QA Lead Clinical Research​/RN

Overview

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Colorado's largest and most comprehensive provider of cancer care has an exciting opportunity for an experienced QA Lead Clinical Research Coordinator/RN in Denver.

We realize that it sounds cliché but it is true - taking care of cancer patients is a calling. It’s much more than a job. Each of us has a unique story that brought us to Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers (RMCC), but those stories usually share common themes of care, compassion, and commitment.

No matter the role each RMCC team member serves in, the goal is the same: to provide the best care possible for each and every one of our patients. Whether we are a nurse holding our patient’s hand, or a scheduler on the phone finding an appointment that fits into a patient’s schedule, we are deeply connected to our patients and do what we can to help.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you join our team.

Salary range: $87,000–$117,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certification, etc. As of the posting date, and subject to eligibility requirements, RMCC offers the following benefits:
Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; health savings account; flexible spending accounts; potential research bonus after one year of employment; 401(k) retirement plan; life insurance; short‑term and long‑term disability insurance;
Employee Assistance Program; PTO, holiday pay, tuition reimbursement, and employee‑paid critical illness and accident insurance.

Salary analysis complies with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and considers relevant experience, education, and certifications. No guarantee of top of range.

• Screens potential patients for protocol eligibility, presents trial concepts, participates in informed consent process, and enrolls patients on clinical trials. Ensures proper execution of informed consent for study subjects.
• Coordinates patient care in compliance with protocol, distributes investigational drug, provides patient teaching, maintains investigational drug accountability, and oversees order preparation by physicians.
• Reviews patients for changes in condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, response to study drug; documents and reports findings to physician and care team; enters orders; communicates with physician on study requirements, dose modification, and adverse event reporting; provides clinical services as required.
• Reviews protocol‑specific billing guides, submits billing information, compiles and reports protocol activity, accrual data, and research financials to practice administration and physicians; may be responsible for development of practice research.
• Maintains regulatory documents per USOR SOP and applicable regulations; participates in scheduling, monitoring, and auditing visits.
• Interacts with monitors/auditors onsite; provides input on improvement of policies/processes; works with clinic staff to resolve complex issues.
• Functions as resource for research staff; conducts protocol‑specific training and reviews protocols; assists SRL in recruitment and enrollment goals; leads promotion/recruitment strategies; assists feasibility assessments and study selection.
• Trains and promotes professional development of staff.

• Completes double‑check reviews of eligibility before patient enrollments by network CRCs; tracks issues for retraining, process improvement, and SOP development.
• Functions as study lead for trials assigned by manager; develops CRC tools (pink sheets, training documents, assignments, SOPs, work instructions).
• Acts as primary preceptor for orientation and onboarding of new research staff.
• Provides review and feedback on upcoming trials related to operational concerns and feasibility.
• Provides study‑specific training and updates to larger research team.
• Works with management on ongoing QA projects to support audit readiness, team education, and SOP development.

Graduate from a nursing program (BSN preferred). OCN, SoCRA or ACRP certification preferred. Current RN…