Clinical Research Coordinator II

Job Summary Want to join a fun, hard-working, collaborative team? Come join the Clinical Research team within the Department of Pediatrics at UW-Madison! The Clinical Research team supports clinical research across multiple divisions in the Department of Pediatrics. Working within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at both American Family Children’s Hospital and UnityPoint-Meriter, this position is a unique opportunity to contribute to research aimed at prevention, detection, and treatment of disease in critically ill infants. This position will assist with coordinating a variety of clinical research studies by performing various tasks and activities. These tasks include, but are not limited to, recruitment, screening, and enrolling study participants and families, as well as ensuring study participants and families follow the research study protocol. Our team of clinical research coordinators and research nurses apply expertise, knowledge, and skills to a broad range of clinical studies, navigate resources, identify issues requiring escalation, and contribute to the development of new team and unit processes, procedures, and tools. The Clinical Research Coordinator will work in collaboration with pediatric faculty, nurses and staff to coordinate clinical research studies for the Department of Pediatrics, ranging from industry partnered to investigator initiated clinical trials. Key Job Responsibilities Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects more complex information, performs medical assessments, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. Performs medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels Serves as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues May assist with training of staff Performs quality checks Identifies resource needs and develops clinical research documents, such as job aids, tools, processes, procedures, and training. Contributes to the development of protocols Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for clinical research trials Required Qualifications Minimum 1 year of experience working in a clinical research role Experience utilizing a variety of platforms such as Health Link or other electronic medical record, Microsoft Office Suite, REDCap, OnCore, and Google Drive Preferred Qualifications Experience working with the pediatric population Experience working in a healthcare setting Experience working with research data collection and/or sample processing Possess a Clinical Research Certification such as CCRP, CCRC, CCRA, or ACRP-CP Compensation The starting salary for the position is $50,000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Institutional Statement on Diversity Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. Equal Opportunity Employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. For more information regarding applicant and employee rights and to view federal and state required postings, see Human Resources Workplace Poster website. #J-18808-Ljbffr