Central Study Coordinator - Retention

About Care Access Care Access is working to make the future of health better for all. With hundreds of research locations, mobile clinics, and clinicians across the globe, we bring world-class research and health services directly to communities that often face barriers to care. We are dedicated to ensuring that every person has the opportunity to understand their health, access the care they need, and contribute to the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow. With programs like Future of Medicine, which makes advanced health screenings and research opportunities accessible to communities worldwide, and Difference Makers, which supports local leaders to expand their community health and wellbeing efforts, we put people at the heart of medical progress. Through partnerships, technology, and perseverance, we are reimagining how clinical research and health services reach the world. Together, we are building a future of health that is better and more accessible for all. To learn more about Care Access, visit http://www.careaccess.com/. How This Role Makes a Difference The Central Study Coordinator – Retention (CSC-R) position combines clinical research and patient education skills into a singular role that delivers a strong customer experience for participants of patient programs, primarily the Future of Medicine program. The CSC-R acts as a virtual partner to individuals participating in the program and who are interested in learning more about clinical research. The CSC-R is accountable for ensuring the participants of the Future of Medicine are properly educated, retained, and considered for study participation. CSC-Rs do this several ways including but not limited to sharing and explaining lab results, conducting virtual consenting appointments, and pre-screening participants for specific studies. This role is expected to coordinate daily work independently using patient centric practices and a quality-first approach. This is a mid-level individual contributor role with the expectation that the CSC-R has strong working knowledge of and experience in the clinical research industry and excellent interpersonal skills.    How You'll Make An Impact Manage retention work for each assigned participant to deliver the highest quality customer experience within required program timelines  Build strong rapport with participants within a virtual environment to help retain and engage them for future clinical studies  Prepare participants to participate in clinical studies through education using provided educational materials   Understand when a participant requires more or less engagement and tailor their retention experience accordingly   Connect participants with study sites when sites have a study for which the participant may qualify   Organize and share lab and other test results with internal staff including PIs and recruitment team   Understand when to escalate lab and other test results to physicians for review and correctly follow program guides, SOPs, and other written instruction regarding health related escalations  Manage and update participant retention activity in a dedicated tech management system in real time   Work effectively with other CSC-Rs, physicians, and sites  Review and give input in the development of education materials for the retention program   Identify and implement new ways of retaining and engaging potential study participants   Schedule, prepare for, and facilitate participant calls in accordance with the program guidelines  Analyze and understand study protocols in order to help match potential participants to them  Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned as needed   The Expertise Required Demonstrate professionalism in all situations and work effectively with a diverse group of individuals    Understand when issues require escalation   Proficient in research terminology and basic medical terminology   Understand the overall clinical development paradigm and excellent working knowledge of government regulations, GCP, and ALCOA-C   Strong organization and time management skills   High attention to detail   Effective communication over phone (proper speaking volume, clarity, speech cadence)  Excellent customer service skills  Warm, personable approach in communicating with others both verbally and in writing  Ability to communicate the basics of clinical research related to patient education  Ability to work effectively in a remote environment within minimal supervision  In the event of potential work from home, proper home office set-up including a private space for participant communication and high-speed internet (at minimum: 100MB up and 15 MB down, 5 GHz router)    Certifications/Licenses, Education, and Experience:     Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and/or English is a bonus  At least 6 months of relevant clinical research experience   Experience working on high volume screening studies  Experience with patient education and retention  How We Work Together Location: Remote within Brazil Travel: Minimal (<10%), planned in advance. Benefits & Perks Paid Time Off (PTO) and Company Paid Holidays Medical, dental, and vision insurance plan options Diversity & Inclusion We work with and serve people from diverse cultures and communities around the world. We are stronger and better when we build a team representing the communities we support. We maintain an inclusive culture where people from a broad range of backgrounds feel valued and respected as they contribute to our mission.  We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Care Access is unable to sponsor work visas at this time. 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