Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Clinical Trial Specialist
Job Description
Join a leading organization dedicated to advancing clinical research and improving cancer patient outcomes. As a Clinical Trial Specialist, you will play a crucial role in the initiation, activation, and management of clinical trial protocols. Your efforts will contribute to innovative research that seeks to understand and combat cancer effectively.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Protocol Activation office to initiate and activate new clinical trial protocols, utilizing a comprehensive study start-up task list.
- Prepare and review study tools such as study binders, medication diaries, eligibility checklists, and flow sheets.
- Verify Scientific Review Board (SRB), Institutional Review Board (IRB), data collection plans, and finance/contract approvals prior to study activation.
- Review protocols and gather logistical, educational, and financial feedback to identify potential obstacles to study conduct, resolving them in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI).
- Provide nursing education to other disciplines to ensure safe, effective care of enrolled patients.
- Translate finalized protocol treatment plans, study calendars, and clinical trials billing grids into sample orders.
- Collaborate with the clinical research team to ensure timely prescreening of potential subjects and active cancer patients for clinical trials.
- Review patient charts and medical history to confirm protocol eligibility and obtain necessary source documents.
- Ensure informed consent is obtained, signed, and documented in the medical record, providing a copy to the patient.
- Register consented research patients with study sponsors and input data into the clinical trials database.
- Coordinate protocol-specific procedures and treatments for study patients across different disciplines and sites of care.
- Manage patient reimbursement during clinical trials and deliver high-quality oncology nursing care according to protocol requirements.
- Ensure accurate completion of Serious/Unexpected Adverse Event (SAE) forms and follow-up reports.
- Collaborate with the clinical study team to maintain research records and assist in audits, monitoring visits, and database queries.
Essential Skills
- Three years of relevant clinical research experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Experience in clinical research coordination and oncology.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Pediatric Oncology experience is a plus.
- Certification in Oncology Nursing (OCN) is preferred.
- Experience with computerized systems such as Sunrise Disease/Clinical Manager and clinical trials databases.
Work Environment
Work within a dynamic and collaborative environment that is a leader in scientific discovery and cancer research. The organization conducts innovative research and patient-centered care across multiple sites, including Newark and 12 other locations. With a focus on transdisciplinary engagement and patient care, the team actively enrolls around 5,000 subjects annually across all phases of clinical trials, both adult and pediatric. The environment fosters professional growth through continuing education and participation in cutting-edge research initiatives.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Newark, NJ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $38.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Newark,NJ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 23, 2026.
About Actalent
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