"Neonatal Intensive Care Clinical Research Coordinator"

Job Summary

Want to join a fun, hard-working, collaborative team? Come join the Clinical Research team within the Department of Pediatrics at UW-Madison! The Clinical Research team supports clinical research across multiple divisions in the Department of Pediatrics. Working within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at both American Family Children’s Hospital and UnityPoint-Meriter, this position is a unique opportunity to contribute to research aimed at prevention, detection, and treatment of disease in critically ill infants.

This position will assist with coordinating a variety of clinical research studies by performing various tasks and activities. These tasks include, but are not limited to, recruitment, screening, and enrolling study participants and families, as well as ensuring study participants and families follow the research study protocol. Our team of clinical research coordinators and research nurses apply expertise, knowledge, and skills to a broad range of clinical studies, navigate resources, identify issues requiring escalation, and contribute to the development of new team and unit processes, procedures, and tools.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will work in collaboration with pediatric faculty, nurses and staff to coordinate clinical research studies for the Department of Pediatrics, ranging from industry partnered to investigator initiated clinical trials.

• This position is full or part time, 90-100%
• Some work may need to be performed outside of standard business hours. However, most work is expected to occur during standard business hours.
• This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
• This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.
• Applicants for this position will be considered for the following titles: Clinical Research Coordinator I, Clinical Research Coordinator II. The title is determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist. The responsibilities in this job posting are for the Clinical Research Coordinator I title. A Clinical Research Coordinator II will perform tasks more independently, collect more complex information, perform quality checks, identify resource needs, develop clinical research documents, contribute to the development of protocols, and may assist with training of staff.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Serves as an initial point of contact for clinical research participants and clinical staff, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues
• Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for a defined clinical research trial(s)
• Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels
• Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols
• Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects information, and answers questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. May perform basic medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy

Department

School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pediatrics, Administration – Clinical Research

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is a vibrant academic department comprising more than 200 faculty in 16 subspecialty divisions. The department promotes and enhances the health of children through outstanding clinical care, exemplary education of pediatric trainees, performance of cutting-edge research, and vigorous advocacy. To learn more about the department's work and accomplishments, please visit: https://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/.

Compensation

The starting salary for a Clinical Research Coordinator I is $41,244. The starting salary for a Clinical Research Coordinator II is $44,543. Salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience working in a clinical research role
• Experience working with the pediatric population
• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Experience working with research data collection and/or sample processing
• Experience utilizing a variety of platforms including Health Link or other electronic medical record, Microsoft Office Suite, REDCap, OnCore, and Google Drive
• Clinical Research Certification
• Experience with quality checks, and/or study monitoring (for Clinical Research Coordinator II)
• Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities include effective oral and written communication skills, ability to manage multiple projects at the same time, excellent attention to detail and organization skills, excellent time management and prioritization, ability to independently and creatively problem solve

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

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