• 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-$70,841.00

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and direct supervisor, support the day-to-day execution of clinical research studies across startup, active implementation, and closeout phases.
• Lead participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, enrollment, follow-up, and retention activities with minimal guidance from the supervisor.
• Execute study procedures per protocol, including specimen collection and processing and subject assessments, while ensuring subject safety and compliance.
• Enter, manage, and review study data in EMR, CTMS, EDC, REDCap, and CRFs in accordance with ALCOA-C principles.
• Maintain accurate clinical, regulatory, and study documentation.
• Serve as a point of contact for regulatory document management and related communications with sponsors, CROs, internal and external collaborators.
• Assist with IRB submissions, audits, startup, and closeout activities.
• Identify and report adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), and support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities as needed.
• Schedule study visits, manage study supplies, process participant compensation, and provide administrative support.
• Contribute to the development of SOPs, CRFs, study tools, databases, and data capture processes.
• Act as a liaison among investigators, sponsors, compliance offices, research teams, and external partners.
• Participate in study meetings, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance to entry-level staff and, as appropriate, supervise short-term interns or volunteers.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus three years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Strong communication, organization, customer service, and leadership skills.
• Ability to interact and collaborate positively, constructively, and effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Capacity to work semi-independently and collaboratively within teams in a deadline driven and multi- tasking environment.
• Able to demonstrate initiative, identify problems, and propose solutions to supervisors.
• Ability to accurately collect and record data.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism and flexibility.
• Willingness to learn new systems and programs.

Other Requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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