Research Services Principal Professional

Job Summary:

The Department of Emergency Medicine and the Airways, Trauma, Lung Injury and Sepsis (ATLAS) Lab Research Program seeks motivated applicants for the position of Research Services Principal Professional. The research projects focus on critically ill and injured patients in the Emergency Department and Intensive Care Units, including trauma and medical patients. This position is responsible for Clinical Coordinating Center duties within the ATLAS lab for multicenter trials, including study planning, execution, site monitoring, site management and other duties as described below. The Principal Investigator is Adit Ginde, MD, MPH, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Emergency Medicine.

The ATLAS Lab will be hiring multiple candidates to support this work. These positions are currently limited to a two-year term, and may be extended based on future funding.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in project start up, implementation and close out functions
• Develop, review, maintain regulatory and other project documentation
• Coordinate site visits and other meetings with key stakeholders
• Develop protocol-specific systems and documents including process flows, training manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Case Report Forms (CRFs).
• Maintains subject level documentation and prepares documents, equipment and/or supplies
• May perform supervision and management responsibilities for a team of 2 or more professionals
• Participate in tactical and strategic project development and planning

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

This is an in-person position within the ATLAS lab, which offers a unique career and growth opportunity to serve as an integral member of a highly productive, collaborative, and vibrant research group conducting impactful health research in the care of acutely ill and injured patients. The diverse and complex patient population provides a rich learning environment and opportunities to expand the candidate's skillset across several research projects (including clinical trials and observational trials). The candidate will also be exposed to a like-minded research community to help enrich skills and enhance career growth. Our emergency medicine trials aim to improve outcomes for patients, and candidates can feel a direct connection to advancing medical knowledge and evidence-based care that can impact the lives of patients.

Outside the ATLAS lab environment, the candidate will be a part of the larger University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus community. CU Anschutz is a prestigious public education, clinical and research academic institution serving 4,500 students, and a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life- changing science, medicine, and healthcare. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges and receives over $650 million in research awards each year. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition benefits, ECO pass, paid time off – vacation, sick, holidays and more. To see what benefits are available, please visit: https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field
• Three (3) years clinical research or related experience

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or health related field
• Four (4) years of clinical research or related experience
• Experience with managing multi-center clinical trials
• Study monitoring experience
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
  • An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) degree and two (2) additional years of experience will substitute for the BSN degree
• Current licensure as a registered nurse
• Experience with electronic data capture systems (e.g. EMR or EHR and data management systems)
• Clinical research regulatory experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.