University of Southern California · 5 days ago
Clinical Trial Participant Recruitment Project Coordinator
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$31.17/hr - $39.66/hr
2+ years expThe University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute is committed to advancing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease through clinical trials. The Clinical Trial Participant Recruitment Project Coordinator will support participant recruitment and retention efforts for multi-site clinical trials, serving as the primary coordinator for various studies while collaborating with clinical trial sites and vendors.
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Responsibilities
Experience with participant recruitment and retention efforts of clinical research studies, including an understanding of those efforts at a site level as well as at a coordinating center level
Involvement in working with several different partners, groups, and team members in research study operations and implementation
Contribution to the inclusive recruitment of clinical trial participants who have traditionally been underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease research
Collection of participant enrollment and retention data to support the presentation to study teams and partners, and to assess needs for study site engagement
Serving as a liaison with clinical trial sites regarding their recruitment and retention efforts
Communicate study and site enrollment goals to discuss specific population recruitment and retention activities, and more with multiple sites
Liaise with multiple vendors, assisting in the oversight of scopes of work, budgets, and activity related to participant recruitment and retention efforts
Coordinate the design and development of clinical trial recruitment and educational and promotional items in collaboration with leadership, partners and vendors
Assist clinical research sites in brainstorming potential relationships with partner agencies, community-based organizations, and more to help with participant recruitment
Assist clinical research sites in researching, planning, and designing participant outreach and promotional activities to help reach the target population
Assist in maintaining statistics on outreach activities to help measure the return on investment of study-related activity
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field(s)
2 years in on-site clinical trial monitoring
Industry experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research organization and/or nursing setting
Demonstrated experience using medical devices and terminology
Experience applying policies and procedures, with some familiarity with ICH-GCP guidelines and working knowledge of HIPAA and FDA guidance documents
Skilled at technical documentation and writing, and at assembling, organizing and conceptualizing numerical data in spreadsheets, databases, reports and presentations
Lead/guidance skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize different tasks and projects
Deft interpersonal skills for communicating with all levels of staff and diverse individuals and groups coordinating and executing study activities
Knowledge and capacity to work effectively with people from diverse professional, cultural and personal backgrounds
Attention to detail, self-starter, critical thinker, and effective problem solver and multitasker
Excellent interpersonal, as well as verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in a team environment but also independently with input from leadership
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Zoom, Google Sheets/Docs, REDCap, and/or other similar programs
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree in Neurosciences or Public Health or Pharmacology or in related field(s)
Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) and/or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC)
4 years of experience
Experience in data management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to express complex ideas to study staff at research and clinical institutions
Excellent organizational skills, and ability to interact with all levels of staff to coordinate and execute study activities
Ability to handle several priorities within multiple, complex clinical trials
An understanding of current GCP guidelines applicable to the clinical research conduct
Proficient in OmniPlan or other timeline applications
Familiarity with academic medical centers
Company
University of Southern California
University of Southern California is a private research university offering opportunities for interdisciplinary study and collaboration.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.64MKey Investors
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineCDA Foundation
2025-02-04Grant· $10.8M
2025-01-30Grant· $5.93M
2024-07-30Grant
Leadership Team
David A Barnhart
Director, USC Space Engineering Research Center
H
Hossein Pourmand
Assistant Vice President, Research Initiatives, University Advancement
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