"Senior Clinical Research Coordinator"

We currently are conducting a study CONNECT, which includes an intervention to promote smoking cessation among English, Spanish and Chinese speaking individuals undergoing lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomographic scans. The intervention includes an interactive Video Doctor, text messages and proactive outreach and referral to evidence-based smoking cessation resources.

The Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator (Sr. CRC) will work with the Principal Investigator (PI) on a research project to encourage smoking cessation among smokers undergoing LDCT. The incumbent will be the key point of contact of all study related activities and will independently coordinate study implementation. Duties will include: working closely with the principal investigator and the study team to develop the intervention, maintaining close communication with the Video Doctor development team, overseeing the process of research participant recruitments and recruiting participants, administering the intervention and follow-up telephone counseling, reviewing and analyzing the outcome of participants' screening process; managing the data collected by the participants, leading project interns or other CRCs in conducting in person and telephone patient interviews, ensuring correct implementation of all study protocols; basic technical assistance of study iPad and printer and assisting with ongoing subject retention.

The Sr. CRC will contribute 100% time to the project and will be directly supervised by the PI. In addition to overseeing the use of computerized educational programs in waiting rooms, he/she will facilitate participants going through the program at home virtually, he/she will be the project coordinator for daily project related activities, such as meeting arrangements and mailings. The incumbent will conduct some basic data analyses and is expected to provide interpretation of results. He/she will be expected to utilize REDCap, a web-based data capture system, to develop data capture forms, reports, and surveys in a HIPAA compliant environment. Duties in REDCap may include minor programming using the Online Designer to modify the project design. This position will assist with other activities such as, but not limited to, the following: preparations of grants and databases; preparation and formatting of reports and IRB applications and manuscripts; creation and management of Endnote files or Zotero; literature searches/pulling articles; and performing other research related activities as needed.

The Sr. CRC will take the lead in training student interns or other CRCs who may participate and support physician participants and clinic staff regarding study procedures.

This individual must be bilingual in Spanish or Chinese, well-organized, comfortable working independently, able to develop excellent rapport with study participants, and have experience with interacting with participants in clinical research studies.

Sr. CRC's independently coordinate and are accountable for the overall administration of one or more clinical studies, typically requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills. They may provide leadership to lower-level clinical research coordinators and/or other support personnel.

The position is responsible for, and critically important to the overall operational management of clinical research activities. It has direct responsibility for implementing a diverse portfolio of research activities for one or more studies which may include multicenter clinical trials (both NIH and industry-sponsored), local investigator-initiated clinical trials, and/or programmatic clinical research activities, such as a clinical database and biorepository. Positions at this level may perform expert and efficient integration of multiple complex programmatic activities, applying a sophisticated medical knowledge base, substantial leadership skills, effectively working with a variety of people and organizations at UCSF (clinicians, investigators, clinical staff, administration, Committee on Human Research, human resources, contracts and grants) and elsewhere (industry sponsors, coordinating centers, FDA, NIH), exhibiting an in-depth knowledge of specific programs.

Reporting to a Principal Investigator (PI) or Director, the incumbent may have central responsibility for ensuring CHR approval and compliance, contract generation, negotiation and approval, subject recruitment, appropriate study testing, and adequate enrollment of multicenter clinical trials, longitudinal cohort studies, local investigator-initiated studies, and biorepository efforts; exercise strong administration and management leadership of clinical research, strong research coordination, and may lead experienced personnel to ensure optimal systems for efficiency, compliance, safety, financial oversight, and contractual expertise in negotiations and execution, as well as create and implement quality improvement processes. This is a position of leadership whose main purpose is to ensure that clinical research commitments are met and that the programs maintain a reputation for excellence in all activities.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement. The salary range for this position is $41.72 - $67.10 (Hourly Rate). To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

About University of California San Francisco: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and high-quality patient care. It is the only UC campus in the 10-campus system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.