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The Clinical Research Coordinator will work with Maya Vijayaraghavan, MD MAS, Division of General Internal Medicine on three studies: Extended intervention for tobacco use for people experiencing homelessness: A Tobacco Related Disease Research Program funded grant on providing a pharmacy-linked and health coach delivered wellness intervention for tobacco use for people experiencing homelessness. We plan to conduct the clinical trial in SF and Los Angeles with 150 people. The incumbent will be responsible for study procedures in SF. A smoke-free intervention in federally subsidized housing: A National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities funded grant. This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial of an intervention to increase adoption of smoke-free homes among low-income adults living in federally subsidized housing in three bay area counties – Contra Costa, San Francisco and Oakland. We plan to recruit up to 600 participants across 20 to 30 housing sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco Cancer Initiative: Providing Medication Assistance for tobacco cessation in homeless shelters and navigation centers in SF. Here, we connect clientele in shelters and navigation centers with a pharmacist to deliver smoking cessation treatment. The Clinical Research Coordinator will assist with data collection, management of the day-to-day operations of these studies, data management, and assist with protocol management and approvals. The Clinical Research Coordinator will perform independently or with general direction at the fully operational journey level of the series to execute, manage, and coordinate research protocols, as directed by the Clinical Research Supervisor and/or Principal Investigator (PI); may coordinate the data collection and operations of several concurrent clinical research studies under the guidelines of research protocols, UCSF and regulating agency policies. Incumbent’s duties may include, but will not be limited to: Supporting the management and coordinating the tasks of single or multiple clinical research studies. Acting as intermediary between services and departments while overseeing data and specimen management. Managing and reporting on study results. Creating, cleaning, updating, and managing databases and comprehensive datasets and reports. Coordinating staff work schedules and assisting with training of Assistant CRCs. Managing Investigator’s protocols in the Committee on Human Research online system, as well as renewals and modifications of protocol applications. Participating in the review and writing of protocols to ensure institutional review board approval. Helping assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies and overseeing study data integrity. Implementing and maintaining periodic quality control procedures. Reporting study progress to investigators and participating in any internal and external audits or reviews of study protocols. The Clinical Research Coordinator will serve as the primary research staff for this study, and they will take a leading role in implementing research protocols and operationalizing research protocols in the field. Their roles will include: Serving as the primary interventionist for the study. Setting up the research database in RedCap; creating surveys in RedCap. Assisting the PI with recruitment and data collection. Assisting with implementing the randomization scheme. Submitting modifications to the IRB and Oncore. Serving as point of contact between the PI and staff at the federally subsidized housing sites. Taking the lead in communications with study sites and community partners. Scheduling data collection times at the field sites. Assisting the PI with conducting in-depth interviews and administering questionnaires among participants. Coding transcripts from qualitative interviews using Atlas ti. Conducting data collection at the study sites, and traveling to study sites for data collection and community meetings. The Clinical Research Coordinator will work under the guidance of the PI and other senior staff on the PI’s team, and will conduct data collection at the federally subsidized housing sites, shelters/navigation centers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Administrative, record keeping, coding of transcripts, and project coordination activities will take place either at the PI’s office or the clinical research coordinator’s office. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be expected, after a period of training and observation, to work independently under the PI’s guidance. The position will require a somewhat flexible work schedule with some days at regular hours and some days where work will begin earlier and end earlier or begin later and end later to accommodate the clinics’ schedule and participants’ schedules. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be expected to recruit and follow-up with participants who may be monolingual in Spanish, and thus proficiency in English and Spanish is a requirement. The candidate will be the primary interventionist for the study and will help in recording the intervention in Spanish. The Clinical Research Coordinator will be required to work in person and travel to sites in the San Francisco Bay Area including San Francisco, Oakland, and Contra Costa County. The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. The salary range for this position is $34.32 - $55.19 (Hourly Rate). Required Qualifications HS graduation and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities. Minimum of one year working with vulnerable populations; experience with homeless individuals or similar populations. Bilingual in Spanish and English. Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects. Skills to supervise and train a diversely experienced research team. Experience with questionnaire design, administration, and data management. Prior experience in coordinating study recruitments in clinical research environments. Preferred Qualifications Previous experience in a research setting. Master’s degree in health or public health or related discipline. Previous experience with conducting randomized controlled trial of behavioral interventions in community settings. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience with electronic medical records. #J-18808-Ljbffr University of California San Francisco

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