at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50597
Department: MED-Cancer Center
Salary/Grade: EXS/8
Job Summary:
Coordinates clinical research studies, performing a variety of tasks and activities. Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility, and enrolls study participants and ensures subjects follow the research protocol. Develops study-related documents. Applies expertise, knowledge, and skills to a broad range of different types of clinical studies, navigates resources, and identifies issues needing escalation. Contributes to development of new team and unit processes, procedures, staff, and tools.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for clinical research trials
- Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects more complex information, performs medical assessments, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. Recruits, screens, and enrolls trial participants, collects information, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional.
- Performs medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy)
- Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols
- Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels
- Serves as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues
- Performs quality checks
- Identifies resource needs and develops clinical research doc
