The UVA School of Education and Human Development's Department of Kinesiology-Exercise and Sport Injury Laboratory is recruiting an experienced clinical research coordinator to assist with a variety of clinical activities related to the Exercise and Sport Injury Laboratory with an emphasis on sport-related concussion. The clinical research coordinator will assist with a variety of clinical activities, to include study organization and coordination, data collection, administration of clinical measures, document preparation, recordkeeping, materials preparation, and review of prospective research participants.

Duties include:

• Working closely with principal investigators and other study team members on all clinical research projects assigned.
• Becoming familiar with study start-up processes and requirements for non-disclosure agreements, data use and material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, and development of clinical trial budgets.
• Managing study recruitment and enrollment efforts, including screening and identifying eligible patients and obtaining and documenting informed consent and enrollment.
• Managing ongoing study conduct activities, such as scheduling and coordinating study visits, maintaining concomitant medication records, tracking and reporting adverse events, and organizing subject study payments.
• Collecting and entering study data in a timely fashion, maintaining corresponding documentation.
• Collecting, processing, storing, and shipping study specimens as needed.
• Assisting in preparation, maintenance, or creation of study documents, such as study visit schedules, study drug diaries, and monitoring of training logs, equipment records, or study communications.
• Preparing and submitting all regulatory documentation to the IRB, such as personnel changes, annual protocol continuations, protocol modifications, adverse event reports, and unanticipated events.
• Documenting and reporting protocol deviations.
• Reconciling study billing, identifying charges covered by the study versus charges to be billed to the subject/third-party payor.
• Confirming sponsor is invoiced for study activity.
• Notifying PI and/or supervisor of any potential issues with the study or subject status.
• Communicating effectively with study sponsor(s).
• Proficient user of the various electronic platforms utilized in clinical research, such as IRB Pro, Protocol Builder, CRConnect, OnCore, e-regulatory platforms, and Epic.
• Demonstrating a continuously increasing level of clinical research knowledge gained through active participation in training and mentorship opportunities, as well as self-guided learning.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field is required or equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or certifications.
• Experience: At least one year of clinical research experience. Some experience in a healthcare setting and/or knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Master's degree in kinesiology, exercise science, or related health field. Certificated Athletic Trainer.
• Experience: Experience in a healthcare setting and/or knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.

Physical Demands
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings and programs.

Before a formal offer of employment is extended, the selected candidate will undergo a background check per university policy.

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