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A Clinical Research Coordinator I is asked to perform an increasing complexity of tasks to facilitate clinical trials at Virginia Mason, working with a variety of sponsors ranging from large pharma and biotech sponsors to small non-profit grant awards. This position is based in the Cancer Clinical Research Unit, with patient visits occurring in the downtown Seattle Virginia Mason outpatient oncology clinic. The CRC I will manage a variety of interventional oncology trials in Phases I-III. This position functions as part of a highly dynamic team of Coordinators and Research Assistants (RA) and requires the candidate to be on-site.

Benaroya Research Institute and the Clinical Research Program encourage teamwork and collaboration. We have unparalleled support from our physicians, clinic staff and study staff. Candidates for this position should have a strong interest in patient interaction, working alongside health care providers, teamwork, and ensuring accuracy in all aspects of data collection, entry, and resolution. The successful candidate will join an experienced team of study coordinators and will find many opportunities to grow within the team as they gain experience.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and follow complex protocol schedules and treatment requirements
• Participant screening and recruitment
• Informed consent
• Participant history
• Adverse events
• Concomitant medication review
• Regulatory document filing
• Preparation for study monitor visits
• Test article handling
• Completion of case report forms
• Maintenance and development of source documents
• Eligibility verification
• Proper standard of research billing
• Ensuring site quality; participate in internal and external audits as needed
• New study preparation
• Development of operating manuals and standard procedures for grant studies

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``` - Appointment scheduling - Study visit coordination - Records review - Treatment coordination - Collecting vital signs - Participant health assessment - Telephone triage/screening - At all times the CRC will ensure protocol compliance and participant safety

The CRC I may also perform phlebotomy, and specimen processing using universal precautions when appropriate and consistent with licensure; and participate in process improvement events as necessary. The CRC must maintain participant and document confidentiality at all times, understand and comply with the appropriate sponsor requirements, regulations including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Institutional Review Boards, (IRB) and institutional policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum one year full-time related experience within clinical research
• Prefer higher education or vocational training specializing in healthcare
• Requires good medical knowledge including medical terminology, and basic participant care
• May require Healthcare Licensure or other specialized training
• May require phlebotomy and vital sign collection skills and the ability to operate centrifuges and EKG machines

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Compensation

 $23.96 to $34.75 per hour

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision hardware insurance

Flexible spending accounts: health care, dependent care, commuter

Short and long-term disability and life and AD&D insurance

403(b) retirement plan with matching funds after one year of employment

PTO: 13 holidays, t