"Cancer Clinical Trials Study Coordinator"

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a combination of clinical/healthcare, medical type industry setting and/or human research experience totaling four (4) years may be considered. Three (3) years of full-time experience in a clinical/healthcare or medical type industry setting. One (1) year of human research experience. Knowledge of medical terminology.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with coordinating multiple clinical trials. Experience coordinating clinical trials in Oncology. Knowledge of the IRB/regulatory process. IRB training experience. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Brief Description of Duties:
At Stony Brook Medicine, a Study Coordinator is a valuable member of our team, who provides administrative support and has the ability to interface with all levels of management throughout the hospital. Qualified candidates will demonstrate superior patient care and possess outstanding communication skills while adhering to our high standard of excellence. The successful incumbent will have excellent communication and organizational skills. The Study Coordinator will have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Duties:

• Recruit and enroll research subjects and schedule patients.
• Attend Tumor Board conferences, participate in hospital rounds and staff meetings and review surgical and pathology reports of cancer patients for protocol candidates.
• Review present protocol patients on therapy to assure toxicity and response to treatment.
• Follow and maintain records on protocol patients for the duration of the study.
• Coordinate multiple Oncology Cancer Clinical Trials from inception to closure under the direction of Principal Investigator/Cancer Clinical Trials Administrative Director.
• Includes screening, eligibility, data collection, adverse event reporting, completion of CRF's and all regulatory requirements per protocol.
• Plan and coordinate industry-sponsored, cooperative group and investigator initiated clinical research projects including meeting with industry representatives, contract coordination and budget negotiation.
• Acts as a resource between outside sponsors, industries and SUNY.
• Draft informed consent forms, assent forms, and other documentation for submission to the IRB.
• Patient/Staff Education - Educate patients and families as well as oncology staff on the research process and investigational cancer drugs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:
The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.
For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.
Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.