Position Summary
The candidate must be highly motivated, be interested in pediatric neurological diseases, possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills as well as strong interest in academic clinical research. The candidate will be expected to establish cordial and professional rapport with children, adults and families as well as the clinical, research, and administrative teams. The ideal candidate is a team player who is also independently motivated and able to self-direct to complete tasks.
The candidate will report to the Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Michio Hirano, and the clinical research supervisor. The candidate will be responsible for subject recruitment and proper conduct of clinical studies. Additional responsibilities include maintaining compliance with existing policies and procedures at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and its Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), that regulate and conduct clinical research.
Responsibilities
Participation in pre-study, initiation, monitoring and close-out visits
Submission of Investigator New Drug (IND) forms and PI initiated research protocols to FDA and other regulatory institutions in US
Implementation of clinical trials from initiation, including participation in the development of standard operating procedures and case report forms
Recruitment and supervision of clinical trial subjects through the following activities: informed consent, screening, and ensuring subjects adherence to safety and study compliance issues.
Coordination and management of clinical trials, communication with sponsor and monitors, study visit coordination, sample acquisition and processing.
Reporting and documentation of protocol deviations and exemptions as well as development and implementation of corrective action plans for review by the Principal Investigator as needed
Data collection and management, collection of source documents, registration, and management of adverse events, filing and archiving, managing monitoring visits and managing queries.
Participate in data entry and query resolution using Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems
Close-out of the clinical trial, contributing to manuscripts, audit preparation, trial completion, and communication with authorities. Other responsibilities include assisting with the final study report and completing financial obligations.
Other duties assigned as needed by the division.
Minimum Qualifications
Other Requirements
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