Senior Clinical Research Coordinator - Hematology/Oncology (Santa Monica)

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator plays a critical role in the overall operational management of clinical research/trial/study activities from design, set up, conduct, through closeout. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional or leader who has direct responsibility for the implementation of research activities for one or more studies which may include multicenter clinical trials (both NIH and industry-sponsored), local investigator-initiated clinical trials, and/or programmatic clinical research activities. Recognize and perform necessary project management tasks and prioritizes work to reach scheduled goals. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is a technical leader responsible for ensuring the study protocol and procedures have been completed accurately, safely, and in a timely manner. This position may supervise and train others on projects as necessary. Work with PIs, departments, sponsors, institutions, and other entities as needed to support and provide guidance on the administration of the compliance, financial, personnel and other related aspects of studies.

The full annual salary range for this position is $86,849.29 - $139,713.11

Required:

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in a clinical
  research setting
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to handle confidential information with
  judgement and discretion.
• 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...
• Strong 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 knowledge of clinical research concepts,
  policies and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws.
• Ability to think creatively to develop solutions
  affecting the full team.
• Experience with FDA processes and procedures.
• Sufficient experience and knowledge of clinical
  trials budgeting processes to manage the preparation of clinical trials budgets
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• Availability to work in more than one
  environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in related area and/or
  equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree preferred.