Clinical Research Coordinator

Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator

Location: St. Paul, MN 55102

Schedule: Business hours, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week with potential overtime as needed)

Position Type: 6-month temporary position with possibility of extension

Job Description

The Clinical Research Coordinator will work on-site at the facility, supporting hospital-based COVID-19 research across various disciplines. This position involves screening, enrolling, and consenting participants for clinical trials, with a strong emphasis on attention to detail and following established processes. The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work well with people.

This is not an academic research position or a research lab role but focuses on clinical trials. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, process-driven, and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Screen potential subjects and determine eligibility.
• Enroll and consent participants, ensuring compliance with protocol and HIPAA requirements.
• Educate subjects and families about the research process, procedures, and plans.
• Maintain accurate and complete study records, including tracking subject data in TASCS and OnCore.
• Collaborate effectively with hospital physicians, nurses, and other health team members.
• Follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
• Report work time on an electronic time card and update Subject Tracking Forms in the organization's business system.
• Support study logistics and contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the research process.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field plus 2 years of work experience in research; or a combination of related education and work experience in research totaling 6 years, including 2 years of coordinator experience.
• Ability to work independently, make decisions, problem-solve, and prioritize duties across multiple clinical studies.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Completed CITI training.
• Willingness to work on COVID-19 clinical trials and 4 – 10 hour shifts per week, including some weekend shifts.
• Proof of non-active tuberculosis and immunization for or resistance to measles, mumps, rubella, Hepatitis B, pertussis, and influenza.
  
  

Preferred

• Experience working in a hospital setting.
• Experience with EPIC.
• Certification as a Clinical Research Coordinator, or qualified to sit for the certification exam.
• Experience prioritizing among competing deadlines, tasks, and projects.
  
  

Essential Functions Or Job Duties

• Manage subject participation in research protocols.
• Ensure informed consent and compliance with HIPAA requirements.
• Implement and conduct subject and family education in response to identified needs.
• Support study logistics.
• Demonstrate effective communication with hospital physicians, nurses, and other health team members.
• Follow GCP guidelines in the conduct, performance, and recording of clinical research.
• Maintain accurate and complete study records.
• Track subject data in TASCS and OnCore, and document as required in EPIC.
• Report work time on an electronic time card.
• Update Subject Tracking Forms in the organization's business system.
• Collaborate with other disciplines involved in the research process.
  
  

Note: The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.