Senior Clinical Research Coordinator

Responsibilities:

You will assist the Director Research to develop and implement the tele-dentistry supported community-based oral care programme for seniors which includes:

•  Key conduit between National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS), Ministry of Health, SingHealth Regional Health System (RHS), Agencies, community partners.
•  Prepare documents for and facilitate regulatory (e.g. Institution Review Board, Health Sciences Authority) approvals.
•  Facilitate the signing of project agreements with external collaborators.
•  Provide advice on programme implementation and workflow.
•  Facilitate programme-related outreach events and training sessions.
•  Design and develop informed consent form, data collection forms, logs and other study related document.
•  Execute the approved clinical research protocols in accordance to the ICH-Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP), Human Biomedical Research Act (HBRA) and other regulatory requirements, including (but not limited to) assisting the principal investigator(s) in:
•  Subject’s consent taking
•  Scheduling study-related appointments for research subjects
•  Completing data collection forms
•  Conducting surveys or questionnaires
•  Managing the study-related equipment
•  Handling queries by research subjects
•  Set up and maintain Investigator study file(s), including records of all approvals and reports.
•  Coordinate and take minutes for study specific meetings between the various stakeholders such as NDCS, RHS and community partners.
•  Set up and entry of research data into the study database.
•  Simple interim analysis of data.
•  Prepare study progress reports and study audits by relevant regulatory authorities and grant funding bodies.

Requirements:

• Degree in Nursing, Biological Science, Pharmacy or other healthcare-related discipline

• Familiar with the Singapore Guideline for Good Clinical Practice (SGGCP), ethics and regulatory requirements for conducting clinical research

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and bio-statistical software applications

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

• Able to work independently

• Able to adapt in a fast-paced environment