Clinical Research Coordinator

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The Hussman Institute has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Research Coordinator 2 position. The incumbent serves as a mid-level clinical research professional that assists in the planning, coordinating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating of specific clinical research studies. This role assists in the day‑to‑day operations of clinical research protocol implementation and carries out study coordination duties from protocol initiation to study close‑out according to regulatory/sponsor guidelines.

• Assists in participant recruitment and retention activities, and assists in screening potential study participants for eligibility.
• Performs study procedures, routine tests, data collection/recording, and daily operations of moderate risk clinical research protocols.
• Collects, processes, packs, and ships specimens according to protocol, applicable standards and regulations.
• Maintains study binders and filings according to protocol requirements, UM and department policy.
• Distributes study drug materials according to practice standards and clinical credentials as delegated by the Principal Investigator.
• Monitors, documents, reports, and follows up on study unanticipated/adverse events and protocol deviations.
• Assists in implementing protocol amendments under direct supervision of the Principal Investigator.
• Assists with study orientation and protocol related in‑services to research team and clinical staff.
• Monitors protocol implementation and study progress; keeps investigators fully apprised of study progress; submits progress reports according to established schedule.
• Learns the research team and assists with communications/interactions with sponsor, data coordinating centers, compliance monitors, collaborators, investigators’ academic administrative personnel, and departments.
• Assists in administrative tasks of study personnel including orientation, documenting core competencies, certification mandates, safety/responsible conduct of research education, and performance reviews.
• Adheres to cultural competency guidelines; implements strategies to meet study participants’ needs for language translation, health literacy, etc.
• Follows the appropriate fundamental requirements of all international, national, and local regulatory bodies.
• Maintains requisite skills and mandatory training in safety, equality, responsible conduct of research, continuing education, and research competencies.
• Adheres to University and unit‑level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all‑inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.

This position will focus on our genetic studies of Hispanics in Alzheimer disease. The primary function of this job is to identify, recruit, and enroll Hispanic American individuals and families in the community of South Florida that would be eligible for our Alzheimer disease project. Once enrolled, the job requires the collection of biological samples and relevant clinical data from multiple sources depending on the study protocol.

This will require travel to multiple areas in both the US as well as possibly the Caribbean and South America. In addition, the role requires organization of and participation in community outreach activities to increase awareness of and interest in genetic research among underserved populations.

Fluent in English and Spanish is preferred.

• Support multiple genetics research studies by performing a variety of duties involved in the collection, compilation, documentation and analysis of clinical and genetic research data from study participants. This position will focus on our genetic studies of Alzheimer disease in…