Data Coordinator – Cancer Institute, Clinical Research Unit

Role Overview

• Identifies and verifies appropriate clinical source documentation for data reporting.
• Coordinates data collection with the clinical research team to facilitate efficient and accurate data reporting and regulatory documentation.
• Gathers and extracts patient clinical data for entry into later phase industry and federal (i.e. NCI, Cooperative groups) sponsor-supplied case report forms to measure overall study progress and regulatory documentation compliance.
• Ensures timely and accurate completion of case report for review by study sponsor and perform data integrity reviews of entered data prior to collection and analysis.
• Maintains individual research subject records by obtaining copies of medical records, lab reports, treatment schedules, and other vital protocol-related information.
• Updates clinical records for review while subjects remain on study. Corrects and revises data as appropriate.
• Maintains security and confidentiality of patient/protocol information.
• Manages backup and data archives(files).
• Provides data for audit by outside agencies.
• Assists in the regulatory aspects of protocol, which may include regulatory document preparation, IRB application preparation, adverse event reporting, and IRB communications.
• Abstracts data for clinical research needs. Attends staff meetings as required.
• Maintains knowledge of professional principles, legal and/or reporting requirements affecting clinical data research and management and adheres to industry and government standards.
• Assists and/or follows direction of the Director for professional development and to determine course of customer service.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in allied healthcare, biology, computer science, or related field.
• A minimum of 0-6 months of experience in managing and/or coordinating data, data collection and/or reporting in a research or clinical setting.
• Preferred to have research certification such as CCRP, CCRA, CCDM, etc. from accredited organizations such as SOCRA, ACRP and SCDM.
• Skilled at effective data collection and creating effective customized reports.
• Effective time management skills at meeting deadlines.
• Skilled at using mathematics to solve problems.
• Skilled at identifying and verifying appropriate clinical source documentation for data reporting.
• Knowledge of regulatory aspects of protocol management.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Maintains skills in, or knowledge of, professional principles, legal including federal and/or international reporting requirements affecting area of responsibility.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software problems.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Clear understanding of medical terminology and ability to define symptomatology and diagnosis.

Benefits

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
• 18 sick days per year
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.
• Wellness programs