PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Clinical Research Coordinator III works under limited supervision and runs portions of clinical trials, assists with orientation and training, obtains signature for informed consent, central lab management, data management, completes expectancy reports, monitors visit preparation, submits low institutional risk trials and tracks TJU IRB submission and approvals.

This position involves work on an NIH-funded clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a behavioral intervention to prevent cognitive decline and improve diabetes control in Black/African American older patients with diabetes and mild memory problems. This position occasionally requires travel to participants’ homes, which will be paid for if the individual does not have a car. If they have a car, the study will pay for parking, mileage, and other travel-related expenses. This is an ideal opportunity for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career/graduate degree in public health, psychology, or clinical trials.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversees the day-to-day activities of a clinical trial in accordance with Good Clinical Research Practice (GCP).
• Trains and supervises research staff on the proper procedures for conducting a clinical trial per GCP.
• Prepares and submits all materials for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other regulatory bodies as required by the protocol to ensure compliance in a timely fashion.
• Maintains accurate subject log, tracks expenses, submits appropriate documentation to Grant Administrator on a monthly basis for payment due for visits on all studies.
• Performs regular quality control assessments to ensure that clinical trial data is collected and stored per GCP.
• Organizes and maintains documentation of all patient data.
• Designs electronic capture databases, if appropriate, and manage all of the data collected.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

Additional Tasks:

• Job duties:
• Recruit, screen and enroll study participants
• Conduct consent and study interview with participants
• Obtain data from participant's electronic medical record
• Conduct neuropsychological testing (training will be provided)

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:
SoCRA or ACRP with High School + 6 years clinical research experience

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree with two years of clinical research experience; OR
• Master’s degree and one year of clinical research experience. OR
• High School with 8 years clinical research experience. OR
• High School with 6 years clinical research experience with a CRC certification from SoCRA or ACRP.

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson’s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson’s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.