorities are clearly communicated and
resources are allocated appropriately across multiple ongoing projects.
• Communicate clinical information and work with stakeholders to create best practice
tools.
Client Enrollment and Protocol Compliance
• Assist physicians and clinical staff in identification, recruitment and enrollment
strategies of patients to increase enrollment and to meet clinical research protocols. •
Schedule and conduct clinical research visits required by the protocol and track
participant visits. • Schedule all patient examinations, repeat examinations,
treatments and laboratory visits required by the protocol. • Screen patients for
protocol eligibility and participation in clinical research.
• Coordinate outreach to and liaison with staff at schools, community clinics, science
fairs, etc. to make r• Execute informed consent process and monitors patient status; Enroll participants
into programs, explaining the research protocols to the clients and supporting
family/friends, and obtain appropriate consent forms.
• Ensure that participant enrollment and research activities comply with established
protocols, regulatory and monitoring agency standards, and grant sponsor guidelines.
• Participate in conducting surveys of participants and supporting family/friends.
• Collect and review client evaluations/assessments, surveys, and participant
interviews to develop reports for the PI and appropriate agencies and grant
sponsors. Evaluate data to determine project effectiveness.
• Complete accurate, concise,
and legible documentation of all participant records and other source documentation
and forms per protocol, (i.e. maintain drug documentation, reconciling study drug
accountability).
• Participate in required clinical research education and training
programs.