Department

Lineberger Compr Cancer Center-426801

Career Area

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

03/24/2023

Application Deadline

04/07/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Soc/Clin Research Specialist - Contributing

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN09

Working Title

Clinical Research Study Coordinator

Position Number

20040230

Vacancy ID

P017146

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$45,130 - $59,746

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

This position will oversee recruitment, data collection, and patient follow-up for the coordination of Head & Neck oncology clinical research studies within the Office of Clinical Translational Research (OCTR) at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Clinical Research Coordinator will collaborate with oncology staff, Principal Investigators and OCTR colleagues to meet recruitment goals and facilitate compliant research procedures per GCP guidelines. Responsible for administering informed consent, HIPAA, questionnaires, coordinating biospecimen collection, accurately collecting and entering data into databases, preparing and submitting regulatory documents, and assisting with other administrative duties as needed.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Knowledge of GCP and ICH Guidelines
Strong written and verbal communication
Skill and facility with Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Patient contact experience, experience collecting data and entering and managing data sets; medical chart review experience preferred; biospecimen-based research experience preferred; decision-making, and the ability to collaborate also preferred, database maintenance and creation experience preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements

Evening work occasionally, Overtime occasionally, Weekend work occasionally