Job Description Summary

The Laboratory Coordinator is responsible for working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, research and hospital staff to coordinate the collection and shipment of oncology clinical trial study specimens per protocol requirements. This includes all central lab specimens the sponsor requires outlined in the protocol and lab manual. Additional responsibilities include managing adequate study supplies, involvement in coordination of study start-up requirements, assisting with monitor visits and other duties that may be assigned by management.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the region, 1 of only 57 in the nation to receive this distinction. Patients gain access to the most promising therapies, cutting-edge clinical trials and world class research.

Job Duties Outlined

• Obtain, document, process and manage serial specimens (blood and other bodily fluids) obtained from patients participating in clinical trials.
• Request and ship research related pathology requests for the CTO. Collaborate with Tissue Repository staff and assist with obtaining and shipping tissue specimens based on IATA/DOT Guidelines. Communicate with Study Coordinators regarding the status of tissue requests.
• Perform study-specific ECGs and transmit data to appropriate database as listed in the study protocol schedule of events.
• Reference and maintain a variety of study protocols and central lab manuals.
• Responsible for Inventory Maintenance of study supplies including, but not limited to, maintaining adequate kit amounts, ensuring the destruction of kits and creation of NTFs, submitting kit supply orders, updating kit inventory spreadsheet, as well as preparing kit orders for Satellite Sites.
• Coordinate the collection of central study samples and required study assessments in collaboration with nursing, study coordinators, physicians and patients in a timely manner.
• Perform data entry, if necessary, in both Hospital and Laboratory information systems according to hospital and laboratory policies and procedures, as well as compliance requirements.
• Ensure all requirements for specimen integrity have been met (positive patient identification, correct specimen collected, proper transport of samples has been employed, etc).
• Utilize EMR (Epic) and Outlook lab calendar to set up study lab collections and schedule upcoming couriers.
• Participate in weekly lab rotation, daily patient assignments and Friday handoff emails.
• This role will work across both the Bioanalytical and Correlative Labs to support handling of theranostic (hot) samples.

Work Environment

• This position will be 100% onsite.
• The position will be based at our Westwood facility and will occasionally travel between our Clinical Research Center, Indian Creek Campus and The University of Kansas Health System Hospital for meetings, kit drop off and transport of study specimens.