Associate Clinical Research Coordinator-Duarte

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Reporting to the Supervisor of Clinical Research Division at City of Hope Duarte Medical Center, we offer multiple full-time on-site positions within the Clinical Trial Office (CTO). As an Associate Clinical Research Coordinator (ACRC), you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of research studies. From data abstraction and completion of case report forms to facilitating sponsor visits and maintaining audit-ready data, your responsibilities encompass meticulous coordination. You'll oversee the readiness of laboratory kits and patient-specific equipment for visits, ensuring strict compliance with research protocols. Your duties extend to coordinating biospecimen collection, transportation, and shipment while collaborating with Biospecimen Coordinators to maintain meticulous records. With a focus on maintaining updated patient data in the clinical research management system, your contribution will be integral to the success of diverse research endeavors at City of Hope.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Work under the supervision of the Manager, Study Investigators, and Senior Manager, with a focus on protocol-specific duties required by research protocols.
• Ensure adherence to protocol for specimen collection and sponsor-specific equipment procedures, guaranteeing accurate documentation.
• Identify and promptly communicate important protocol and data management issues to the supervisor.
• Uphold Good Clinical Practices, FDA Rules, NIH guidelines, HIPAA regulations, ICH guidelines, and institutional policies for clinical trials.
• Enter accurate and up-to-date data into the clinical research management system (CRMS) for study patients.
• Collaborate within the clinical research team, maintaining positive and effective communication while seeking ways to improve job performance and surroundings.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s degree. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements. (Associate Degree plus minimum of 2 years of experience).
• At least one year of experience related to the management and conduct of oncology clinical trials in an academic setting, or six months experience as a Project Coordinator or Biospecimen Coordinator in the CTO.
• Working knowledge of clinical trials, Federal, State, and Local Regulations, IRB requirements, consent form and protocol development.
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Health Information Portability and Accountability ACT (HIPAA)-to be provided by COH if not already completed.

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