Clinical Research Associate- Pediatrics/Family Medicine

Location: Evanston, ILFull Time

Hours: Monday-Friday, [hours and flexible work schedules]Required Travel: Candidate must be willing to travelA Brief Overview: Endeavor Health's department of Pediatrics and department of Family Medicine is seeking applicants for Clinical Research Associate (CRA). Primary responsibility for this position is the management and oversight of several research projects (possibly involving multiple data collection sites) involving human subjects, particularly medical patients. The CRA provides support to the Research Manager, CRU director, Physicians, and Research Scientists in the Departments of Pediatrics and Family Medicine.

What You Will Do: Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, IRB, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations. Support all aspects of human-subject clinical research across Pediatrics and Family Medicine. Collaborate with Research Managers, Principal Investigators (PIs), Research Scientists, sponsors, and national/international collaborators. Evaluate the feasibility, resources, timelines, and financial requirements of proposed studies. Develop, adapt, and maintain research protocols, consent forms, study documents, and regulatory materials. Prepare and submit IRB applications, amendments, renewals, adverse events, progress reports, and responses. Ensure research staff maintain required human-subject training and certifications. Recruit, screen, enroll, and consent study participants; determine eligibility and perform randomization as required. Coordinate and assist with study visits, patient care, scheduling, and protocol procedures. Maintain communication with participants and provide education and resources to support protocol compliance. Coordinate specimen collection, processing, storage, and shipment, including blood, urine, and tissue samples. Retrieve, collect, enter, and maintain research data and subject records; ensure accuracy and completeness of case report forms and source documents. Manage study files, databases, supplies, payments, equipment, test articles, and document retention. Monitor study progress, expenditures, accounts, timelines, adverse events, and protocol compliance. Prepare for and support monitoring visits, audits, and study closeout activities. Assist with research study design, database development, data collection strategies, and analysis. Conduct literature reviews and support preparation of protocols, manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, posters, and publications. Coordinate and support grant submissions, including budgets, CVs, biosketches, supporting documents, and funding opportunities. Develop and maintain research databases, websites, procedure manuals, and study-related resources. Create study advertisements and communications in collaboration with marketing/public relations. Participate in research meetings, conferences, and departmental initiatives. Provide supervision, training, and orientation to research staff as needed. Perform other research-related duties and projects as assigned by the Research Manager.

Education: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as biology, social, or health science or related

Experience: Minimum 2 years' experience as a research coordinator in clinical trials research (or equivalent position) required, experience with drug and or device research preferred.

Experience: Facilitating recruitment and follow up strategies with clinic personnel and operational problem solving Proficient knowledge of FDA, HSR, and GCP guidelines Excellent organization, time management, problem solving and communication (both written and verbal) skills Ability to interact in a professional and sensitive manner with medical personnel, research subjects, research collaborators, community groups and other research staff Must be able to work independently or with minimal supervision, and show initiative Experience with EPIC and Workday preferred