Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator - Psych - 142101

The UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry ranks among the nation's leading academic psychiatry departments, recognized for its exceptional research enterprise, innovative clinical programs, and outstanding educational training. Our faculty and staff are driving meaningful advances in mental health science, delivering transformative patient care, and shaping the next generation of clinicians and researchers. We offer a collegial, high-achieving work environment where talented professionals are empowered to grow, collaborate, and contribute to work that matters.

The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator to coordinate research efforts within the Neural Engineering and Translation Labs (NEATLabs) within the Department of Psychiatry. The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the Investigating Mechanisms of Intra- and Inter-Individual Pain Variability in Patients with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Depression study. The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating and managing multiple aspects of the study, including protocol management, ensuring protocol compliance, monitoring participant treatment and retention, data collection and analysis, monitoring participant adherence to ecological momentary assessments and wearable technology over the 30-day study period, programming and implementing the machine-learning pipeline that will derive individual predictors of pain intensity, assembling findings from the machine-learning pipeline, preparing audio recorded transcripts to be qualitatively analyzed, and performing qualitative coding of transcribed transcripts. The incumbent will maintain accurate and complete clinical research files, develop new study protocols, assist with regulatory submissions, including the Institutional Research Board and funding agency documentation. The incumbent will also provide direct assistance to the PI in reviewing and verifying university research account statements, purchase ordering, and invoicing.

• Theoretical knowledge of behavioral sciences such as psychology, neuropsychology, social work, and/or cognitive neuroscience, or biomedical or related clinical sciences, as typically attained by a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience performing clinical research duties in a clinical research environment.

• Experience using electronic data capture applications such as REDCap and statistical software applications such as SPSS. Knowledge of database, word processing and spreadsheet applications such as Velos, Access, Excel and MS Word.

• Experience with laboratory procedures and values and experience in interpreting them with study team to determine patient eligibility and safety.

• Experience in patient interviewing to determine toxicities related to protocol management.

• Experience with clinical trials participant or study subject recruitment and retention.

• Experience coordinating study startup and maintenance activities.

• Experience providing in-service training to various research personnel on protocols, processes, and procedures.

• Experience maintaining files and keeping records.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to work in a changing, multiple-demand setting in order to prioritize a large volume of work and meet deadlines efficiently and accurately.

• Excellent interpersonal, as well as written and verbal communication skills (using grammatically correct written English and accurate typing) to interact with a diverse population. Excellent phone etiquette skills.

• Ability to work independently. Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Experience completing clinical trials case report forms via hard copy and online.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with diverse groups, including professional and non-professional staff and clients.

• Experience administering standardized research protocols involving collection of self-report and behavioral data, including tasks that induce anxiety.

• Experience working with research bulk accounts. Experience working with UC accounting and procurement systems.

• Experience working with funding agency and related policies regulating clinical trials.

• Experience interpreting medical charts and abstracting data from medical records.

• Knowledge of National Institute of Health (NIH), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), Human Resource Protection Program (HRPP), IATA Shipping of Blood Specimens, and Bloodborne Pathogens.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

• Occasional overtime, evenings, and weekends may be required.

• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.