Clinical Research Coordinator I - Pediatric Genetics

at  Washington University in St Louis

POSITION SUMMARY

Position assists investigators as coordinator of a basic to moderately complex clinical research study in the Division of Genetics; may be responsible for multiple research studies simultaneously, acting as a liaison with the school, sponsoring agency, community and the study participants; responsible for managing and recording all phases of study protocol as required by sponsoring agency to ensure compliance. This position also involves assisting with genetics counseling tasks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in clinical research.
• Working knowledge of computer programs and systems.
• Communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A combination of college education and relevant experience equaling four years may substitute for this requirement.

• Routinely implements and manages all phases of study/protocol; ensures compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; establishes record-keeping systems; makes assessments and determinations of participants’ progress in the study; analyzes, investigates, and reports adverse events; makes decisions as when to notify physicians of issues, when to stop participant inclusion, and/or to make and/or recommend adjustment of the protocol of particular participants; resolves IRB/protocol management issues and recommends corrective action as appropriate; serves as liaison with funding or sponsoring agency.
• Routinely recruits and enrolls study participants; makes and/or participates in making determinations of eligibility based on diagnostic criteria and/or observations/analysis in participant interviews; develops informed consent packets for study participants and confers with participants to explain purpose of study and obtain completed informed consent packets; explains diagnostic procedures and treatment plans to address participant/family concerns; administers/scores tests and/or evaluates all lab and clinical assessments to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
• Routinely ensures timely completion of all protocol requirements (assessment, lab testing, procedures and treatments) to include scheduling and facilitating the patient’s timely completion of protocol requirements; evaluates and interprets collected clinical data in conjunction with PI as appropriate; prepares oral or written presentations or reports and analyses setting forth progress trends and provides recommendations or conclusions of the same.
• Routinely collects clinical data under clinical research protocols.
• Completes patient information on lab requisition forms for genetic testing. Prints and sends clinical information for laboratory testing. Coordinates and provides instructions for patient lab draws. Contacts laboratories with general inquiries such as status of patient results.
• Contacts insurance companies to facilitate genetic test coverage and assists in the writing of letters of medical necessity. Submits and tracks benefits investigations for genetic testing and communicates outcomes with families.
• Assists the genetic counselors with triaging incoming requests from patients and providers as well as coordinating patient appointments and testing.
• Contacts patients for follow up information, general inquiries as well as routine normal test results.
• Performs other duties incidental to the work described herein.