Department

Gastroint Biology and Dis Ctr-429001

Career Area

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

03/17/2023

Application Deadline

04/03/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Soc/Clin Research Assistant - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN08

Working Title

Clinical Research Coordinator

Position Number

20028263

Vacancy ID

P017095

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Hours may vary based on the needs of the projects assigned.

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$40,945 - $50,000

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The primary purpose of the position is to manage the daily and long-term operations of several major research projects. The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will coordinate anywhere from one to six research studies concurrently. These studies focus on gastrointestinal conditions and include treatment, drug, and medical device trials, patient registries, and various other studies. The CRC reports to the supervisor for instruction and supervision. The position requires the planning, organizing, implementation, and evaluation of activities to bring research projects successfully to their completion. Duties include managing studies from start-up through closeout and may include obtaining and maintaining IRB approval, screening and identifying study subjects, recruiting study subjects and obtaining informed consent, collecting and processing human biological specimens, collecting and entering data, responding to data queries, and facilitating monitoring visits.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Candidate must have excellent attention to detail and communication skills (written and oral).
Candidate must have the ability to screen and recruit study participants and determine if the subjects meet the inclusionary/exclusionary criteria for a specific research study.
Candidate must have the ability to independently manage regulatory documents and submissions.
Candidate must be able to collect and process biopsies and specimens such as blood, urine, stool and saliva.
Candidate must have the ability to perform data entry and quality assurance for study bookkeeping, including data forms and databases.
Candidate must have the ability to correspond with funding agencies regarding grants and budgets.
Candidate must have the ability to lead and update the exchange of research information through conversation, instruction, and demonstration with the investigators and others.
Candidate must have the ability to contribute to the preparation of publications, reports, and other presentations of compiled study results.
This position requires the ability to arrive at work before regular business hours (such as 7am or earlier) and stay after regular business hours (evenings such as 6pm or later) as necessary to perform duties of the position. It is expected the candidate has a schedule that can accommodate these hours when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Prior experience coordinating investigational drug or device clinical trials.
Prior working experience with institutional review board (IRB) submissions

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements