Clinical Research Recruitment Coordinator

at  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE

Overview:
Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.
To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.
UCI Stem Cell Research Center - Alpha Clinic (UCI AC): The UCI AC provides the necessary infrastructure, clinical, and operational expertise to accelerate cell and gene therapies clinical trials at UCI. To accomplish our mission, we are working to achieve the following five goals: 1. Creating a center of excellence for cell and gene-based therapeutics that addresses the unique challenges of testing and delivering novel cell and gene therapies by integrating and building upon the extensive experience and many strengths of UCI, and our community partners; 2. Building interactive and highly trained teams and electronic data sharing systems to accelerate and translate discovery to improve human health; 3. Transforming the delivery of cell therapeutics through our proven Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing; 4. Advancing, expanding, and integrating educational opportunities to inform patients, families, communities, and clinicians of the full range of scientifically sound and medically appropriate, regulated stem cell-based clinical trials while providing objective information about potentially dangerous and unproven procedures; 5. Serving as a regional, national and international resource for evidence-based best practices in stem cell treatments.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Assistant Director (AD), incumbent is responsible for coordinating recruitment of potential research participants for clinical trials at Stem Cell Research Center- Alpha Clinic (UCI-AC), within GCP guidelines. Responsibilities include coordinating clinical trial advertisement/outreach/marketing and speaking with potential participants regarding eligibility and study details.Incumbent will contact potential participants by their preferred method, help create recruitment materials, manage social media accounts, coordinate community events, outreach to internal and external health care providers, screen for potential participants in electronic systems, triage potential participants to study teams, and recruitment related administrative tasks.Incumbent will develop and establish a process to review, manage, and oversee all pending potential research participants to ensure eligibility per study protocols, timely follow-up, the highest standards of patient experience, and in compliance with regulatory obligations.Incumbent will be responsible for creation of recruitment materials to be reviewed by the AD prior to submission to sponsors and IRBs.Incumbent will also coordinate community outreach events, which may fall outside of working hours or on the weekend.
Qualifications:

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