Career Opportunities

Below are a list of career opportunities for Clinical Research Coordinators and Research Project Managers at Penn. For more information and to apply, please refer to the official job posting on the following Human Resources websites:

• University of Penn
• Health System

This listing only includes opportunities for which the hiring officer has requested the listing. For a complete list of job postings, please visit the Human Resources websites listed above.

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Manager Research Project B

Job Code: 121033678
Hiring Entity: University of Pennsylvania
Salary Grade: 28

Oversee and coordinate program research staff in the conduct of Phase I-IV clinical trials. Leads strategic planning for the program trials. Supervises day to day operations of program studies. Develops new business strategies to increase University revenue through research and grant opportunities. Primary contact/liaison for study operations. Multisite coordination of team members. Implementation of group and individual investigator, study initiation and study closeout meetings. Assists finance department in initiating contract with sites. Reports study status, identifies challenges, and proposes solutions. Proactively tracks budget, may generate billing and identifies and coordinates with vendor or industry sponsor. Monitor study parameters across multi-site studies, such as enrollment, dropout, adverse events, etc.

Training and development of staff at internal and external sites. Develops protocol with a team and PI and ensures compliance. Prepare reports as appropriate to Sponsors. Ensures adequate staffing, monitoring for PI initiated studies and multi-site studies. Develop case Report forms and SOPs. Ensure regulatory compliance at all sites. Oversee audit of participating sites for protocol compliance. May be responsible for overseeing data management and sites.

Clinical Research Team Supervisor

Job Code: 12-27016
Department: Clinical Trials Office (CTO)
Hiring Entity: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Salary Grade: Not specified
Contact: Lisa Specicher, Ph.D, Director, CTO speicher@email.chop.edu or Denise DePaul, RN, Research Educator, CTO depaul@email.chop.edu

The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) is seeking a nurse with a strong clinical research background for the position of Clinical Research Team Supervisor. This unique position is charged with leading a team of research coordinators by providing support, guidance and leadership concerning the conduct of clinical research within the CHOP healthcare network. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledgebase of good clinical practice, human subjects protection, be fluent in conducting research at CHOP and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as creative problem solving skills.

Clinical Research Nurse C

Job Code: 120833276
Hiring Entity: University of Pennsylvania
Salary Grade: 27

Coordination of all aspects of clinical trials and investigator initiated research protocols including: implementation of research protocols within the interventional cardiology practice, submission of protocol and compliance with regulatory authorities (FDA/IRB/CMS). Collect and report accurate study data. Facilitate subject enrollment. Responsible for Research Billing Initiative processes at Penn including completing Prospective Reimbursement Analysis (PRA), managing research work flow in EPIC APM, entering subjects into the UPHS Subject Registry, submitting to CMS for approval for IDE device studies, etc.

Registered Nurse with PA licensure and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. BSN preferred. Position contingent upon funding.

Clinical Research Asst B (Part Time)

Job Code: 120933483
Hiring Entity: University of Pennsylvania
Salary Grade: Part Time/24

This part-time position entails diverse data collection and some administrative duties focused on kidney transplant research. The research involves developing strategies to increase kidney and liver donation, and also optimizing outcomes for solid organ recipients. The research methods include retrospective data analyses, observational studies, and clinical trials. Because the work primarily involves extracting data from electronic medical records, this position will allow for a good deal of scheduling flexibility and independence. However, there will be some opportunities for contact with patients (such as enrolling patients in studies or administering questionnaires) or handling biological specimens. Depending on experience and enthusiasm, the candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the preparation of tables, figures, posters and manuscripts that relate to the research projects. The individual hired will work in a collegial environment and work directly with a small team including physicians, research coordinators and students.