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The Clinical Research Coordinator handles or assists with the administrative activities generally associated with the conduct of clinical trials.
ADDITIONAL JOB DETAILS:
The full-time (40 hours/week) Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will support a 5-year clinicalresearch study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)Superfund Research Program (SRP). The study examines relationships between chemical exposuresand health outcomes in adults residing in Glynn County, Georgia.
The CRC will be the primary on-the-ground presence for study operations in Glynn County and willserve as an essential point of contact for study participants. The CRC should be highly organized,proactive, reliable, and willing to work on the occasional night or weekend. This is a locally basedposition; candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Glynn County, GA area. The CRCwill report to the study investigators at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and willwork closely with other team members.
The successful candidate will be responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and overseeing studyvisits with research participants. This includes conducting informed consent processes,administering questionnaires, collecting and managing biological specimens, and maintaining allrequired study documentation. The CRC will be expected to follow protocols and applicable safety,ethical, and regulatory requirements, maintain accurate and organized study records, and performroutine data quality checks.
Candidates should be comfortable working independently in a field-based research environmentwhile collaborating closely with a larger research team. Although the position is based in GlynnCounty, the CRC will interact regularly with the Research Project Manager and study investigators atEmory to provide updates on field operations, identify and resolve issues, and ensure consistentimplementation of study protocols. The position also requires the ability to collect, store, and shipbiological specimens and to communicate effectively with study participants and research staff.Occasional travel to Atlanta for team meetings or professional development activities is possibleand will be covered by the study.
An essential job requirement is that the CRC can build and maintain trusted relationships with studyparticipants and community partners in Glynn County to support participant retention and to fulfillthe value of community-engaged research.
This position is intended to support clinical research and all clinical training requirements must be tracked and monitored through Emory Healthcare under the credentialing category of Clinical Researcher.
NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed. All biweekly employees must reside within the State of Georgia. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.
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