Senior Clinical Research Coordinator at InsideHigherEd

Senior Clinical Research CoordinatorEpidemiologyLocation: New Orleans, LASummaryThe primary responsibility of the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is to manage all aspects of conducting clinical trials and other epidemiological studies related to cardiovascular disease. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator supervises and directs the activities of workers engaged in clinical research project to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is required to have an in-depth knowledge of protocol requirements and good clinical practices as set forth by federal regulations. As the primary resource for the protocol, the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator acts as a liaison between the patient, investigator, collaborators, Institutional Review Board and sponsor. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator recruits, screens, enrolls and follows study patients, and performs and supervises the associated data collection, entry, and quality control activities, ensuring protocol compliance and close patient monitoring, and works independently in designing, coordinating, and implementing all assigned research projects. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for all data and source documentation, adverse event reporting and maintenance of complete regulatory files. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator trains other staff in conducting, and may also perform as needed, simple procedures (ecgs, vital signs, etc.), as well as laboratory processing, as called for by the study protocol(s). The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator serves as a key management and administrative role for all clinical research projects conducted in a department by supervising Clinical Research staff to ensure compliance with protocol, federal, and institutional requirements. Required Qualifications• Bachelor’s Degree or Registered Nurse with current state licensure at the time of hire and 5 years of related work experienceOR• Master’s Degree in a related field and 2 years of related experiencePreferred Qualifications• Certification as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC through the Association of Clinical Research Professionals or ACRP) OR Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP through the Society of Clinical Research Associates or SoCRA)• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology, Clinical Research, or Public Health• Clinical research experience writing Study Protocols and Manuals of Procedures