Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine

Position Overview

The Department of Psychiatry in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Clinical Research Coordinator. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 1 year (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

This position reports to the Principal Investigator.  

The project involves a randomized controlled trial using non-invasive neurostimulation in a clinical population.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will assist with research studies and clinical trials by maintaining regulatory filings, training research personnel, maintaining training records, data management, screening interested participants, consenting interested participants, collecting clinical information and delegated non-invasive components of clinical trials as required.

Position Description

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

• A Clinical Research coordinator's services must meet the continuously changing needs of the department and the University. A clinical research coordinator is responsible to maintain established programs and procedures
• Provide clients with information and advice about programs/services
• Ensure that services meet the continuously changing needs of the department and the University
• Make recommendations to policy or procedural changes as needed
• Maintain established programs and procedures
• Recruit eligible subjects for research projects by checking charts and other sources
• Coordinate and schedule research visits according to study procedures
• Abstract data from existing databases
• Collaborate with the study investigators to perform and complete relevant parts of the study, such as obtaining signatures, discussing questions that come up, reviewing abnormal results of tests, etc.
• Perform physician delegated functions, such as interviewing and educating patients, completing questionnaires, performing simple physical exam tasks such as measuring weight, height and blood pressure, etc
• Screen interested participants and collect consent forms from interested participants
• Perform delegated non-invasive study procedures such as transcranial magnetic stimulation or transcranial direct current stimulation etc.
• Undergo training for new, or new to the Clinical Research Coordinator, methodologies used in the projects
• Develop informed consent forms, source documents worksheets and case report forms
• Contribute to protocol development by bringing forth feasible ideas for patient recruitment, study design and methodology and patient retention in studies.
• Liaise with all research team members and sponsor/other collaborators
• Prepare and submit study documents to the ethic boards
• Maintain research study binders with regulatory documents and patient data
• Keep electronic records of all study material including protocols, informed consent forms, questionnaires, renewals, modifications, etc.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Neuroscience or Health Science
• Previous experience as a research coordinator (Minimum 1 year experience). Background in clinical trials preferred
• 2-5 years of experience in a research environment
• Clinical Trial Coordinator training, including many of the following courses, is strongly preferred: Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Leadership in Patient Oriented Research: Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate Program; Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program); National Institutes of Health (NIH): Protecting Human Research Participants; Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans;  Northern Alberta Clinical Trials + Research Centre (NACTRC) - Study Coordinator Training Program
• Knowledge of University policies including submission of projects to ethics boards
• Ability to work simultaneously on multiple projects
• Fluent in English; excellent communication skills
• Computer literacy MS Windows, Word, Excel, MS Outlook and MS Access
• Strong leadership skills
• Must be able to work independently and with others
• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
• Effective communication skills

Application Deadline:  December 15, 2021

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

Additional Information

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase II.

To find out more about management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Management and Staff Careers website. For more information about the Cumming School of Medicine visit Careers in the Cumming School of Medicine.

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