Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is a specialized, independent research professional who ensures oversight and compliance of both system-wide and local SHC clinical research activities.  Reporting to the Clinic Director and Research Programs Office at SHC International Headquarters, the CRC provides support in accordance with SHC's policies and procedures, SHC's hospital regulations, the Code of Federal regulation, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines, when applicable.  The CRC works closely with the Medical Director, SHC scientific and medical staff and other research personnel to ethically recruit and consent SHC's vulnerable pediatric subjects and to appropriately collect and safeguard data.  Overall, the CRC is the site's primary liaison among research participants, the local investigator(s) and study sponsor(s).  This position's main responsibilities are to help ensure propert study conduct, subject safety, and the quality of data and data safeguards.  This may include but is not limited to subject recruitment and data/specimen collection for SHC's system-wide projects.  Opportunity to contribute to scientific manuscripts and conference presentations.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in clinical research, science or other healthcare field preferred

Required experience

At least three (3) or more years of relevant research experience

Certification/licensure

CCRP or CCRC preferred

Additional experience

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Working knowledge of the clinical research process

Knowledge of ethical standards for research and a commitment to protect all participants

Knowledge of, or ability to learn, electonic health systems and databases used in research environments

Experience in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Power Point

Ability to function independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team and interact with a variety of administrative and professional personnel