Clinical Research Coordinator

About the Role

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) independently manages and coordinates clinical research studies at the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center. Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI) and Clinical Research Supervisor, the CRC oversees study operations from initiation through close-out, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and successful execution of research protocols. This role supports multiple concurrent studies and acts as a key liaison between investigators, research staff, participants, and institutional review bodies. The incumbent supports the management and coordination of single or multiple clinical research studies, depending on their size and complexity.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee study operations, data collection, and specimen management.
• Manage and report study results.
• Create, clean, update, and maintain databases and comprehensive datasets.
• Act as an intermediary between services and departments, ensuring all institutional approvals are obtained prior to study initiation.
• Manage investigator protocols within the Committee on Human Research (CHR) online system, including renewals, modifications, and new study submissions.
• Participate in protocol development and review to ensure Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and compliance with University and regulatory agency requirements.
• Maintain regulatory documentation.
• Oversee study data integrity.
• Implement and maintain periodic quality control procedures.
• Report study progress to investigators.
• Coordinate staff work schedules.
• Assist in training Assistant CRCs.
• Support oversight of research staff.
• Participate in internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Windows.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Project management and coordination skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines on concurrent projects.
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with patients, co-workers, & physicians.

Qualifications

• Mandarin/Cantonese verbal and written skills required (both languages preferred but not required).
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communications and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
• Demonstrated proficiency with RedCAP, Qualtrics, or other research software.
• Experience working with study subjects or other people ages 5 through 18.
• Experience working with data collection forms and databases.