Ethics and Regulatory Clinical Research Coordinator

Staff - Non Union
Job Category
M&P - AAPS
Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A
Job Title
Ethics and Regulatory Clinical Research Coordinator (Hem/Onc/BMT)
Department
Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program | Department of Paediatrics
Compensation Range
$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date
October 10, 2024
**Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
Oct 1, 2025
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Job Summary
This position will support clinical trials and research activities conducted by the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program (MC3RP) within the Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC's Division of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplant (Hem/Onc/BMT) and the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. The MC3RP supports approximately 100 active clinical research studies for children and young adults in British Columbia with cancer and blood disorders. These studies include, but are not limited to, research on active treatment, supportive care, and the long-term effects of cancer related illnesses, cellular transplant, and blood disorders therapy. The MC3RP has a number of research affiliations that include the CureWorks, Transplantation and Cellular Therapeutics (TRACE), Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (PedCITN), The Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN), Industry Sponsors, Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC) Children's Oncology Group, the C17 Council for Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders, Precision Oncology For Young people (PROFYLE,) Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG), Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium (PBMTC), Centre for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Canadian Bone Marrow Transplantation Group (CBMTG) as well as investigator-initiated research. Expansion beyond the existing relationships is ongoing.
Acting as the Ethics and Regulatory Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) for the cellular therapeutics and blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) research program, the individual will support the program's research activities, will help to manage the development and start-up of clinical protocols within the allocated budget and timelines, and will bring operational knowledge to the translation of clinical research ideas into practice. The individual will be the primary liaison for CureWorks, PedCITN, CBMTG, PIDTC and PBMTC studies, will initiate and manage the execution of clinical trials, and provide support to the entire MC3RP unit.
Organizational Status
The incumbent will report to and receive direction from the Research Services Manager, the Divisional Principal Investigators of each project, and the Director of Research.
The CRC works collaboratively and closely with the CTU Manager and Research Services Manager. This position requires working both independently and in cooperation with hospital physicians, residents, nurses, research staff, pharmacy, and laboratory staff at Children's and Women's Health Centre and the BC Cancer Agency. The incumbent will collaborate and work with representatives of industry and external staff at participating organizations, hospitals and collaborating laboratories located at different sites nationally and internationally.
The Lead CRC's shared office is located in the BCCHRI of Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC Campus.
Work Performed
Department Management
- Develops and implements methodologies, policies, procedures and standards. Identifies scope of research.
- Mentors staff (RT3) and may make recommendations with respect to hiring and providing input into staff performance.
- Contributes to the development and finalisation of investigator-initiated protocols.
- Liaises with industry staff for protocol clarification and data management.
- Supervises the pre-si