Clinical Research Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
The Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division of the DOM. The division is made of up approximately 70 clinical staff and over 100 research staff who work in a variety of locations including: Bridgeside Point, Biomedical Science Tower (BST), UPMC Hospitals including Presbyterian, Shadyside, East, Jameson and Mercy. The division provides world class services across 10 inpatient services at five hospitals and over 70,000 outpatient office visits. We have a major research mission that focuses on basic, clinical, and translational research on the lung, microbiome, COVID-19, sleep medicine, and allergy and immunology.
The CRC will be responsible for all aspects of the clinical studies assigned to them. This includes medical record review, recruitment, consenting, in-depth questionnaires/interviews, specimen collection (including but not limited to oral wash, induced sputum, blood, stool, urine and nasal specimens), Pulmonary Function testing (will train), data entry, data pulling, monitoring study budgets, maintaining and ordering supplies, and act a potential preceptor to new coordinators.
Job Summary
Prepares grant applications, manuscripts, Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, research papers, and assists with complex research papers. Audits research studies, monitors study budgets, resolves complex data collection issues, and implements protocol-specific study recruitment plans. Trains staff and oversees student workers; leads team meetings. Monitors study budgets and orders supplies.
Recruitment and consenting
Specimen collection
Pulmonary function testing
Data entry
Standing for a maximum of 4 hours. Carrying charts and equipment of up to 10 pounds.
The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.