Clinical Research Coordinator, CADENCE
Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC), CADENCE
Overview
The Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation, Singapore (CRIS) brings together seven national R&D, clinical translation and service programmes to advance clinical research and innovation for Singapore, and establish important capabilities for a future-ready healthcare system.
The Business Entities under CRIS include:
- Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI)
- National Health Innovation Centre (NHIC)
- Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS)
- Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE)
- Singapore Translational Cancer Consortium (STCC)
- Cardiovascular Disease National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE)
- SIngapore Medical FOundation AI model (SIMFONI)
Together, CRIS makes a positive difference to Singapore patients and researchers by ensuring that these clinical research platforms and programmes are at the cutting edge of capability development and innovation. If you are as passionate as we are in clinical trials and research, we want you!
CADENCE
The Cardiovascular Disease National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE) is a national program for Cardiovascular Research that aims to strengthen the overall impact of cardiovascular research and translation in Singapore through: (1) synergising efforts across Singapore through the establishment of Joint Platforms to improve patient outcomes and establish Singapore as a global leader in cardiovascular disease (CVD) research; (2) overcoming common barriers to research at the systems level; (3) driving commercialisation efforts; and (4) demonstrating the power of these synergies through a series of practice-changing Use Cases.
CADENCE will be housed as a business unit within the Consortium for Clinical Research and Innovation Singapore (CRIS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Health Holdings (MOHH) Pte Ltd and anchored by the CVD research programmes and commercialization platforms of partner institutions (MOHT, NHCS & NHRIS, NUHCS & CVRI, NHG Heart Institute, KTPH, A*STAR, NUS, Duke-NUS, LKC).
What you will be working on
The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will be seconded to the public healthcare institution to support research/trials under CADENCE flagship program by:
- Supporting the investigators in the conduct and implementation of clinical research/trial activities.
- Providing administrative support to activities related to clinical research/trial implementation.
Major Duties or Responsibilities:
Support the investigators in coordinating clinical research activities from study start up, screening, recruitment till study closure which includes but not limited to:
- Managing research project as assigned independently.
- Act as liaison between subjects and study teams to facilitate and coordinate the study activities in accordance to protocol requirements.
- Assist Project Investigators (PI) in designing and development of study related documents including study specific source documents, data collection forms, recruitment advertisement and other required documents pertaining to the protocol.
- Assist sponsor and/or PI in submissions to IRB and/or HSA. Oversees all study subject related issues and ensure timely reporting of all safety events in accordance to sponsor, IRB and regulatory requirements.
- Provide regular study updates to study teams and sponsors.
- Perform data collection and entry accurately in a timely manner.
- Assist in study budget drafting.
- Develop and maintain accurate and timely update of financial tracker.
- Prepare and ensure that subjects’ reimbursement is performed timely.
- Verify study account expenses and prepare study billing requisitions for finance department to process and follow up with sponsor / relevant party on the payment.
- Manage and maintain IP/ CRM inventory records (receipt, storage, dispensing, reconciliation, returns and destruction) as per study protocol and applicable regulations.
- Assist in preparation for study monitoring, audit and/or inspection if any.
- Any ad-hoc duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements
- Diploma/ Adv Diploma/ Degree in Nursing with valid SNB practising certificate, or Degree/Diploma in Life Science/ Pharmaceutical Science/ Clinical Trials Management
- At least 2 years of clinical trial/ research experience is an advantage.
- Knowledge of clinical trials and cardiology/cardiovascular biology research would be preferred, but not necessary.
- Team Player with Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
- Resourceful and able to work independently and in a team with minimal supervision.
- Strong organizational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Trained in ICH-GCP and venipuncture is an advantage
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications
What you need to know
Successful candidate will be offered a 2-year renewable contract. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information about CRIS and the Business Entities, visit our websites below:
CRIS – https://www.cris.sg
SCRI – https://www.scri.edu.sg
NHIC – https://www.nhic.sg
ACTRIS – https://www.actris.sg
PRECISE – https://www.npm.sg
STCC – https://www.stcc.sg