Clinical Research Coordinator

• This is a new clinical research coordinator posting.
• UCSF is one of the sites in this multicenter prospective study called “THRIVE”.
• The purpose of this research study is comparing the patient experiences of two common types of anesthesia (total intravenous anesthesia with propofol versus a volatile anesthetic).
• The study is collecting electronic health record data and gathering data using wearable devices and smartphone applications.
• In conjunction with the primary investigator, the role of the clinical research coordinator is to help with recruitment and consent of new patients, provide educational materials to study patients and help with data collection for up to 365 days after surgery.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies.

Incumbent’s duties may include, but will not be limited to supporting the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity; act as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management; manage and report on study results; create, clean, update, and manage databases and comprehensive datasets and reports; coordinate staff work schedules, assist with training of Assistant CRCs, and assist Clinical Research Supervisor and/or PI with oversight of other research staff; manage Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications and the implementation of new studies; participate in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval within University compliance; help assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies; oversee study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures; interface with departments to obtain UCSF approval prior to study initiation; maintain all regulatory documents; report study progress to investigators; participate in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols; and perform other duties as assigned.