Clinical Research Coordinator Phlebotomist

Job Summary: 
 

This position sits within the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), and supports the LIINC (Long-term Impact of Infection with the Novel Coronavirus) and SCOPE (Study on the Consequences of the Protease Inhibitor Era) Research Programs, which conduct clinical and translational research on acute and post-acute infection syndromes related to COVID-19 and HIV.  

The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) is a certified phlebotomist who will conduct in-person research visits at participants’ homes and in clinical settings, drawing blood and collecting other biospecimens, recruiting and consenting participants, and coordinating study activities across multiple protocols. The CRC’s primary assignments will be home- and clinic-based observational and interventional studies of individuals with acute and post-acute infections, with a current focus on COVID-19 and Long COVID. Active protocols include PREVENT-LC (Early Antiviral Treatment to Prevent Viral Persistence and Inflammation as Drivers of Long COVID), PASC-RECOVER (Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection – Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery), and the LIINC cohort, and the CRC may be assigned to additional home- or clinic-based studies as the Division’s research portfolio evolves. Working independently under the Principal Investigators, Project Directors, and Senior Clinical Research Coordinators, the CRC will implement study protocols, manage data, ensure quality assurance, and coordinate with health care providers, clinical researchers, collaborators, funders, and administrative staff. Several active protocols enroll participants during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, so the CRC will conduct in-home and in-clinic visits with individuals who are actively infectious with COVID-19 (and, where applicable, other communicable respiratory pathogens), and is required to follow study infection-control protocols and wear UCSF-provided personal protective equipment (PPE) at every visit. The position requires a valid California driver’s license and the use of a vehicle for travel to participant homes throughout the study region.

ABOUT DIVISION OF HIV, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND GLOBAL MEDICINE
The Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is an internationally recognized global leader in clinical care, research, and education. With its home-base located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), the Division has been ranked as the top facility in the country for AIDS care since 1983. The Division’s work is featured frequently in the media, and it is often visited by numerous international, national, state, and local dignitaries and delegations. The Division consists of approximately 38 faculty members, 11 fellows/postdoctoral scholars and 170 academic and staff employees.  It is the largest Division of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at ZSFG, with a total expenditure budget of approximately $52 million dollars.