UTMB Health

Clinical Research Coach, Research Administration (Onsite)

UTMB Health$85K — $100K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience in interventional clinical research or equivalent.
  • CCRP or CCRC certification, or ability to obtain within one year.
  • Preferred: Registered Nurse.
  • Preferred: Clinical Research Monitor or Coordinator experience.
  • Preferred: Experience with a Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS).

Responsibilities

  • Mentor and guide clinical research personnel on best practices and study conduct.
  • Review clinical research protocols for understanding of scientific and operational aspects.
  • Collaborate with study teams on IRB submissions and regulatory processes.
  • Develop resources for essential study documentation and compliance tools.
  • Train research staff on regulatory compliance and documentation standards.
  • Support investigators during consent and study visits for hands-on guidance.
  • Identify and communicate potential issues to relevant stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Professional development and certification support.
  • Work closely with research leaders and expert teams.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and training in clinical research.
  • Engagement in a collaborative compliance-focused environment.
Full Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 7 years of experience with interventional clinical research or equivalent. Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) or similar certification through a recognized professional clinical research organization, or ability to obtain professional certification within one year of employment.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATIONS
Required:
  • Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC)
    or similar certification through a recognized professional clinical research organization, or ability
    to obtain professional certification within one year of employment.

Preferred:
  • Registered Nurse.


Job Description:

The primary focus of the Clinical Research Coach is to provide mentorship, instruction and guidance to clinical research investigators, nurses, coordinators, and other study staff to promote high quality research and implement best practices. This position focuses on the operational aspects of compliant study conduct including recruitment, enrollment, consent process, study visit completion, source documentation, data collection and reporting.

Job Duties:
  • Review and comprehend the scientific and operational aspects of clinical research protocols,
    including but not limited to the study purpose, schema, procedures, eligibility criteria, and study
    timelines.
  • Work closely with assigned investigators and study teams throughout the entire study lifecycle
    to:
    • Provide insight and feedback on IRB regulatory submission requirements, documents, and
      overall processes.
    • Provide resources and best practices for developing source documents, protocol specific
      flowsheets, case report forms (CRFs), enrollment logs and deviation logs.
    • Provide tools, processes, and training to promote regulatory and protocol compliance as
      it relates to subject recruitment, the consent process, subject eligibility, study visits,
      subject and regulatory documentation standards.
    • Provide training and review of essential documents and creating/maintaining a regulatory
      binder.
    • Accompany investigators and study staff for initial consent processes and study visits to
      provide support and feedback.
    • Review initial study documentation to ensure it is attributable, legible, contemporaneous,
      original, accurate and complete.
    • Prepare for monitoring and/or audits.
  • Quickly identify when a Sponsor, Investigator or Institution should be alerted to concerns or
    issues.
  • Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Compliance and the Office of Research Regulations
    and Compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Nursing or Medical Degree
  • Clinical Research Monitor or Coordinator experience
  • Experience with a Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), electronic IRB platform and EMR.


Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience.

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