The Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator reports to the Manager, Clinical Support. The ACRC is responsible to provide clinical support to the clinic and to Clinical Research Coordinators before and during and after patient visits.

More specifically, the Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator must:

• Understand clinical procedures for the studies in which they collaborate ensuring compliance with the protocols;
• Support Clinical Research Coordinators and investigators for several tasks (may include, but not be limited to):

1. Prepare in advance material needed for study visits;
2. Provide support during patient’s visits;
3. Answer basic questions from patients during visits;
4. Blood draws, ECG, Blood Pressure, TEWL, medical photography, etc.
5. Skin biopsies.

• Print source documents and make sure they are always available for research clinic visit.
• Complete and file research documents (source data, medical file);
• Ensure quality control of research and pharmacy files;
• Respond to queries as required;
• Ensure medication management: reception, entry into logs, consignments and destruction;
• Manage follow-up of laboratory and ECG reports;
• Support the Laboratory Coordinator for the processing and shipping of specimens as required;
• Maintain devices, exam rooms and required material;
• Maintain and updates safety equipment and medications;
• May act in a support role in the organisation of the research clinic;
• Follow standard procedures in place (SOPs) and maintaining training records.