Clinical Research Coordinator Associate

Clinical Research Coordinator Associate 

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, is a world-leading department that offers comprehensive training and perioperative patient care, pain management, and critical care medicine as well as cutting-edge research, encompassing a wide spectrum of programs in basic, translational, clinical, health services and medical education.

The Regional Anesthesia (RA) Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (CRCA) to perform duties related to the coordination of clinical research studies. Our research primarily focuses on the assessment and treatment of post-surgical acute pain. The CRCA will coordinate moderately complex aspects of one or more clinical studies and will work under close direction of the principal investigator and/or research associates. The CRCA will be primarily involved with RA but will also interact with other clinicians and researchers across departments and settings. Please see our website for more information about our department.

https://med.stanford.edu/ra-apm

At Stanford University School of Medicine, the work we do touches the lives of those today and tomorrow. Through education, research, and health care, the School of Medicine improves health through leadership, diversity, collaborative discoveries, and innovation in health care. Whether working in departments with faculty, or in units that support the school, our staff are a part of teams that propel us on our journey toward the future of medicine and Precision Health.

Stanford is rooted in a culture of excellence and values innovation, collaboration, and life-long learning. To foster the talents and aspirations of our staff, Stanford offers career development programs, competitive pay that reflects market trends, and benefits that increase financial stability and promote healthy, fulfilling lives. An award-winning employer, Stanford offers an exceptional setting for professionals looking to advance their careers.

The School of Medicine and the Department of Anesthesia are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion for its faculty, staff, residents, postdocs, and fellows. We aim to recruit, support, retain, and promote diversity in our department.

Schedule: full time, Monday-Friday 

Position length: min 1 year

Work Arrangement: on-site

Work Location: Palo Alto and Redwood City

Core Duties:

• Serve as the primary contact for research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies. Coordinate studies from startup through close-out.
• Determine/make decisions regarding eligibility for participants, study protocols, and compliance issues based on IRB and other regulatory agencies.
• Manage data, evaluate study effectiveness and make recommendations to the PI as needed. Ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Determine participant eligibility and obtain informed consent from study participants in accordance with study protocol. Assist in developing, evaluating and revising recruitment strategies to increase participant enrollment as needed.
• Coordinate collection, processing and analysis of study specimens and data. 
• Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and ensure the accurate completion of study documents/case report forms. Independently collect and manage patient tracking tools and study documents. Must be experienced and able to design and implement study documents and understand Stanford clinical trial study requirements/regulations to accurately handle/process informed consents, study questionnaires, and screening tools.
• Ensure compliance with research protocols. Prepare regulatory submissions and ensure IRB renewals are completed in a timely fashion. Serve as a resource to other team members to maintain/monitor privacy of data as well as providing training on regulatory process/requirements as needed. Responsible for reporting protocol deviations to the IRB; notify PI of any issues regarding privacy for further action.
• Assemble study kits, monitor scheduling of procedures/study visits, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors. May supervise work of students to assemble study kits and scheduling of study participants; must be able to lead project meetings, communicate study progress, and present data (meetings are not with participants). 
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.  Develop and provide status reports to PI; propose solutions to any problem related to safety. Monitor participants for any adverse events related to participant health status and reports to PI; provide reports related to recruitment, quarterly reports required by IRB or funding source. 
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements. Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.

* - Other duties may also be assigned

Education and Experience (Desired):

• Knowledge of principles of clinical research (Good Clinical Practice + HIPAA) and federal regulations.
• Ability to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and timelines.
• Familiarity with IRB and study registration guidelines and regulations.
• Previous experience with REDCap/Qualtrics/SPSS or other related database/statistics applications.
• Previous experience working with children and families.
• Minimum of one-year related experience.

Education and Experience (Required):

• Two year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Required):

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology. 

The expected pay range for this position is $31.84 to $37.79 per hour.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.