UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$40.14 - $64.55In-person

About the Job

Requirements

High school graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
Mandarin and Cantonese verbal and written skills are required; the wording also says both languages are preferred but not required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, coworkers, and physicians.

Responsibilities

Independently manage and coordinate clinical research studies within the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Clinical Research Supervisor.
Oversee study operations from initiation through close-out, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and successful execution of research protocols.
Support management and coordination of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity.
Oversee study operations, data collection, and specimen management; manage and report study results; create, clean, update, and maintain databases and comprehensive datasets.
Act as an intermediary between services and departments and ensure all institutional approvals are obtained before study initiation.
Manage investigator protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system, including renewals, modifications, and new study submissions.
Participate in protocol development and review to ensure Institutional Review Board approval and compliance with University and regulatory agency requirements.
Maintain regulatory documentation and study data integrity; implement and maintain periodic quality-control procedures; report study progress to investigators.
Coordinate staff work schedules, assist in training Assistant CRCs, support oversight of research staff, and participate in internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
Maintain participant lists, schedule and track participant visits, procedures, and follow-up according to protocol, and prepare materials for participant assessments in collaboration with team members.
Collect social, behavioral, and educational research data under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and senior colleagues.
Enter and store behavioral, social, and educational data; investigate and resolve data-quality issues; report adverse events to appropriate University and outside agencies; address, perform, and resolve data queries.
Attend lab meetings and prepare and maintain meeting agendas as needed.
Perform administrative work that may include interviewing, study supply management, documenting protocols, and managing files.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated proficiency with REDCap, Qualtrics, or other research software.
Experience working with study subjects or other people ages 5 through 18.
Experience working with data-collection forms and databases.

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is responsible for independently managing and coordinating clinical research studies within the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI) and Clinical Research Supervisor, the CRC oversees study operations from initiation through close-out, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and successful execution of research protocols. This role supports multiple concurrent studies and serves as a key liaison between investigators, research staff, participants, and institutional review bodies. The incumbent supports the management and coordination of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity. Responsibilities include overseeing study operations, data collection, and specimen management; managing and reporting study results; creating, cleaning, updating, and maintaining databases and comprehensive datasets.

The CRC acts as an intermediary between services and departments and ensures all institutional approvals are obtained prior to study initiation. The role includes managing investigator protocols within the Committee on Human Research (CHR) online system, including renewals, modifications, and new study submissions. The CRC participates in protocol development and review to ensure Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and compliance with University and regulatory agency requirements.

Additional responsibilities include maintaining regulatory documentation; overseeing study data integrity; implementing and maintaining periodic quality control procedures; reporting study progress to investigators; coordinating staff work schedules; assisting in training Assistant CRCs; supporting oversight of research staff; and participating in internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols. Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Required Qualifications:
•    HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
•    Mandarin/ Cantonese verbal and written skills required (both languages preferred but not required)
•    Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communications and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows.
•    Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment; project management and coordination skills; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
•    Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Mandarin/ Cantonese verbal and written skills required (both languages preferred but not required)
•    Demonstrated proficiency with RedCAP, Qualtrics, or other research software
•    Experience working with study subjects or other people ages 5 through 18
•    Experience working with data collection forms and databases

% of time	Essential Function (Yes/No)	Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervisor)
25	YES	Participant Management Working in collaboration with others, maintains participant lists, schedules and tracks participant visits, procedures and follow up according to protocol; in collaboration with team members prepares materials for participant assessments.
50	YES	Participant Data Collection Under supervision of PI and senior colleagues, collects social, behavioral, and educational research data.
10	YES	Data Management Enters and stores behavioral, social and educational data, investigates and resolves data quality issues, reports adverse events to appropriate University and outside agencies. Addresses, performs and resolves data queries.
10	YES	Miscellaneous Attends lab meetings, prepares and maintains agendas for meetings as needed, and performs other related duties as assigned.
5	YES	Administrative Work May include any of the following: Interviewing, study supply management, documenting protocols, managing files
100%		(To update total %, enter the amount of time in whole numbers (without the % symbol - e.g., 15, 20) then highlight the total sum (e.g., 1%) at the bottom of the column and press F9. The total sum should add up to 100%.)

Budgeted Job Salary Range: 40.14-64.55

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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Founded: 1864

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