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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator independently coordinates and is accountable for the overal |
| > | l operation of the Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) and its associated clinical research | ||||
| > | studies at UCSF. Requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills, the incumbent serves as the operatio | ||||
| > | nal and regulatory lead for the biorepository—overseeing biospecimen collection, processing, annotat | ||||
| > | ion, and distribution—and provides leadership to other clinical research coordinators and support pe | ||||
| > | rsonnel within the program. | ||||
| 2 | The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator independently coordinates and is accountable for the overal | ||||
| > | l operation of the Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) and its associated clinical research | ||||
| > | studies at UCSF. Requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills, the incumbent serves as the operatio | ||||
| > | nal and regulatory lead for the biorepository—overseeing biospecimen collection, processing, annotat | ||||
| > | ion, and distribution—and provides leadership to other clinical research coordinators and support pe | ||||
| > | rsonnel within the program. This position is critically important to the operational management of t | ||||
| > | he IELB and the liver disease research it supports. It has direct responsibility for managing a bios | ||||
| > | pecimen repository—including blood, serum, plasma, and liver tissue linked to richly annotated clini | ||||
| > | cal data—along with the longitudinal cohort studies and investigator-initiated protocols that feed i | ||||
| > | t. The incumbent prepares and maintains IRB (CHR) applications and approvals, coordinates studies, a | ||||
| > | nd actively publicizes the biorepository’s available samples to investigators at UCSF and externally | ||||
| > | to maximize their scientific use. The role requires expert integration of regulatory, operational, | ||||
| > | and data-management activities, applying a sophisticated medical and immunology knowledge base and s | ||||
| > | ubstantial leadership skills, and working effectively with clinicians, investigators, clinical staff | ||||
| > | , the Committee on Human Research, and contracts and grants staff at UCSF, as well as with external | ||||
| > | collaborators, sponsors, and NIH. Reporting to the Principal Investigator/Director, the incumbent ha | ||||
| > | s central responsibility for ensuring IRB approval and ongoing compliance for the biorepository and | ||||
| > | its protocols; managing consent, specimen accessioning, inventory, and chain-of-custody; coordinatin | ||||
| > | g biospecimen requests and material transfers; and building and maintaining the IELB website to comm | ||||
| > | unicate available samples, governance policies, and request procedures to the research community. Th | ||||
| > | e incumbent also leads experienced personnel and implements quality improvement processes. This is a | ||||
| > | position of leadership whose main purpose is to ensure that the biorepository’s scientific, regulat | ||||
| > | ory, and operational commitments are met and that the program maintains a reputation for excellence | ||||
| > | in all activities. The Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) at UCSF is a translational resear | ||||
| > | ch resource within the Department of Medicine dedicated to advancing the study of liver disease.. Th | ||||
| > | e IELB collects, processes, annotates, and stores high-quality biospecimens—including blood, serum, | ||||
| > | plasma, and liver tissue and makes these samples available to investigators across UCSF and the broa | ||||
| > | der scientific community. By pairing rigorous regulatory and quality oversight with active outreach | ||||
| > | to the research community, the IELB accelerates discovery in liver biology and the development of cu | ||||
| > | rative therapies. We are a collaborative, mission-driven team seeking an experienced Senior Clinical | ||||
| > | Research Coordinator to lead the operational, regulatory, and biorepository activities of the progr | ||||
| > | am. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | This position is critically important to the operational management of the IELB and the liver disea |
| > | se research it supports. It has direct responsibility for managing a biospecimen repository—includin | ||||
| > | g blood, serum, plasma, and liver tissue linked to richly annotated clinical data—along with the lon | ||||
| > | gitudinal cohort studies and investigator-initiated protocols that feed it. The incumbent prepares a | ||||
| > | nd maintains IRB (CHR) applications and approvals, coordinates studies, and actively publicizes the | ||||
| > | biorepository’s available samples to investigators at UCSF and externally to maximize their scientif | ||||
| > | ic use. The role requires expert integration of regulatory, operational, and data-management activit | ||||
| > | ies, applying a sophisticated medical and immunology knowledge base and substantial leadership skill | ||||
| > | s, and working effectively with clinicians, investigators, clinical staff, the Committee on Human Re | ||||
| > | search, and contracts and grants staff at UCSF, as well as with external collaborators, sponsors, an | ||||
| > | d NIH. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in related area and sufficient experience and demonstra | 4 | |||
| > | ted skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities and/or equivalent experi | ||||
| > | ence/training. - Demonstrated ability to develop recruitment strategies in complex environments and | ||||
| > | differing patient pools, independently identifying recruitment leads, implementing new strategies, a | ||||
| > | nd continually adjusting strategies to meet current recruitment goals. - In-depth knowledge of clini | ||||
| > | cal research contracts and grants, clinical trials, protocols - Project management skills to oversee | ||||
| > | the administrative operations of the clinical trials program; knowledge of strategies for recruitin | ||||
| > | g human subjects. - Exceptional analytical skills to evaluate the importance and urgency of problems | ||||
| > | ; excellent demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to analyz | ||||
| > | e complex and non-routine issues requiring innovative solutions. - Ability to operate effectively in | ||||
| > | a changing organizational and technological environment. - Ability to assess and respond to audit r | ||||
| > | isk; ability to develop project plans/schedules and motivate team to meet deadlines. - Ability to in | ||||
| > | terpret and apply policies and regulations. - Financial analysis skills; demonstrated skills in prep | ||||
| > | aring and presenting financial and quantitative analyses, including financial projections and budget | ||||
| > | s. - Significant project and clinical trial management experience or progressively responsible exper | ||||
| > | ience in a related position including regulatory and compliance responsibilities. - Experience using | ||||
| > | database software, such as MS Access or FileMaker Pro. Required Licenses and/or Certifications: - A | ||||
| > | bility to obtain certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of | ||||
| > | Clinical Research Professionals within one year of date of hire. Preferred Qualifications: - Fluency | ||||
| > | in spreadsheet software; ability to develop complex spreadsheets independently; demonstrated skills | ||||
| > | in audit preparation, execution, and follow-up. - Experience in risk management regarding study sub | ||||
| > | jects, federal and non-federal sponsors and regulating bodies. - Experience with grant application p | ||||
| > | rocedures, personnel documentation, contract generation and subcontracting, preferably at UCSF. - Ce | ||||
| > | rtification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research P | ||||
| > | rofessionals | ||||
| 5 | Reporting to the Principal Investigator/Director, the incumbent has central responsibility for ensu | ||||
| > | ring IRB approval and ongoing compliance for the biorepository and its protocols; managing consent, | ||||
| > | specimen accessioning, inventory, and chain-of-custody; coordinating biospecimen requests and materi | ||||
| > | al transfers; and building and maintaining the IELB website to communicate available samples, govern | ||||
| > | ance policies, and request procedures to the research community. The incumbent also leads experience | ||||
| > | d personnel and implements quality improvement processes. This is a position of leadership whose mai | ||||
| > | n purpose is to ensure that the biorepository’s scientific, regulatory, and operational commitments | ||||
| > | are met and that the program maintains a reputation for excellence in all activities. | ||||
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| 7 | The Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) at UCSF is a translational research resource within | ||||
| > | the Department of Medicine dedicated to advancing the study of liver disease.. The IELB collects, p | ||||
| > | rocesses, annotates, and stores high-quality biospecimens—including blood, serum, plasma, and liver | ||||
| > | tissue and makes these samples available to investigators across UCSF and the broader scientific com | ||||
| > | munity. By pairing rigorous regulatory and quality oversight with active outreach to the research co | ||||
| > | mmunity, the IELB accelerates discovery in liver biology and the development of curative therapies. | ||||
| > | We are a collaborative, mission-driven team seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Research Coordina | ||||
| > | tor to lead the operational, regulatory, and biorepository activities of the program. | ||||