Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Job Description

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is an experienced professional who independently coordinates 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 tuberculosis 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 Principal Investigator and will have central responsibility for ensuring the overall coordination, administration, and monitoring of the trial, which includes close collaboration with academic research partners, public health officials, commercial entities, and non-governmental actors in multiple international settings.

 The senior CRC will be responsible for managing study communications across multiple stakeholders, ensuring timely implementation of research activities, overseeing operational and administrative functions, and managing other team members, as needed. Travel will be required to study sites, and to international study locations (South Africa, and potentially other sites). The position requires strong 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. 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/Principal Investigator’s, the senior CRC will engage in the following activities:

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 Develop plans to ensure research commitments are met, and ensure timely implementation of research activities
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 Provide high-level communications and facilitation support to ensure collaboration among multiple study stakeholders
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 Develop and implement knowledge management systems that are accessible to internal and external study stakeholders
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 Manage other team members, deliverables, timelines, and dissemination of reports and publications
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 Ensure committee on human research approval and compliance
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 Manage contract negotiations with study partners and provide contract oversight
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 Provide support to manage study databases
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 Conduct statistical analyses and database management fundamental to project monitoring and/or summary (mainly descriptive statistics)
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 Support principal investigators with budget monitoring and procurement of study supplies, as needed
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 Support principal investigators to troubleshoot any issues that arise within the pragmatic trial or the implementation research study