Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a strong reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and advancing cutting-edge research that improves patient outcomes. The Clinical Research Professional coordinates multiple clinical research studies, recruiting and following study participants for the duration of research studies. This position will provide technical support and assistance for a designated department, program, or central unit. Duties can span a broad range of activities or be primarily focused within one or more areas of the clinical research spectrum. Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Professional in the laboratory of Dr. Moises Huaman at the University of Cincinnati, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

Essential Functions

• Plan and coordinate clinical research projects.
• Screen patients for admittance in study based on pre-determined criteria.
• In conjunction with the investigator, document and evaluate adverse events and response to treatment.
• Coordinate the generation of data for proposals, reports, and manuscripts. Assist in development of reports.
• Perform routine physical/clinical procedures.
• Coordinate nursing and patient care as applicable to research studies. Actively participate in patient care and/or patient follow-up.
• Ensure compliance with contract principles, federal regulations, laws and University of Cincinnati (UC)/University of Cincinnati Physicians Company (UCPC) policy and operating procedures.
• Maintain regulatory documentation. Prepare IRB submissions.
• Draft subject informed consents and consent comprehension tests. Assist in drafting compliant advertisements.
• Liaison with medical staff, university departments, ancillary departments, satellite facilities, IRB, and industry contacts.
• Ensure research staff complete all requisite training.
• May serve as a resource person or act as a consultant within area of clinical expertise.
• Plans, implements and coordinates all aspects of assigned studies, including creation of study specific source documentation.
• Conducts study participant assessments for patients including Informed Consent and study eligibility, and collection of all necessary documentation.
• Draws and/or coordinates required study labs following Good Clinical Practice and documenting appropriately.
• Follows large caseload of study participants from study screening through end-of-study evaluations, including all necessary source documentation and data collection/entry.
• Identifies, collects and analyzes data that serve as a basis for outcome measurement of assigned clinical research studies.
• Assist in establishing standard operating procedures for continuous review and development of quality improvement plans for our research operation.
• Attends meetings as assigned.
• Perform related duties based on research program need and as delegated/assigned by the Principal Investigator. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree must be in a related field.
• Five (5) years of relevant education, experience and/or other specialized training can fulfill minimum education and experience requirements.

Required Trainings/Certifications

• For nursing focused role, BSN in the area of clinical specialization, and RN License in State of Ohio. 
• For social work focused role, licensure in the area of clinical specialization.

Required Experience

• One (1) year of related experience.
• For nursing focused roles, appropriate clinical procedural experience.

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience in an academic or clinical setting in the area of clinical specialization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Meticulous source documentation skills.
• Proficiency in various computer and software applications is ideal.
• Prior experience with REDCap is ideal.
• Infectious Diseases experience is ideal.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment