The Moores Cancer Center (MCC) is one of just 53 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and the only one in San Diego County. As a consortium cancer center, it is a collaborative partnership between the UCSD: encompassing 28 departments, 6 schools School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Public Health, Jacobs School of Engineering, School of Biological Sciences & the School of Physical Sciences), UCSD Health oncology hospitals and clinics; the basic and public health research and outreach of San Diego State University (SDSU), and the basic and translational research of the La Jolla Institute of Immunology (LJI). These various programs and units are all dedicated to fulfilling the Moores Cancer Center's mission of reducing cancer's burden. As such, it ranks among the top centers in the nation conducting the continuum of cancer research, providing advanced patient care, and serving the community through outreach and education programs. As a top-ranking, future-oriented organization, we offer challenging career opportunities in a fast-paced and innovative environment. Moores Cancer Center follows a progressive philosophy of career-path development for its employees including opportunities for cross-training, professional development, and progressive responsibility.

MCC's mission is to transform cancer care in our catchment area and beyond by driving exceptional scientific discoveries and innovations in prevention, detection, care, and training. MCC will make a global impact on improving health by reducing cancer burden through accelerated discovery and translation, compassionate and interdisciplinary care, education and community engagement, with the foundation of our core values - Excellence, Innovation and Risk-Taking, Collaboration, Diversity and Service.

The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center administers many clinical trials on behalf of its member investigators, including trials sponsored by National Cancer Institute cooperative groups, pharmaceutical companies, and physician investigators.

Under full supervision of the Regulatory Affairs Manager, the Clinical Trials Regulatory Coordinator I is responsible for the development and maintenance of regulatory documents pertaining to the clinical trials conducted by investigators at the Cancer Center. Key to this role is the preparation of clinical trial protocols and related regulatory documents for submission to the UCSD Human Research Protections Program (UCSD's Institutional Review Board or IRB) in order to obtain its approval for the clinical trials to proceed. The Regulatory Coordinator I will act as a resource to investigators and staff for interpretation and execution of complex clinical research regulations, policies & procedures concerning the conduct of clinical trials, including those of the FDA, HHS, UCSD IRB, and the CTO. This position requires regular interaction with a variety of internal and external contacts including Cancer Center investigators and staff, UCSD IRB staff, study sponsors and/or their representatives. Other duties assigned as needed.

• Theoretical knowledge of biology, microbiology, social sciences, clinical sciences as typically attained by a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical terminology and concepts.

• Experience working with FDA regulations, NCI policies and procedures, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines for the conduct of clinical research.

• Experience creating Informed Consent Documents that comply with policies and procedures, FDAregulations, and sponsor requirements.

• Experience preparing various forms, documents, and reports, such as Investigational Drug FactSheet, New Study Applications, Renewal Applications, IND Applications, etc. Experience preparing, reviewing, and understanding clinical research protocols and protocol amendments.

• Experience using standard word processing and data management software programs, includingWord and Excel, in order to develop and prepare reports.

• Experience developing and maintaining record management systems. Strong administrative andorganization skills, experience prioritizing assignments when faced with a heavy workload and competing deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal, as well as written and oral communication skills (using grammatically correct written English and accurate typing) to interact with a variety of personalities at all levels of the organization, exercising tact, mature judgment, diplomacy, and flexibility to promote positive working relationships and job effectiveness. Skill at negotiating with various personalities and developing internal and external network of contacts.

• Experience with editing, including summarizing information into concise and condense documents.

• Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal supervision.Good judgement to know when to ask for assistance from supervisor in cases where regulations and policies & procedures are not clear.

• Proven ability to determine sources of information and data, and to analyze the data andinformation obtained, in order to create documents and to propose solutions to issues. Detail oriented, logical, and methodological approach to problem solving.

• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment, tact, and firmness in interaction with faculty, students, staff and IRB members, subjects and others.

• Demonstrated knowledge or demonstrated related experiences to comprehend, interpret, andapply regulations and legislation regarding the protection of human subjects. These include regulations under federal policies, FDA, and other compliance agencies or directive.

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

• Certification as a Clinical Research Associate or Coordinator.

• Knowledge of oncology and hematology.

• Working knowledge of UCSD Human Research Protections Program (HRPP/IRB) policies andProcedures.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

• Must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends (may include attending PRMC meetings twice per month, as needed).

• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality.