Clinical Trial Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Clinical Trial Specialist
Job Description

Join a prestigious National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center that offers advanced comprehensive care to both adults and children while conducting cutting-edge cancer research. Our team of researchers and physicians is dedicated to transforming discoveries into clinical practice and providing education and outreach concerning cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the initiation and activation of new clinical trial protocols, ensuring all necessary approvals such as SRB, IRB, and HROC are obtained prior to study activation.
• Prepare study tools including study binders, medication diaries, eligibility checklists, and flow sheets.
• Collaborate with the Research Nurse Clinician (RNC) and physicians to review patients' charts and medical history for protocol eligibility and obtain necessary source documents.
• Ensure IRB-approved informed consent forms are obtained, signed, and placed in the medical record, with copies provided to patients.
• Register consented research patients with study sponsors and input data into the clinical trials database.
• Maintain research records including patient consent, eligibility, CRFs, and registration confirmation for all patients enrolled in clinical trials.
• Assist with grading adverse events using NCI common toxicity criteria and complete SAE forms as required.
• Provide regular reports to the tumor study group members and Principal Investigator, anticipate study sponsor needs, and serve as a study liaison.
• Ensure personnel, including investigators, conduct studies according to treatment plans and GCP guidelines.

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• One to three years of relevant clinical research experience.
• Solid knowledge of computer software programs such as Excel, Word, and Access.
• Experience as a Clinical Research Coordinator, with skills in recruitment, screening, enrolling, and consenting of patients.
• Oncology clinical research studies experience.
• Pharmaceutical drug trial experience.
• Hematology experience.
• Comfortable communicating with patients and handling informed consent and source documents.

• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to hold oneself accountable to high professional standards, maximize resources, and accept personal and professional responsibility continuously.

The work environment includes a clinical operations team of 40 FTEs across disease-specific groups such as breast, lung, phase 1, and GI. The center has robust departments like Research Administration, Quality Assurance, Informatics, Education, and Finance, with a total of 100 FTEs currently. The center enrolls 5,000 subjects annually across Newark and seven other sites, with a goal to increase to 2,500 active subjects in 300 trials of all phases, covering both adult and pediatric studies. Public transportation is available for commuting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New Brunswick, NJ.

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $38.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in New Brunswick,NJ.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 27, 2026.

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