Research Coordinator

Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem‑solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

The Division of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a full‑time Research Coordinator 2. The purpose of this position is to promote the research objectives of the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU). This position works with Division of Cardiology faculty to facilitate investigator‑initiated and industry sponsor drug and device clinical trials. This position is responsible for implementing multiple research projects in human subjects.

This position reports to the Clinical Research Manager and will utilize operational knowledge of the University of Washington, a firm understanding of the clinical research process, and an ability to integrate this knowledge with research priorities to implement program goals. The Clinical Trials Unit supports a diverse portfolio of clinical research studies with a broad reach of diseases and patient populations, a portfolio of early to late phase clinical trials, and both drug and device interventional studies.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience as a Research Coordinator in a broad array of study types.

The CTU provides investigator support on all aspects of heart and vascular disease for investigator initiated, government, and industry sponsored clinical research studies. The CTU supports and manages Human Subjects, regulatory, and financial oversight to ensure efficient execution of studies with the highest quality data.

Protocol Management – 40%

• With minimal guidance implement research project procedures that meet research objectives and ensure compliance with all aspects of Institution and federal regulations. This position will be responsible for all aspects of multiple clinical trials, including patient recruitment and management, study data collection and management, and study administration.
• Develop, document, and maintain procedures for patient registration and activities, and protocol implementation to ensure that research execution meets Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
• Coordinate and conduct study visits and activities, record and collect study data, complete data entry, maintain study source records, and resolve queries based on source documentation.
• Work with Regulatory Coordinator to develop and implement study tools and source documents, maintain regulatory documents, and review and complete regulatory submissions to Institutional Review Boards and other regulatory and reviewing boards.
• Work collaboratively with the research team (regulatory coordinator, research assistants) to ensure that projects are executed successfully and completed within the required time frames to meet research objectives and metrics.

Data & Patient Management – 40%

• Responsible for facilitating and tracking study visits, tests, and procedures in accordance with the protocol, ensuring billing compliance, and accurate and complete data collection, including informed consent forms and source documentation.
• Obtain, abstract, and code clinical information from multiple sources (medical records, research records, etc) for research participants in order to enter data into study specific data capture systems, and to document, assess, and report adverse events and safety data to study investigators, sponsors, IRB’s and other regulatory authorities when applicable.
• Work with monitors and sponsors to facilitate study site visits, and, with limited guidance, to develop and implement corrective action plans to ensure protocol adherence, and data integrity, and to resolve queries in a timely manner.

Communication & Administration – 20%

• A good working knowledge of each protocol, and familiarity with patient populations, diseases, and clinical service line operations necessary to manage assigned study portfolio.
• Effective and timely communication with industry sponsors and sponsor affiliates, physicians, clinical service lines, and…