Clinical Research Coordinator

Opportunities with American Health Network, OptumCare partner. When you join American Health Network (AHN), you become part of a team that strives to identify and retain the top healthcare professionals in the markets it serves. At American Health Network, we want to be the best health care organization we can be. Our mission is to improve the health of our patients. We’re a physician-led organization, operating over 70 medical offices in Indiana and Ohio, with over 300 providers and 1200 employees. We’re also an OptumCare partner, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, and backed by the resources of a global health care organization working to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. That’s an important differentiator as more people need our help simplifying the complexities of the American health care system. At the same time, the culture of AHN supports work-life flexibility for providers and places a high value on their physical, emotional, financial and other aspects of well-being. Find out what it means to be part of an exceptional company that values its providers, its role in health care, and making a difference one patient at a time. Take a look at American Health Network and explore a new path to your life’s best work.(sm)

The Clinical Research Coordinator conducts clinical research studies in accordance with local and national standards.

Location: American Health Network, a Part of Optum: 300 E. Boyd Ave., Suite 100 Greenfield, IN 46140

Schedule: option to work 4 days per week, 10 hour shifts OR 5 days per week, 8 hour shifts / No evenings, weekends, or holidays!

Specialty: Research

Primary Responsibilities:

• Research Functions
• Participates in pre-study and site initiation activities
• Initiates and manages all phases of clinical trials
• Provides technical assistance to study sites regarding the conduct of clinical research
• Monitors clinical and/or laboratory data to ensure accuracy, thoroughness, and regulatory compliance of clinical documentation
• Reviews new and ongoing studies
• Screens, recruits, educates, and obtains consent from subjects for participation in studies
• Maintains patient enrollment and screening logs
• Obtains medical records as necessary and compiles subjects’ medical history
• Ensures subject compliance with research protocol
• Schedules monitoring visits
• Conducts and documents clinic visits per protocol
• Reviews concomitant medication during each clinic visit
• Ensures drug accountability
• Directs patient care
• Completes follow-up visit logs for data entry
• Resolves queries and completes data clarification forms
• Completes and submits case report forms/Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
• Conducts lab processing and shipment
• Updates physician on subject study participation, completion, abnormal test results, etc.
• Notifies subjects of test results and progress
• Nursing Functions
• Administer medications in accordance with the protocol as allowed within scope of practice
• Administer scales and provide assessments as allowed within scope of practice
• Assess patient response to treatment and communicate with care team as appropriate
• Gather medical histories and reconcile concomitant medications
• Administrative Functions
  • Corresponds with the institutional review board as necessary
  • Keeps the principal investigator/sub-investigator informed of the progress on assigned protocols
  • Serves as liaison for the study.
  • Tracks the data forms, reports, and documents necessary for completion of the clinical study.
  • Performs clinical safety monitoring throughout the trial
  • Reviews safety reports and routes to appropriate trial personnel
  • Oversees delivery and shipment of trial products, maintains drug and study supply inventories
  • Maintains regulatory binders
  • Reviews the work of research assistants and related staff
• Other Functions
  • Attends meetings and participates on committees as necessary
  • Reviews current literature and attends training sessions and seminars to keep informed of new developments in the field
  • Performs other related duties and responsibilities as directed

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED (or higher) 
• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) or medical/healthcare research experience
• Experience with Medical terminology
• Willingness and ability to be present in the Greenfield, Indiana office 4-5 days per week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA)
• 1 years at a Managed Care Organization (Health Plan, IPA/Medical Group, HMO, TPA/MSO, etc.)

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.



Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.