CLINICAL RESEARCH COORD ASSOCIATE

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Summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to impact lives and be a central part of a dynamic and innovative team in the fight against cancer? As a Moffitt Clinical Research Coordinator, you’ll bring hope to patients by delivering tomorrow’s cancer treatments today! You will have the opportunity to interact directly with patients, enroll, educate and guide them through the experiences of taking part in clinical trials while receiving innovative treatments as part of a therapeutic clinical trial. You will be the member of the Team that ensures the trial is moving forward safely, smoothly, and according to plan. 

Our Clinical Research Coordinators come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including social sciences (public health, social work, sociology, psychology, communications, and more), biological sciences, business, and humanities. The Clinical Research Coordinator role is a terrific opportunity for those who have already worked in other areas of healthcare as well as those who are looking for a new and exciting way to contribute through their career.  

This position offers a Monday through Friday schedule and hybrid work (mix of remote and on-site) after passing a 90-day introductory and training period. Moffitt offers paid training and orientation through its CTO (Clinical Trails Office) Academy. Position tiers may vary according to experience. Relocation assistance may be provided. 

https://moffitt.org/clinical-trials-research/clinical-trials/clinical-trials-administration 

Clinical Trials 

These positions work closely with patients, patient families, study sponsors (from smaller pioneer biotech companies through large pharmaceutical companies), and the Clinical Trial Team that includes physicians, pharmacists, nurses, data monitors and data managers.  

Successful candidates will possess: 

• Effective communication, good decision-making, eagerness to embrace challenges with a sense of urgency and enthusiasm, and time management skills 
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to collaborate with those from diverse backgrounds and experiences 
• Prior experience in clinical trials is preferred 
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in clinical research or ability to successfully learn this  
• Experience interacting with patients and coordinating care with medical staff 
• Gain a solid learning and understanding of regulatory guidelines and following a clinical trial protocol 

Position Highlights:

• The Clinical Research Coordinator Associate is a support position that administers duties related to the collection of data and/or the coordination of clinical trials, at Moffitt Cancer Center. Activities support assigned research protocols and include the coordination activities of assigned research protocols (generally non-therapeutic in nature) including obtaining informed consent from study participants, specimen collection and data entry.
• The job is a pre-entry position for the Clinical Trials Coordinator career path or other medical or research career paths.
• Other job duties may include support of therapeutic studies including completion of data entry into various database systems, follow-up of patients according to protocol (via review of records, clinic visit or telephone call), ordering supplies, preparing patient/participant documents for study visits, assisting with the maintenance of regulatory documents, communicating with study sponsors, and facilitating the collection of study-required specimens. 
• The position applies job skills and company policies and procedures to complete assigned tasks. Within its administrative support duties, it receives moderate supervision. The assignments are semi-routine in nature, but the CRC Associate recognizes the need for occasional deviation from accepted practice. Requires instructions only on new assignments.

 Credentials and Qualifications:

• *Associate’s degree
  • *In lieu of an associate’s degree, 2 years of relevant experience required with a high school diploma or GED
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred in scientific, health related or business administration program.