The Clinical Research Associate II coordinates and implements complex research studies by managing data collection, participant screening, and regulatory submissions. They also serve as a primary contact for sponsors and provide training and guidance to junior staff members.
Requirements overview
Candidates must have a high school diploma or GED and at least one year of clinical research experience. A bachelor's degree in a related field and clinical research certification are preferred.
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About Cedars-Sinai
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Employees
17,158
Type
Nonprofit
Size
10,001+ employees
Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching and community service.
Today, Cedars-Sinai is widely known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients.
Cedars-Sinai receives consistent recognition for our excellence. Our awards include; being named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, receiving the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles, achieving the longest-running Magnet designation for nursing excellence in California, and being recognized as The Advisory Board Company’s 2017 Workplace of the Year, an award Cedars-Sinai has won three years in a row. This annual award recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement.
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in the clinical care and research of heart disease, cancer and brain disorders, among other areas. Pioneering research achievements include using cardiac stem cells to repair damaged hearts, developing minimally invasive surgical techniques and discovering new types of drugs to target cancer more precisely.
Cedars-Sinai also impacts the future of healthcare through education programs that encompass everything from highly competitive medical residency and fellowship programs to a biomedical science and translational medicine PhD program, advanced training for nurses and educational opportunities for allied health professionals. Most notably, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a longstanding commitment to strengthening the Los Angeles community through wide-ranging programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
This role follows a hybrid work schedule with an expected on-site presence of 4
days per week. Applicants must be able to commute to our Los Angeles work
location and, if hired, must reside within a commutable distance.
The Clinical Research Associate II works independently but in close
collaboration with a Clinical Research Coordinator, Research Program
Administrator, Research Nurse, other supervising staff to coordinate and/or
implement increasingly complex research studies. Supports objectives of research
studies through noncomplex tasks such as data collection, prescreening of
potential and scheduling of current research participants, assisting in IRB
submission activities, budget and billing, and ensuring overall compliance with
all federal and local guidelines. Provides increasingly complex and independent
support for studies by serving as the independent contact with sponsors, IRB,
and research participants, providing training, education to junior level staff,
and coordination of ad hoc activities related to studies. May serve
independently as study coordinator for minimal number of noncomplex research
studies or projects.
Responsibilities:
* Works independently under minimal direction from a Clinical Research
Coordinator, Research Program Administrator, Research Nurse, or other
supervising staff to coordinate and/or implement increasingly complex
research studies.
* Collects, evaluates and/or abstracts clinical research data. May assist in
designing forms for data collection/abstraction. Enters and processes
clinical research data into Electronic Data Systems (EDCs) that are provided
by the sponsors.
* Completes Case Report Forms (CRFs).
* Independently prescreens potential research participants for various clinical
trials. Schedules research participants for research visits and research
procedures. May provide increasingly independent contact with research
participants and/or conduct research participant visits independently.
* Assists supervising staff with regulatory submissions to the Institutional
Review Board (IRB). May work directly with the Institutional Review Board to
submit Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events, Safety Letters, etc in
accordance with local and federal guidelines.
* Assists with clinical trial budgets and patient billing.
* Responsible for sample preparation and shipping and maintenance of study
supplies and kits.
* Ensures compliance with protocol and overall clinical research objectives.
Ensures compliance with all federal and local agencies including the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) and local Institutional Review Board. Maintains
research practices using Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Maintains
strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable
law.
* May serve as the primary point of contact for external sponsors for select
trials. Responds to sponsor inquiries and attends meetings regarding study
activities.
* Participates in and provides training and education to other Clinical
Research Associates. May assist in coordinating activities of other
associates to ensure compliance with protocol and clinical research
objectives.
* Participates in centralized activities such as auditing, Standard Operating
Procedure development, etc.
* May participate in the development of Investigator Initiated trials for
Investigational New Drug applications and/or Device applications
* May provide coordination of minimal number of noncomplex research studies or
projects independently. May provide coverage for study coordination
activities of supervising staff when needed to ensure minimal disruption to
study objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
* High School Diploma or GED.
* Minimum of 1 year of clinical research-related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Science, Sociology, or a related field.
* Certification in Clinical Research, such as SOCRA or ACRP certification.