The incumbent must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as the position involves interaction with patients, physicians, researchers, and clinical staff. The incumbent must perform independently and as part of a team, demonstrating the ability to prioritize competing tasks and take initiative. This position provides clinical trial management for new and existing research trials. The successful candidate will be required to manage multiple complex clinical trials simultaneously in accordance with current regulatory requirements and maintain all study documentation in a manner that is ‘audit ready’. Incumbent will be required to work rotating weekends and on-call shifts, alternating with others within the department, as needed for study requirements.

As a key member of the research team, you will work closely with the CRM and several physician-investigators on our research trials.

Specific Duties and Role Expectations Include:

• Screening electronic medical records (EMR) for potential study candidates & tracking screening efforts.
• Recruit and obtain informed consent from study participants and maintain telephone and in-person contact
• Coordinate study follow up with clinical teams/clinics for subjects throughout their participation in the study. Collect and enter data for all trials in a timely fashion, maintain corresponding documentation
• Prepare, submit and manage all study regulatory documents including but not limited to central and local IRB initial protocol submissions, modifications, recruitment materials, continuations, adverse events logs and additional core regulatory documents with oversight from supervisor
• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency using all research IT platforms employed at UVA as well as any IT platforms used in a given clinical trial
• Process, prepare and ship study research samples
• Notify supervisor and PI of subject status
• Obtain medical histories, conduct medical assessments of clinical trial subjects including symptom management and adverse event assessment.  Provide appropriate guidance to the study PI within the context of the study protocol
• Serve as an information resource to study subjects
• Notify supervisor of any challenges associated with clinical trial conduct or research operations
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, when needed, given the nature of the studies open to enrollment
• Ability to work on weekends, when needed, given the nature of the studies open to enrollment
• Ability to enroll COVID positive patients in the inpatient or outpatient settings
• Ability to draw blood when necessary, or become phlebotomy trained
• Supporting and providing guidance to faculty and trainees with clinical research projects in the department.

Hourly rate: $15.00 per hour

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Current undergrad UVA student
Experience: None
Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.