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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is an experienced professional who independently coor |
| > | dinates and is accountable for the overall administration of one or more clinical and implementation | ||||
| > | studies, requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills. The Senior CRC will support two studies, a | ||||
| > | domestic industry collaboration around diagnostic assay development, and a drug-resistant tuberculos | ||||
| > | is cluster randomized pragmatic trial in South Africa, as well as other studies as assigned. | ||||
| 2 | The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is an experienced professional who independently coor | ||||
| > | dinates and is accountable for the overall administration of one or more clinical and implementation | ||||
| > | studies, requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills. The Senior CRC will support two studies, a | ||||
| > | domestic industry collaboration around diagnostic assay development, and a drug-resistant tuberculos | ||||
| > | is cluster randomized pragmatic trial in South Africa, as well as other studies as assigned. On the | ||||
| > | drug-resistant tuberculosis cluster randomized pragmatic trial, the Senior CRC will report to the Pr | ||||
| > | incipal Investigator and will have central responsibility for ensuring the overall coordination, adm | ||||
| > | inistration, and monitoring of the trial, which includes close collaboration with academic research | ||||
| > | partners, public health officials, commercial entities, and non-governmental actors in multiple inte | ||||
| > | rnational settings. The senior CRC will be responsible for managing study communications across mult | ||||
| > | iple stakeholders, ensuring timely implementation of research activities, overseeing operational and | ||||
| > | administrative functions, and managing other team members, as needed. Travel will be required to st | ||||
| > | udy sites, and to international study locations (South Africa, and potentially other sites). The pos | ||||
| > | ition requires strong program management skills, flexibility and adaptability to move between studie | ||||
| > | s in international and domestic settings, and a willingness to complete tasks regardless of level of | ||||
| > | responsibility. Knowledge and experience working on domestic and/or international research studies | ||||
| > | focused on TB, HIV and COVID-19 is highly desired. Under the direction of Project Director’s/Princip | ||||
| > | al Investigator’s, the senior CRC will engage in the following activities: Develop plans to ensure r | ||||
| > | esearch commitments are met, and ensure timely implementation of research activities Provide high-le | ||||
| > | vel communications and facilitation support to ensure collaboration among multiple study stakeholder | ||||
| > | s Develop and implement knowledge management systems that are accessible to internal and external st | ||||
| > | udy stakeholders Manage other team members, deliverables, timelines, and dissemination of reports an | ||||
| > | d publications Ensure committee on human research approval and compliance Manage contract negotiatio | ||||
| > | ns with study partners and provide contract oversight Provide support to manage study databases Cond | ||||
| > | uct statistical analyses and database management fundamental to project monitoring and/or summary (m | ||||
| > | ainly descriptive statistics) Support principal investigators with budget monitoring and procurement | ||||
| > | of study supplies, as needed Support principal investigators to troubleshoot any issues that arise | ||||
| > | within the pragmatic trial or the implementation research study | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | On the drug-resistant tuberculosis cluster randomized pragmatic trial, the Senior CRC will report t |
| > | o the Principal Investigator and will have central responsibility for ensuring the overall coordinat | ||||
| > | ion, administration, and monitoring of the trial, which includes close collaboration with academic r | ||||
| > | esearch partners, public health officials, commercial entities, and non-governmental actors in multi | ||||
| > | ple international settings. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - BS/BA degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Suf | 4 | |||
| > | ficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsib | ||||
| > | ilities; and/or equivalent experience/training. - Ability to obtain certification by the Society of | ||||
| > | Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals within one year o | ||||
| > | f date of hire. - In-depth knowledge and experience with clinical research and/or implementation res | ||||
| > | earch contracts and grants, clinical trials, protocols, and complex visit structures - Project manag | ||||
| > | ement skills to oversee the administrative operations of clinical trials and implementation research | ||||
| > | activities - Strong communication and facilitation skills, with experience effectively supporting m | ||||
| > | ulti-stakeholder collaborations - Experience working in an international research setting and demons | ||||
| > | trated experience communicating and building relationships with international partners, including Mi | ||||
| > | nistries of Health, commercial entities, faculty based at international Universities or research sit | ||||
| > | es, and project staff - Exceptional analytical skills to evaluate the importance and urgency of prob | ||||
| > | lems; excellent demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills - Experience dev | ||||
| > | eloping and implementing project plans/schedules and motivating teams to meet deadlines - Intermedia | ||||
| > | te to advanced database management skills, with ability to develop complex spreadsheets independentl | ||||
| > | y - Highly proactive, attentive to detail, well-organized, proven ability to multitask and meet dead | ||||
| > | lines - Travel up to 20% to domestic sites and 4-6 weeks per year to international sites (South Afri | ||||
| > | ca, etc.). Required Licenses and/or Certifications: - Certification by the Society of Clinical Resea | ||||
| > | rch Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals, or ability to obtain certification | ||||
| > | within one year of date of hire Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree in public health, publi | ||||
| > | c policy or related field - Knowledge and experience in TB, HIV and/or COVID-19 research - Proficien | ||||
| > | cy in use of statistical software - Experience with grant application procedures, personnel document | ||||
| > | ation, contract generation and subcontracting | ||||
| 5 | The senior CRC will be responsible for managing study communications across multiple stakeholders, | ||||
| > | ensuring timely implementation of research activities, overseeing operational and administrative fun | ||||
| > | ctions, and managing other team members, as needed. Travel will be required to study sites, and to i | ||||
| > | nternational study locations (South Africa, and potentially other sites). The position requires stro | ||||
| > | ng program management skills, flexibility and adaptability to move between studies in international | ||||
| > | and domestic settings, and a willingness to complete tasks regardless of level of responsibility. Kn | ||||
| > | owledge and experience working on domestic and/or international research studies focused on TB, HIV | ||||
| > | and COVID-19 is highly desired. | ||||
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| 7 | Under the direction of Project Director’s/Principal Investigator’s, the senior CRC will engage in t | ||||
| > | he following activities: | ||||
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| 11 | Develop plans to ensure research commitments are met, and ensure timely implementation of research | ||||
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| 14 | Provide high-level communications and facilitation support to ensure collaboration among multiple s | ||||
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| 17 | Develop and implement knowledge management systems that are accessible to internal and external stu | ||||
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| 20 | Manage other team members, deliverables, timelines, and dissemination of reports and publications | ||||
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| 23 | Ensure committee on human research approval and compliance | ||||
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| 26 | Manage contract negotiations with study partners and provide contract oversight | ||||
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| 29 | Provide support to manage study databases | ||||
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| 32 | Conduct statistical analyses and database management fundamental to project monitoring and/or summa | ||||
| > | ry (mainly descriptive statistics) | ||||
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| 35 | Support principal investigators with budget monitoring and procurement of study supplies, as needed | ||||
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| 38 | Support principal investigators to troubleshoot any issues that arise within the pragmatic trial or | ||||
| > | the implementation research study | ||||