Social/Clinical Research Specialist

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position will serve as a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator within the Department of Psychiatry. The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for the planning, organization, conduct, and evaluation of multi-faceted clinical research protocols, including study execution, developing strategies and solutions to improve study processes and execution, providing reviews of other team members' work product, and serving as mentor and subject matter expert. This position will have supervisory duties.

This position will be involved in the regulatory management and logistics of industry-sponsored trials in the department which have complex start up and protocols. This role will also be supervising 2 research staff members who conduct clinical trials. A current research team member is doing this work now but will be leaving this position so need a replacement to make sure the 7+ industry-sponsored trials that are underway or in start-up have a dedicated staff member for regulatory items and trial conduct.

This position will be supervised by the Director of the Center for Women's Mood Disorders (position's current supervisor) and will supervise two employees in the Social/Clinical Research Specialist, Journey role ( CRC position) and Social/Clinical Research Assistant, Journey (Assistant CRC position).

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to work and communicate with diverse populations effectively and professionally. Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team. Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. May occasionally require evening and weekend work hours.

Must be detail oriented and conscientious, and be comfortable communicating with federal agencies, staff, investigators, IRB Office, study participants, grants and contracts offices, finance offices, study sponsors, contract research organizations and other stakeholders internal and external to UNC. Demonstrated ability to work and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment with a diverse team and within diverse communities.

Prefer a candidate with clinical research experience who has worked on industry sponsored trials and is familiar with study start up and regulatory requirements for investigator-initiated studies. Prefer a candidate with supervisory or management experience. Prefer prior experience with mental health and/or women's health. Experience with phlebotomy, wet lab processing, vital signs, ECG administration a plus.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.