Academic Research Coordinator - St. Rita's Graduate Medical Education Center

Summary Of Primary Function

The Academic Research Coordinator (ARC) manages the daily operations of GME-related research projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and alignment with academic objectives. This role serves as the central liaison among investigators, residents, GME leadership, and the IRB, facilitating communication, documentation, and project execution. The ARC provides guidance on research processes, including compliance, grants, and study coordination, while maintaining quality and timeliness.

Essential Job Functions

• Guide researchers through the IRB process, ethics board, and regulatory paperwork to ensure institutional regulatory requirement compliance.
• Assists in the research protocol development for the recruitment, instruction, coordination, and relationship building of study subjects and/or volunteers, providing guidance and instruction to develop and meet the goals of the study.
• Collaborates with Simulation Director, DIO, and DGME to prepare a categorized budget and justification. Confirms accuracy and completeness of budgeted costs.
• Plans and coordinates regular IRB reviews/reports and scholarly activity and research update meetings.
• Maintains records and progress of research activities and prepares periodic or ad hoc reports as required by investigators, administrators, funding agencies, and/or regulatory bodies.
• Attends investigator meetings as required or requested by the GME leadership.
• Supervises and coordinates the provision of support services to investigators and researchers.
• Plans and coordinates the initiation of research study protocol, and the establishment of operating policies and procedures.
• Identifies and reports issues that may affect the accuracy and quality of study design and implementation to meet study goals.
• Guides researcher with abstracts and data collections from research study and assists in designing forms/database to comply with study protocols.
• Aids in establishing eligibility protocols using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Grant/Award acceptance; reviews and develops a familiarity with the contract or award terms and conditions. Works with GME leadership to assure that the study follows all terms and conditions, including but not limited to education, IRB approval, conflict of interest disclosure, health and safety protections, and financial terms or conditions.

Employment Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Specialty/Major: Scientific, health related, education, or business administration program
• PREFERRED Education: Master's Degree Specialty/Major: Master's Degree or PhD