LVN/Clinical Research Associate III, Vaccine Clinical Trials

Kaiser Permanente - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Los Angeles, CA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The position involves managing the day-to-day activities of significant segments of medium to large studies or multiple smaller studies. The role may include supervising project staff and requires adherence to compliance and privacy standards. The individual will be responsible for developing study protocols, monitoring study progress, and ensuring quality assurance of study activities.

Responsibilities

• Manages day-to-day activities of a major segment(s) of medium to large studies or several smaller studies.
• Assists in the development of study tools such as tracking forms and questionnaires.
• Develops simple study protocols or portions of complex protocols.
• Monitors progress of study activities including data collection and validation, recruitment, and pilot studies.
• Coordinates research project activities with other research study centers.
• Prepares progress reports independently and/or collaboratively.
• Participates in the training of new team members and/or clinical staff.
• Works with Sponsors/monitors at clinical sites if assigned to clinical trials.
• Adheres to compliance and privacy/confidentiality requirements and standards.
• Ensures quality data through quality assurance of study activities.
• Implements quality control measures as needed.
• Maintains knowledge of KP systems and databases.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements solutions to study issues.
• Interfaces with IRB and drafts portions of IRB protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews.
• Supervises and manages the day-to-day activities of project staff, including evaluating performance.
• Mentors and develops staff and participates in hiring.
• Contributes to portions of study presentations and assists in writing scientific articles.
• Serves as a member on department or study-related committees.
• Recommends budget actions/decisions and manages project budget.
• Reviews scientific literature and drafts portions of background sections of grant proposals.

Requirements

• Minimum four (4) years of experience in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology, or healthcare-related field.
• Minimum two (2) years of training and/or professional experience in research methodology/research study design, hypothesis testing.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience managing research projects under general guidance.
• Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology, or health-related field, or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

Nice-to-haves

• Minimum one (1) year of direct personnel management preferred.
• Master's degree in public health, healthcare administration, epidemiology or related field.
• Vaccine/COVID 19 Clinical Trials experience.