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Stanford University received funding from the National Institutes of Health to develop and validate objective biomarkers for chronic pain. This study aims to develop biomarkers to predict the disease trajectory for individuals with musculoskeletal high-impact chronic pain. These biomarker signatures will integrate central nervous system (CNS), multi-omic, sensory, functional, psychosocial, and demographic domains into detection algorithms. Biomarker signatures from the proposed research are intended to facilitate risk and treatment stratification for clinical trial design and to facilitate treatment decisions in clinical practice for patients with musculoskeletal chronic pain.

Stanford University is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator Associate to perform duties related to the coordination of clinical studies, coordinate moderately complex aspects of one or more clinical studies, and work under the close direction of the principal investigators and/or study coordinators/supervisors.

The Stanford Division of Pain Medicine merges the tripartite mission of clinical care, education, and research to advance the frontier of pain management and for those dealing with acute or chronic pain problems. The focus of the Stanford Division of Pain Medicine is the treatment of the entire patient to enable them to live their fullest life, education of the next generation of pain physicians and healthcare leaders, and pursuing cutting-edge research. If you are interested in joining an internationally recognized Pain Medicine program, please apply and take part in our research programs. To learn more about the Division of Pain Medicine, go to http://med.stanford.edu/paincenter.html.

This position will allow for the opportunity to collaborate with top researchers and pain specialists at Stanford. For those interested in ultimately pursuing professional careers, we have a strong track record for successfully transitioning staff to medical school, MD/PhD programs, graduate schools (ie MS or PhD), and other professional programs. We have also helped grow and develop those who wish to make a career in research administration. We provide opportunities to get involved in side projects to lead to developing manuscripts and/or posters for national presentations.

Duties include:

• Serve as primary contact with research participants, sponsors, and regulatory agencies.  Coordinate studies from startup through close-out.
• Determine eligibility of and gather consent from study participants according to protocol.  Assist in developing recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate collection of study specimens and processing.
• Collect and manage patient and laboratory data for clinical research projects.  Manage research project databases, develop flow sheets and other study related documents, and complete study documents/case report forms.
• Ensure compliance with research protocols, and review and audit case report forms for completion and accuracy with source documents.  Prepare regulatory submissions, and ensure institutional Review Board renewals are completed.
• Assemble study kits for study visits, monitor scheduling of procedures and charges, coordinate documents, and attend monitoring meetings with sponsors, acting as primary contact.
• Monitor expenditures and adherence to study budgets and resolve billing issues in collaboration with finance and/or management staff.
• Interact with the principal investigator regularly, ensuring patient safety and adherence to proper study conduct.
• Ensure essential documentation and recording of patient and research data in appropriate files per institutional and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in monitor visits and regulatory audits.

* - Other duties may also be assigned

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

Two-year college degree and two years related work experience or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of related education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

• Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping.
• Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Occasional evening and weekend hours.

WORK STANDARDS 

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.