Project Coordinator

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35 hours
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $66,300.00 $70,000.00

Position Summary

Project Coordinator for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) clinical trials.
Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) Site Liaison.

Responsibilities

Project Coordinator:  Perform all study related procedures including but not limited to:

• Conduct and coordinate consortium (ACTC/ADCS) and industry clinical trials in neurodegenerative disease under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Complete and maintain regulatory documentation.
• Initiate and maintain submissions for CUIMC IRB and central IRBs.
• Create and maintain source documents.
• Consent study participants according to CGP guidelines.
• Ensure that GCP and FDA guidelines are followed.
• Complete study-related data entry and chartings in a timely manner.
• Prepare study related correspondence.
• Perform study-related ECGs, vital signs and blood draws as necessary.
• Arrange research related imaging and other auxiliary research related studies.
• Travel to investigator meetings as needed.
• Ensure participant compliance to study protocol.
• Dispense and account for investigational product and research study samples.
• Arrange study participant reimbursement via the standard CU policies and procedures.
• Work with sponsor and consortium entities to ensure that all required duties are completed.
• Maintain productive working relationship between sponsor/consortium staff, study monitor, site staff and principal investigator.
• Perform neuropsychological and other testing scales and assessments.
• Recruit research participants by phone.
• Explain studies to potential participants by phone and in person.
• Schedule appointments for research participants screening visits and regular study visit.

ACTC Site Liaison:

• Travel to investigator meetings.
• Primary point person across all the ACTC projects.
• Clinical trials coordinator for the ACTC projects.
• Attend ACTC Steering Committee Meetings three times a year.
• Participate in monthly ACTC Site Liaison Meetings.
• Perform general administrative functions, and related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical Trials or related research experience.
• Certifications in CDR, Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale Certification, CANTAB, GDS, MoCA, NPI-Q, ADCS-ADL, MMSE.
• Certifications in CDR, C-SSRS, Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale Certification, RBANS/, CTT, LNS, PF,  GDS, MoCA, NTB, CIBIC-Plus and VaDAS, CANTABelect, CGIC, S-STS,CFT, Cogstate battery, NPI, ADCS-ADL, NPI, MMSE, TUG, CFT, LFT, CFT, NACC battery.
• Spanish fluency.

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