(Hybrid) Clinical Research Specialist

2 weeks ago


Morgantown, United States West Virginia University Research Corporation Human Resources Full time

The WVU Cancer Institute's Clinical Research Unit at West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Clinical Research Specialist.

About the Opportunity

As a (Hybrid) Clinical Research Specialist, you will participate in the development, coordination, and implementation of research and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of clinical trials research conducted by WVU Cancer Institute faculty at West Virginia University Cancer Institute. You will perform a variety of independent and collaborative duties involved in Phase I - IV clinical trial coordination and implementation, organization, oversight, documentation, tracking, data abstraction and collection and compilation of clinical research data. You may also assist on other studies, as needed. This position reports to the Director, WVUCI Clinical Research Unit.

At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs:

* 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
* PTO
* 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC)
* A range of health insurance and other benefits
* Dependent Education Scholarship
* WVU Perks
* And More

What you'll do:

* Protocol Compliance: Facilitates compliance with the requirements of the research protocol and good clinical research practice while remaining cognizant of the needs of diverse patient populations.
* Clinical Trials-Related Communication: Utilizes multiple communication methods to facilitate the effective conduct of clinical trials.
* Informed Consent Process: Demonstrates leadership in ensuring patient comprehension and safety during initial and ongoing clinical trial informed consent discussions.
* Management of Clinical Trial Patients: Involves a variety of resources and strategies to manage the care of patients participating in clinical trials, ensuring compliance with protocol procedures, assessments, and reporting requirements as well as management of symptoms.
* Documentation: Provides leadership to the research team in ensuring collection of source data and completion of documentation that validate the integrity of the conduct of the clinical trial.
* Patient Recruitment: Utilizes a variety of strategies to enhance recruitment while being mindful of the needs of diverse patient populations.
* Ethical Issues: Demonstrates leadership in ensuring adherence to ethical practices during the conduct of clinical trials in order to protect the rights and well-being of patients and the collection of quality data.
* Financial Implications: Identifies the financial variables that affect research and supports good financial stewardship in clinical trials.
* Professional Development: Takes responsibility for identifying his or her ongoing professional development needs and seeks resources and opportunities to meet those needs, such as through membership in nursing, disease specialized (i.e., oncology nursing society), or research organizations.
* Bachelor's degree from an allied health discipline or related medical field and/or RN Degree, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
* A minimum of four (4) years of experience working in a clinical setting and/or experience in clinical research experience, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
* Knowledge of clinical trials research.
* Skilled at being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
* Skilled at communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
* Skilled at using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approached to problems.
* Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Position requires excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and families; pharmaceutical company personnel; regulatory and monitoring agency personnel; and internal staff members. Communicates with physicians, patients, students and employees of WVU, WVU Hospitals, MBRCC and UHA.
* Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
* Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
* Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
* Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
* Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
* Ability to develop specific goals and plans, to prioritize, organize and accomplish tasks independently and through others.

Preferred Qualifications:

* A minimum of two (2) years of experience in oncology.

Certifications:

* Within 3 years of employment, incumbent must obtain certification as a Research Coordinator through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), or Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) is required.
* If qualifying with an RN degree, must be licensed in state of WV or eligible for licensure in WV.



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