Clinical Research Coordinator I

Inova Schar Cancer is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator 1 primarily based in the Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, Day shift.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.

• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Clinical Research Coordinator 1 Job Responsibilities:

• Explains the investigational products development process and identify key regulations to control these processes.

• Identifies and explains key protocol elements and performs study tasks under direct supervision.

• Explains the variety of communication channels, roles and relationships and outlets for study results that impact the conduct of clinical research.

• Explains the importance of professional conduct and describe leadership principles that impact the effective operation of an investigative site.

• Explains and performs study operational activities in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and non-GCP related study management activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Associates Degree (or relevant experience in lieu of degree).

• Experience: Two (2) years of experience or 1 year clinical research experience with bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: Two (2) years of experience conducting any or all the following research activities:

  • Collecting and processing blood specimens
  • Leading informed consent discussions and enrolling patients on clinical trials
  • Developing and/or evaluating clinical research protocols and operational workflows
  • Screening patients for research study eligibility and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (e.g., physicians and other healthcare providers, other research coordinators and staff).
  • Collecting research data and verifying accuracy with source documentation
• Any prior experience with community-based research studies or healthcare experience working with diverse populations in the community would be an asset. (The position will involve enrolling research participants both in the hospital clinic and in community settings outside of the hospital, such as health fairs, screening events, and/or the mobile screening bus).
• Familiarity with using Epic would be preferred.
• Familiarity with using REDCap or other electronic data capture systems would be preferred.

• Fluency in Spanish.

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