One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.
University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.
Position Summary
This position will serve as a Senior Clinical Research Participant Coordinator within the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Cellular Therapy Program. The Cellular Therapy Program is one of the select few academic centers in the United States with the scientific, technical, and clinical capabilities to identify new tumor targets, develop, and infuse novel CAR-T therapy. The Senior Clinical Research Participant Coordinator has a full knowledge of research and is responsible for independently planning, organizing, and evaluating clinical research participant management and data collection for a variety of complex clinical research protocols, including leading efforts in evaluating and modifying data collection and recruitment methods, liaising between study staff, participants, and clinical staff, and data collection. The Senior Clinical Research Participant Coordinator facilitates the integration of research activities into the clinical care environment, conveying information to a variety of individuals and groups while instructing and educating clinical staff and providers.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Management Preferences
Experience with early-phase or first-in-human clinical trials.
Oncology or cell/gene therapy experience preferred.
Prior experience with multi-disciplinary clinical teams.
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
