Clinical Research Senior Coordinator - Occupational Therapist

The AquOTic lab is hiring a full-time occupational therapist and coordinator for a new project examining community-based implementation of the AquOTicprogram for children on the autism spectrum. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be primarily responsible for day-to-day clinical trial management and delivering the AquOTic intervention to the children.

Job Description

Clinical Research Senior Coordinator to serve as lead resource in the execution of assigned clinical research studies in accordance with approved protocols administered by the non-cancer Clinical Trials Management Organization for The Division of Occupational Therapy; oversees, implements amp; coordinates conduct of daily activities of research studies; serves as primary reviewer of participant records to assess and identify participants who meet criteria for participation in research studies; recruits, interviews and promotes study to eligible participants; educates participants and families of purpose, goals, and processes of clinical study; leads participant enrollment activities and ensures informed consent authorization is obtained amp; administered in compliance to regulatory amp; sponsor requirements; facilitates collection, processing amp; evaluation of behavioral data, as well as scheduling and follow-through of participant appointments, procedures, amp; other diagnostic testing; monitors participants for adverse reactions to study treatment, and notifies appropriate clinical professional to evaluate patient response, identify status of complications, amp; provide appropriate level of care; documents unfavorable responses and notifies research sponsors amp; applicable regulatory agencies; participates in collecting, extracting, coding, and analyzing clinical research data; assists with activities to ensure compliance with Institutional Review Boards (IRB), FDA (Federal Drug Administration), federal, state and industry sponsor regulations; participates in planning, organizing and preparing for external compliance and quality assurance and control reviews; actively participates in internal quality assurance audits; participates in development of new research protocols and contributes to planning of goals to meet study requirements; assists with preparation and submission of publications, research reports, and grant proposals.

Minimum Education Required

Master's or Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy. Licensed as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Ohio.

Qualifications

Experience in a clinical research capacity conducting clinical research studies preferred; Experience in aquatic occupational therapy preferred; experience in a progressively responsible management capacity in a medical research environment preferred.

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Research and Scholarship - Clinical Research - Individual Contributor Series-Specialized - S3