Clinical Trial Participant Recruitment Project Coordinator

The USC Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), located in San Diego, California is an academic institute comprised of scientific collaborators committed to advancing the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease through innovative clinical trials.

The Clinical Trial Participant Recruitment Project Coordinator will work within the ATRI Recruitment, Engagement and Retention (RER) Section to support clinical trial sites in their participant recruitment and retention efforts for multi-site clinical trials.  The incumbent will be responsible for a wide range of work assignments, must be well organized, dependable, and able to coordinate several projects at the same time.

The ideal candidate will serve as the primary recruitment and retention project coordinator for one or more of the various studies conducted at ATRI under the supervision of the RER operations manager and the oversight of the RER section faculty leads. 

Prior comparable experience that relates to the following position goals is highly desired:

• Experience with participant recruitment and retention efforts of clinical research studies, including an understanding of those efforts at a site level as well as at a coordinating center level.   
• Involvement in working with several different partners, groups, and team members in research study operations and implementation.
• Contribution to the inclusive recruitment of clinical trial participants who have traditionally been underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease research.
• Collection of participant enrollment and retention data to support the presentation to study teams and partners, and to assess needs for study site engagement. 
• Serving as a liaison with clinical trial sites regarding their recruitment and retention efforts.
• Communicate study and site enrollment goals to discuss specific population recruitment and retention activities, and more with multiple sites.
• Liaise with multiple vendors, assisting in the oversight of scopes of work, budgets, and activity related to participant recruitment and retention efforts.
• Coordinate the design and development of clinical trial recruitment and educational and promotional items in collaboration with leadership, partners and vendors.  
• Assist clinical research sites in brainstorming potential relationships with partner agencies, community-based organizations, and more to help with participant recruitment.
• Assist clinical research sites in researching, planning, and designing participant outreach and promotional activities to help reach the target population.
• Assist in maintaining statistics on outreach activities to help measure the return on investment of study-related activity.

Essential skills and abilities:

• Knowledge and capacity to work effectively with people from diverse professional, cultural and personal backgrounds
• Attention to detail, self-starter, critical thinker, and effective problem solver and multitasker
• Excellent interpersonal, as well as verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment but also independently with input from leadership
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Zoom, Google Sheets/Docs, REDCap, and/or other similar programs

Location: San Diego, CA. This is a hybrid position and will require working onsite at the ATRI offices located in San Diego at least 3 days each week.

The hourly pay range for this position is $31.17 - $39.66. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying. 

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in related field(s) Addtional Education Requirements Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education Minimum Experience: 2 years in on-site clinical trial monitoring. Minimum Skills: Industry experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research organization and/or nursing setting. Demonstrated experience using medical devices and terminology. Experience applying policies and procedures, with some familiarity with ICH-GCP guidelines and working knowledge of HIPAA and FDA guidance documents. Skilled at technical documentation and writing, and at assembling, organizing and conceptualizing numerical data in spreadsheets, databases, reports and presentations. Lead/guidance skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize different tasks and projects. Deft interpersonal skills for communicating with all levels of staff and diverse individuals and groups coordinating and executing study activities. Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree And Master's degree In Neurosciences Or Public Health Or Pharmacology Or in related field(s) Preferred Certifications: Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) and/or Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC). Preferred Experience: 4 years Preferred Skills: Experience in data management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills to express complex ideas to study staff at research and clinical institutions. Excellent organizational skills, and ability to interact with all levels of staff to coordinate and execute study activities. Ability to handle several priorities within multiple, complex clinical trials. An understanding of current GCP guidelines applicable to the clinical research conduct. Proficient in OmniPlan or other timeline applications. Familiarity with academic medical centers. Current employees apply here