Research Coordinator (CSWAC)

The Department of Cancer Survivorship and Wellness is conducting research projects to improve the health and well-being in cancer survivors. The candidate will perform a variety of research activities including but not limited to the following.

Key Responsibilities:

1.Participant recruitment

- Screen potential participants who are legally able to provide consent according to the inclusion/ exclusion criteria from the study protocol, and identify subjects who may be vulnerable in a special population.

- Obtain informed consent from eligible participants.

2. Sample Processing and Logistics

- Collection and processing of biological samples (e.g. Blood or Saliva)

- Maintain proper tracking of samples, updating of inventories and databases for respective studies

- Process patients’ biological samples, including extraction of plasma or serum, as well as nuclei acid extraction from biological samples.

- Coordinate the submission of biological samples to external partners as needed

- Prepare samples to perform analysis with tools including ELISA, Multiplex, or LC/MS

3. Research project management

- Ensure compliance with institutional, IRB and regulatory authority requirements for managing all types of clinical research studies.

- Support research study processes, including submissions requirements by both IRB and/ or regulatory authorities, protocol requirements to assess potential challenges of the study, and rationale/ purpose of each essential document filed in the investigator site file.

- Identify and escalate ethical, safety, or regulatory issues in the study conduct to study leadership for timely resolution.

- Support lab and administrative duties in lab operations, e.g. procurement, equipment maintenance, inventories and lab maintenance etc

- Support and maintain safety documentation and compliance of the lab

- Lead and mentor junior staff and students in sample processing, experiments, data analysis, and database updates (Senior Research Officer)

4. Perform tasks and support all aspects of the research project

- Perform literature reviews when required

- Plan and execute experiments for the assigned studies

- Monitor and document accurate records of experimental data and observations

- Evaluate and interpret collected data for oral presentations and scientific manuscripts

- Report and summarize experimental results and research findings in meetings

5. Perform other related duties

- Other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Key Requirements:

- Bachelor’s/Master of Science degree in related technical discipline (biology, cell biology, biological science, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical science, biochemistry or molecular biology)

- Experience with wet-lab handling of patient-derived samples

- Strong technical and wet lab skills

- Team player with excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently

- Responsible, diligent, possess initiative to complete tasks and projects assigned

- Highly motivated to learn with a genuine interest in cancer research

- Able to undertake independent research progressively