Clinical Research Coordinator - CHAMP Clinic

at  UCLA Health

Description
The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Clinical Research Coordinator to lead major portions of large scale research projects at CHAMP clinic. These studies include the UPLIFT study for youth at high risk for psychosis, a 5 year project funded by the NIH; the Child Bipolar Network, a 2 year study of youth with bipolar disorder; the newly awarded Ketogenic Trial for bipolar youth; and upcoming research projects currently in proposal stages (FFT for BP youth with substance use, self-harm, and anxiety & a study of FFT for transgender youth ).
In this role you will help write grant proposals and project documentation for oversight bodies, which will enable the CHAMP clinic to secure funding for upcoming projects noted above. You will also be expected to contribute significantly to the design and methodology of these new research projects and the experimental procedures involved.

For existing research programs you will:

• Conduct intake assessments, follow up evaluations, and psychosocial treatment.
• Maintain an advanced working knowledge of several specific interventions being tested (FFT, Supportive Therapy, Psychoeducation, Ketogenic Diet & Lifestyle Psychoeducation & motivational interviewing).
• Stay informed about the patient populations being targeted in these studies (bipolar, high risk for psychosis, high risk for substance abuse, transgender/gender diverse) in order to provide treatment under the supervision of licensed clinicians.
• Oversee patient recruitment and retention across all studies.

For the ketogenic trial you will:

• Manage meal delivery services and meet with incoming participants to further explain the study and address their concerns. Finally, they will
• Provide training and consultation to lower-level students, professionals, and/or paraprofessionals in their duties (e.g., assessment, intervention, data management, analysis, posters)
• Direct the work of several CRC Assistants.

Pay Range: $33.63 - $54.11 hourly
Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors Degree or 2+ years of previous study coordination or clinical research coordination experience
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with
• students, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to effectively communicate to and interact with patients in a compassionate and kind manner.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complying
• with applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make
• recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and regulatory files effectively as well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
• A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software tools, systems, and processes can be adopted quickly and efficiently
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and human
• safety protection regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry
• sponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively establish rapport, building collaborative relationships, and communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy-to understand manner.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities, remain flexible including working flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.
• High degree of concentration and focus in a work environment that contains distracting stimuli, competing deadlines, and work delegated by more than one individual
• Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.

Please refer the Job description for details