Job Title 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator II.

The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of 51 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States and is the only one in Alabama and in the Deep South region. A comprehensive designation also means UAB Medicine patients have access to leading-edge treatments or clinical trials that they may not otherwise have at local community hospitals or smaller cancer centers. For many, an NCI designation can hold the key to survival. On campus and around Birmingham, the O'Neal Cancer Center is a significant part of our economic powerhouse. The O'Neal Cancer Center powers more than 400 scientists and physician-scientists, cares for 20,000 patients annually, and is home to more than 160 employees, plus all the physicians and clinical staff engaged in cancer patient care. The link to our website is: https://www.uab.edu/onealcancercenter/ 

Please attach a current resume with this application.

General Responsibilities

• To serve as coordinator for studies and provide support to other team members within the confines of the protocol as directed.
• To support screening and participant eligibility determination, working with more senior team members to ensure compliance.
• To conduct activities in accordance with the protocol, regulations and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• To assist with the study life cycle from start-up to closure, i.e., collecting and recording data, recruiting and performing follow-up with participants, scheduling visits and assisting in coordination of lab and fieldwork.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. Screens and enrolls participants in Oncology clinical trials.
2. Conducts informed consent per GCP guidelines.
3. Conducts patient visits per protocol schedule of events.
4. Follows clinical trial budget with each visit.
5. Documents adverse events, medications, and procedures conducted at each visit.
6. Prepares lab kits for each patient visit.
7. Administers EKGs, Quality of Life, and other procedures as trained.
8. Works with sponsors to answer visit queries.
9. Conducts study initiation visits.
10. Conducts point-of-care protocol training.
11. Assists PI and nursing in developing protocol orders.
12. Attends team meetings and educational training as required
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Annual Salary Range:     $50,050 - $81,330

Bachelor's degree in a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement.

Preferences

• Ability to walk up to 1 - 1.5 miles/day. Carrying/Moving/Lifting objects up to 20 pounds occasionally
• Prefer Clinical Research experience, science and medical terminology, assisting with the coordination of research activities involved in conducting Oncology clinical trials.
• Management of data and of study patients' care.
• Knowledge of regulatory/compliance affairs as it pertains to clinical research.

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