Penn Resources

SPCRP hopes to promote and support the professional development of Penn clinical research personnel and research staff. Our society hopes to grow and define a professional status for active research staff. Many career options within clinical research include Research Assistants, Clinical Research Coordinators, Research Project Managers, Regulatory Specialists, Business Administrators, Data Analysts, Grants Managers, Associate Directors, and Directors.

This is a non-comprehensive list to further progress the careers of clinical research professionals and help them execute their roles effectively. We welcome submissions for any additional resources, including pertinent organizations or staff benefits, that we can amplify for your colleagues. Email us psom-penncrc@pobox.upenn.edu.

University-Wide:

  1. University of Pennsylvania Almanac: The Almanac is the University’s official weekly publication of record that delivers updates on policy, research highlights (including clinical research achievements), governance, and campus news relevant to faculty and professional staff.
  2. Penn Libraries: Penn Libraries provides comprehensive information resources, research support services, and access to vast physical and digital scholarly collections that are essential for conducting literature reviews, managing research data, and supporting evidence-based clinical research.
  3. Office of Organization Effectiveness (OOE): The Office of Organization Effectiveness offers leadership development, professional training, coaching, and organizational consulting that helps teams improve performance, foster collaboration, and enhance staff effectiveness within Penn Medicine.
  4. Penn Professional Staff Assembly (PPSA): The Penn Professional Staff Assembly advocates for and connects monthly-paid professional staff across the University, providing networking, resources, and events that can enhance the work environment and professional growth of all staff members.
  5. U@Penn: U@Penn, used for faculty, staff, and students, is a comprehensive, one-stop-shop, with information regarding benefits, tax information, policies, and more.

Research-Specific:

  1. Office of Clinical Research (OCR): The Office of Clinical Research serves as a central hub for clinical research infrastructure, policies, and support services that help investigators and research staff navigate and conduct clinical trials effectively at Penn Medicine.
  2. Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT): The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics fosters interdisciplinary translational research by providing resources, training, and collaboration opportunities that help bridge basic science discoveries with clinical application and therapeutic development.
  3. Office of Research Services (ORS)
  4. Research Integrity Office - Office of the Vice Provost for Research

Clinical Research Operations:

  1. BEN Buys
  2. Greenphire ClinCard
  3. eShip@Penn
  4. PennChart
  5. iConnect
    1. Here is the link to log into the iConnect portal
  6. PennCRMS

Ancillary and Regulatory:

  1. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  2. PET Center
  3. IDS
  4. CHPS
  5. CAMRIS
  6. CACTIS
  7. Department of Medicine Clinical Trials Unit (DOM CTU)
  8. Clinical Trials Scientific Review and Monitoring (CTSRMC)
  9. Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

Data-Specific:

  1. Penn Data Analytics Center (PennDnA)
  2. Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CCEB)
  3. REDCap: REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application that can be used to build and manage surveys and databases online, providing an efficient process for developing projects. REDCap also provides audit trails for tracking data manipulation and user activity, as well as automated export procedures for seamless data downloads to Excel, PDF, and common statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, R, SAS).