Clinical Research Coordinator I - Neuroscience of Driving (NoD) Program

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A Brief Overview

The Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a full time Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to support the Neuroscience of Driving (NoD) Program. The Research Coordinator (RC) will support an interdisciplinary team in executing ongoing research projects, working primarily on a large, NIH-funded randomized controlled trial studying how teens learn to drive and testing novel interventions to improve driver safety. This position will be the "face" of the NoD program with CHOP patients & families, recruiting, enrolling, and conducting study visits across CHOP's network of Primary Care sites, while supporting the Clinical Research Study Lead and Principal Investigator with IRB submissions and providing foundational support in responding to inquires from CRAs and student interns.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Traveling to CHOP Primary Care Sites and select community locations in and around the Philadelphia area to support recruitment and conduct study visits
• Screening, consenting, and enrolling study participants
• Conducting study visits and performing data collection, data cleaning, and basic statistical analyses
• Providing regulatory and administrative support, including preparing and submitting IRB amendments, continuing reviews, and reportable events to the CHOP IRB
• Scheduling study activities and maintaining organized study files and task-tracking systems
• Developing reports and presentations and supporting internal and external reporting needs
• Assisting with the training, onboarding, and ongoing support of junior-level staff and students

The CRC will actively participate in project-related meetings, conduct literature reviews, and may contribute to manuscript development and dissemination activities. Some evening and weekend hours are required to accommodate participant availability, including conducting consent calls, facilitating study visits, and supporting events or presentations. This role requires a high degree of flexibility, including availability for appointments scheduled within 72 hours.

Depending on study needs, the individual in this position may work 2-3 days per week conducting offsite study visits at CHOP Primary Care Sites or other local community locations. The position may offer flexibility in start times between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., based on study and team needs. Evening responsibilities may include, for example, conducting recruitment and consent phone calls and/or study visits with families between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Additionally, the role requires working at least two Saturdays per month to conduct study visits, typically in 5-hour shifts.

This position may also require local travel to CHOP Primary Care Sites, the study's partner driving school, and other approved community locations to support study operations and assist with troubleshooting technical issues related to the Virtual Driving Assessment (VDA) equipment and software. Applicants with a valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle are strongly encouraged to apply.

This position is grant-funded and is currently supported for a two-year period, with continuation contingent upon funding availability and programmatic needs.

What you will do

• Core responsibilities
• Adhere to an IRB approved protocol
• Participate in the informed consent process of study subjects
• Support the safety of clinical research patients/research participants
• Coordinate protocol related research procedures, study visits, and follow-up care
• Screen, recruit and enroll patients/research participants
• Maintain study source documents
• Under the supervision of PI Report adverse events
• Understand good clinical practice (GCP) and regulatory compliance
• Educate subjects and family on protocol, study intervention, etc.
• Comply with Institutional policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines, and with HIPAA and management of confidential materials
• Must comply with federal, state, and sponsor policies
• For multi-site studies or collaborations, support communication and meeting scheduling across teams
• Related responsibilities
• Manage essential regulatory documents
• Register study on ClinicalTrials.gov as appropriate
• Complete case report forms (paper & electronic data capture) and address queries
• Submit documents to regulatory authorities (e.g. IRB, FDA, etc.) and/or review/monitoring boards (ie,DSMB, independent safety officer)
• Facilitate pre-study, site qualification, study initiation, and monitoring visit as appropriate
• Facilitate study close out activities as appropriate
• Coordinate research/project team meetings
• Collect, process and ship samples as applicable to the protocol
• Schedule subject visits and procedures
• Retain records/archive documents after study close out

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED - Required
• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of clinical or research related experience - Required
• At least three (3) years of clinical or research related experience - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Basic knowledge of IRB and human subject protection
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

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SALARY RANGE:

Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

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