Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator III

Overview

RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION, MISSION, AND CORE VALUES:

VISION: Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.

MISSION: Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.

CORE VALUES: Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge. Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection.

Collaboration:

approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge. Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions. Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator III within the Office of Human Research Services (OHRS) at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.

The primary purpose of the Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator III position is to assist Rutgers Cancer Institute's multidisciplinary Disease Specific Group (DSG) Clinical Research Teams with conducting clinical trials. This role is responsible for assisting the clinical research team in overall study coordination, including but not limited to preparing for study initiation and activation, acquisition of source documents, record maintenance, preparing study documents, patient registration, coordinating and data entry.

The Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator III serves as a study liaison with study sponsors and provides assistance with overall study coordination that is in compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), institutional guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) set forth by Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RBHS.

Additionally, the Oncology Clinical Research Coordinator III understands and meets/exceeds the needs of all customers (patients, families, study sponsors, monitors, auditors, multidisciplinary team, etc).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with the Protocol Activation Office to coordinate the initiation and activation of all new clinical trial protocols assigned. This includes, but is not limited to, verifying Scientific Review Board (SRB), Institutional Review Board (IRB), Human Research Oversight Committee (HROC), data collection plans and finance/contract approvals prior to study activation. Coordinates the preparation of study tools including but not limited to study binders, medication diaries, eligibility checklists and flow sheets (as required).
• Using OnCore/Excel/Word, develops study tools, including but not limited to eligibility checklists, medication diaries, calendars, and flow sheets (as required).
• In collaboration with the Research Nurse Clinician (RNC) and/or physician, reviews patient's charts and medical history to confirm protocol eligibility and obtains source documents (i.e., medical record documentation) as needed. Under the direction of the RNC and/or physician, ensures that IRB approved informed consent has been obtained, signed, placed in the medical record, and that a copy was provided to the patient.
• Registers consented research patients with study sponsor (e.g., industry, NCI Cooperative group, etc.) and inputs into the OnCore clinical trials database maintained by the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
• Coordinates the clinical assessments and patient care of study participants, including but not limited to, screening and evaluation of study participants with ancillary departments (such as pathology, radiology, clinical laboratory, surgery, infusion services) within the Cancer Institute as per protocol…