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BENAROYA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Clinical Research Coordinator I-II in SEATTLE, Washington
The Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) and Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) seek a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to join our Digestive Health Clinical Research team. The Center for Digestive Health at Virginia Mason is internationally known for bringing experts together to optimize care through innovations in research, education, and a multidisciplinary approach to treatment of digestive and liver diseases. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health was named by Healthgrades® as America's 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care https://www.vmfh.org/our-services/digestive-health{rel="nofollow"}
The CRC will oversee daily clinical trial operations, ensuring protocol compliance, coordinating patient visits, managing data, and facilitating communication among investigators, participants, and regulatory bodies. The ideal candidate will have a strong clinical research background, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to communicate complex information effectively. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking research aimed at improving treatments for digestive diseases alongside a team of dedicated experts. Hybrid work may be allowed occasionally depending on workload, research patient schedule, and job performance. The work schedule may vary -- it is typically Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with a 30-minute lunch break.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate clinical research, including collaboration with affiliate or partnering research sites and conducting BRI-based studies
- Prepare for new studies, including regulatory document filing and study monitor visit preparation
- Screen and recruit study subjects, obtain informed consent, and document subject history
- Review adverse events, concomitant medications, and ensure protocol compliance and subject safety
- Handle test articles (TA), complete case report forms, and maintain source documents
- Manage proper standard or research billing and ensure site quality
- Coordinate subject care, including appointment scheduling, record reviews, treatment coordination, and health assessments
- Collect vital signs, perform telephone triage/screening, and assist with subject arrivals
- Conduct phlebotomy, specimen processing using universal precautions, and other procedures as appropriate
Participate in process improvement activities and develop corrective and preventive action plans
Qualifications:
Clinical Research Coordinator I
- Minimum of one year full-time related experience required
- Must maintain subject and document confidentiality at all times
- Understand and comply with sponsor requirements, FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), HIPAA, IRB, and institutional policies and procedures
- Requires good medical knowledge, including medical terminology and basic subject care
- May require phlebotomy and vital sign collection skills, as well as the ability to operate centrifuges and EKG machines
- Preferred: Higher education or vocational training specializing in healthcare
May require healthcare licensure or other specialized training
Clinical Research Coordinator II
Minimum of two years full-time related experience in clinical research required
Must maintain subject and document confidentiality at all times and comply with sponsor requirements, FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), HIPAA, Institutional Review Boards (IRB), and institutional policies and procedures
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