Clinical Research Associate (Casual)

UPMC is hiring a Clinical Research Associate to support its Department of Dermatology clinical research team in Pittsburgh. The role coordinates clinical trial activities, including patient enrollment and consent, data collection, protocol follow-up, regulatory documentation, specimen handling, and study monitoring support.

Responsibilities

Create individualized study calendars and reviews them with the patient

Meet with the principal investigator and Clinical Research Coordinator/Supervisor to review patient status on as needed basis

Responsible for prompt and accurate data collection for protocols

Assist coordinator in preparing, sending and tracking documents for re-consenting patients

Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings to foster educational development by attending relevant seminars, conferences and sponsored educational events as required

In addition, will contact patient/family members to obtain follow up or survival data information after study completion, and will review survival record data bases to provide follow up. All follow up information is to be documented onto study CRFs and entered into CTMA

Assist in providing consent forms to coordinators and investigators so that the informed consent process is implemented with study subjects

Meet monthly with disease center research program leader and research team to present subject trial status

Facilitate entry of patient on to clinical trials by performing the following tasks

Complete research requisitions to assist billing department to prevent billing of research procedures to third party payers

Perform consenting process and study implementation of lab, registry, and non-therapeutic clinical trials

Perform trial related responsibilities as required such as processing, storing and shipping trial specimens, administers study related questionnaires to study participants (i.e. quality of life, etc.)

Assist in entering subject trial registration and study status updates into CTMA

Insure that patient's records, slides, radiology tests, lab work results, etc. are obtained and reviewed prior to patient entry onto a study

Assist in verifying subject eligibility according to protocols by reviewing medical records, laboratory, and radiology or CT scan results

Complete financial review forms of potential patients to determine insurance coverage for standard of care procedures and completion of requisition forms

Create study specific source documents, case report forms and study visit checklists

Facilitate the enrollment of subjects to trials open to the community network sites and will follow up on outstanding data collections

Facilitate follow-up of protocol patients by developing maintenance-therapy data collection sheets for all protocol patients who require follow-up

Assist in the coordination of initiation, site evaluation, monitoring visits, and audits required by the sponsor

Monitor subject compliance of oral study medications

Assist with obtaining tumor measurements from Radiologist or Investigators to determine response information as per protocol

Company

Nonprofit health care provider and insurer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

https://www.upmc.com/

Founded in 1893

10001+ employees

Qualifications

B.A. degree in Business, Healthcare, or related orLPN license minimum of 2 years of clinical research experience

orHigh school graduate with current certification as a Clinical Research Associate from either the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) along with a minimum of two years of clinical research experience

Knowledge and use of MS office software products and the ability to work with PC database applications

Excellent organizational skills and be able to work on projects/tasks simultaneously

Highly motivated and be able to work with minimal supervision

Ability to adapt to multiple organizational structures

Ability to meet deadlines and be flexible in response to sudden workload changes

Act 34

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3.2

UPMC is one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. A $10 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

https://www.upmc.com/

Late Stage

Total Funding

$0.46M

Key Investors

Appalachian Regional Commission

2024-09-18

Grant· $0.46M

Leadership Team

Leslie Davis

Chief Executive Officer

Frederick M. Hargett

Chief Financial Officer

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Required skills

Clinical Research, Clinical Trial Coordination, Informed Consent, Clinical Research Data Collection, Case Report Forms (CRFs), CTMA, Microsoft Office, PC Database Applications, Act 34 Clearance

Experience

2+ years