Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Liver Biorepository

The Senior Clinical Research Coordinator independently coordinates and is accountable for the overall operation of the Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) and its associated clinical research studies at UCSF. Requiring advanced-level knowledge and skills, the incumbent serves as the operational and regulatory lead for the biorepository—overseeing biospecimen collection, processing, annotation, and distribution—and provides leadership to other clinical research coordinators and support personnel within the program.

This position is critically important to the operational management of the IELB and the liver disease research it supports. It has direct responsibility for managing a biospecimen repository—including blood, serum, plasma, and liver tissue linked to richly annotated clinical data—along with the longitudinal cohort studies and investigator-initiated protocols that feed it. The incumbent prepares and maintains IRB (CHR) applications and approvals, coordinates studies, and actively publicizes the biorepository’s available samples to investigators at UCSF and externally to maximize their scientific use. The role requires expert integration of regulatory, operational, and data-management activities, applying a sophisticated medical and immunology knowledge base and substantial leadership skills, and working effectively with clinicians, investigators, clinical staff, the Committee on Human Research, and contracts and grants staff at UCSF, as well as with external collaborators, sponsors, and NIH.

Reporting to the Principal Investigator/Director, the incumbent has central responsibility for ensuring IRB approval and ongoing compliance for the biorepository and its protocols; managing consent, specimen accessioning, inventory, and chain-of-custody; coordinating biospecimen requests and material transfers; and building and maintaining the IELB website to communicate available samples, governance policies, and request procedures to the research community. The incumbent also leads experienced personnel and implements quality improvement processes. This is a position of leadership whose main purpose is to ensure that the biorepository’s scientific, regulatory, and operational commitments are met and that the program maintains a reputation for excellence in all activities.

The Ibrahim El-Hefni Liver Biorepository (IELB) at UCSF is a translational research resource within the Department of Medicine dedicated to advancing the study of liver disease.. The IELB collects, processes, annotates, and stores high-quality biospecimens—including blood, serum, plasma, and liver tissue and makes these samples available to investigators across UCSF and the broader scientific community. By pairing rigorous regulatory and quality oversight with active outreach to the research community, the IELB accelerates discovery in liver biology and the development of curative therapies. We are a collaborative, mission-driven team seeking an experienced Senior Clinical Research Coordinator to lead the operational, regulatory, and biorepository activities of the program.

Required Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in related area and sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities and/or equivalent experience/training. - Demonstrated ability to develop recruitment strategies in complex environments and differing patient pools, independently identifying recruitment leads, implementing new strategies, and continually adjusting strategies to meet current recruitment goals. - In-depth knowledge of clinical research contracts and grants, clinical trials, protocols - Project management skills to oversee the administrative operations of the clinical trials program; knowledge of strategies for recruiting human subjects. - Exceptional analytical skills to evaluate the importance and urgency of problems; excellent demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to analyze complex and non-routine issues requiring innovative solutions. - Ability to operate effectively in a changing organizational and technological environment. - Ability to assess and respond to audit risk; ability to develop project plans/schedules and motivate team to meet deadlines. - Ability to interpret and apply policies and regulations. - Financial analysis skills; demonstrated skills in preparing and presenting financial and quantitative analyses, including financial projections and budgets. - Significant project and clinical trial management experience or progressively responsible experience in a related position including regulatory and compliance responsibilities. - Experience using database software, such as MS Access or FileMaker Pro. Required Licenses and/or Certifications: - Ability to obtain certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals within one year of date of hire. Preferred Qualifications: - Fluency in spreadsheet software; ability to develop complex spreadsheets independently; demonstrated skills in audit preparation, execution, and follow-up. - Experience in risk management regarding study subjects, federal and non-federal sponsors and regulating bodies. - Experience with grant application procedures, personnel documentation, contract generation and subcontracting, preferably at UCSF. - Certification by the Society of Clinical Research Associates or the Association of Clinical Research Professionals

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