Clinical Research Coordinator for Large Neuroimaging Study of Aging and Alzheimer’s disease
The Mormino Lab within the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (CRCA) to work on new projects involving wearables data collection in older adults. Data modalities span technology-focused data (e.g., actigraphy and Bluetooth devices), cognitive testing, questionnaire data, and biological data (e.g., biofluids). Data collection will occur at Stanford as well as in the research participant’s home. Wearable device data will also be collected by mail. These projects are related to the Stanford Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and the Stanford Aging and Memory Study (SAMS), an ongoing longitudinal imaging-biofluid study of healthy aging. The primary focus of this position will be to contribute to data collection and analysis on NIH- and privately-funded projects studying the diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, enabling early detection, and understanding the contributions of sleep and physical activity to cognitive decline in human aging and neurodegenerative disease.
The CRCA will have the opportunity to collaborate with our interdisciplinary team including researchers from multiple scientific disciplines including psychology, cognitive neuroscience, electrical engineering, anesthesiology, neuropsychology, and neurology. The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of research in the lab, including: in-person and telephone recruitment of research participants; obtaining informed consent; coordinating remote mailing of wearable devices, scheduling and coordination of research participant visits, and biofluids; maintaining longitudinal contact with participants by phone, email and other means; analyzing and assessing data quality; contributing to manuscript preparation; and coordinating data sharing across institutions. The candidate must be organized, problem solving oriented, have strong communication skills, and thrive in collaborative team environments. A commitment of two years is highly desired.
In addition to submitting your online CV/resume, include a cover letter describing your prior experience with human research.
Duties include*:
- Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies. Coordinate studies from startup through close-out.
- Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol. Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
- Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
- Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects. Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents/case report forms.
- Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents. Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
- Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
- Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
- Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
- Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.
- Plan and perform research tasks of limited complexity requiring initiative and judgment in applying basic knowledge and understanding of scientific theory when precedents do not provide specific guidance; general instruction is provided by the supervisor.
- Administer questionnaires and rating scales requiring judgment in applying non-routine scoring procedures.
* - Other duties may also be assigned
This position is fully onsite.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability and desire to work well with older adults.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and proactively, with good organizational skills.
- 2+ years of related experience in subject recruitment, assessment, and analysis.
- Ability to work under deadlines with general guidance.
- Proficiency with basic programming and scripts.
- Experience with statistics software packages, such as R.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):
Two year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES:
Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification is preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:
- Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping.
- Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
- Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Occasional evening and weekend hours.
- Position may at times require the employee to work with or be in areas where hazardous materials and/or exposure to blood, chemicals, body fluid or tissues and risk of exposure to contagious diseases and infections
WORK STANDARDS:
- Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.
The expected pay range for this position is $31.73 to $36.54 per hour.
Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.
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Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources at
stanfordelr@stanford.edu. For all other inquiries, please submit a contact form.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
