Clinical Research Coordinator II

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter.

Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch)/University of Washington (UW)/Seattle Children's Cancer Consortium (Consortium) is a research collaboration comprising Fred Hutch and its strong collaborators, the UW and Seattle Children's. The Consortium is recognized as a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center through its dedication to developing research programs, faculty, and facilities that will lead to better approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

The Office of Community Outreach & Engagement (OCOE) is an integral component of the Consortium. It is housed at Fred Hutch in Seattle with field offices in Sunnyside and Spokane. The mission of the OCOE is to reduce cancer health inequities throughout the cancer care and research continuum by promoting relevant collaborative research and programs. The OCOE uses a qualitative and quantitative data-driven approach to identify our region's greatest needs and strategic research aims to address those needs, which are prioritized and implemented in partnership with our regional Community Action Boards and our Internal Advisory Council of leaders and faculty from throughout the Consortium.

The OCOE is seeking a Research Coordinator reduce cancer health disparities by using bidirectional, community-engaged approaches in outreach, programming, and research. The Research Coordinator will coordinate research and administrative tasks in support of the OCOE's scientific objectives.

The Research Coordinator supports OCOE initiated research projects and the Recruitment and Retention Shared Resource (R&RSR). The R&RSR is a developing shared resource available to all Consortium research teams to request support with recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in research. The person in this position will coordinate the day-to-day activities associated with research project start up, including database development, Institutional Review Board applications, and data collection.

In addition, this role provides administrative support to the R&RSR, through tracking requests, scheduling meetings, and tracking timelines and deliverables.

To be considered for this role, please submit cover letter with resume.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely. Evening and/or weekend work may occasionally be required.

Responsibilities

Scope of Responsibilities:

The Research Coordinator will work independently to complete daily responsibilities, referring research program/project issues to the Program Administrator for Research Operations, as necessary. The Research Coordinator's primary responsibility is to support OCOE research projects at every stage of the research continuum. This includes supporting research start up and implementation plans, monitoring progress, communicating effectively with the OCOE team when roadblocks exist, proposing solutions, and conducting daily operational tasks to ensure that the overall project goals and deliverables are met.

Excellent communication skills across audiences, exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to produce high-quality work within a collaborative team are critical to this position. The Research Coordinator will perform some or all the job duties listed below.

Essential Duties:

* Research Project Coordination (60%)

* Coordinate the development of research materials (such as study protocols, consent forms, questionnaires, interview scripts, data collection instruments, etc.)

* Complete and submit online Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, modifications, and continuing review reports, and update Clinical Trial…