Clinical Research Coordinator I/II - Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (Bilingual)

About the role

Research Coordinator I/II (Full-time) position with the UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology in Houston, Texas. The role involves assisting with human subject research project conduct and management, including participant recruitment and data collection, entry, management, and analysis. Ideal candidates should have experience with RedCap and Epic; bilingual proficiency in Spanish is strongly preferred. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assists with human subject research project conduct and management, including participant recruitment and data collection, entry, management, and analysis.
• Assists with research project logistics, maintaining records, preparing reports, and meeting research milestones and deadlines.
• Under supervision, assists with human subjects research activities, including participant recruitment, informed consent, data collection through surveys, interviews, and observations, and ensures that all activities are conducted according to study protocols.
• Organizes, cleans, and maintains databases to ensure accurate data entry and preparation for analysis under close supervision.
• Maintains confidential records of collected data and ensures accuracy, compliance, and integrity of data. Data may include human subject data and departmental programmatic data.
• Supports Data Management Sharing (DMS) plan.
• Prepares annual progress reports and applications for various committees and ensures that all staff have received the proper training/attended the appropriate training courses.
• Assists in the preparation of progress and annual reports and grant proposals to various funding agencies; works closely with the Office of Sponsored Projects on the submission of grants.
• May assist with regulatory submissions (i.e. Institutional Review Board(s), FDA, etc).
• Assists the investigator with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including the creation of figures, tables, and graphs.
• Helps prepare research papers, presentations, and reports, including academic publications and conferences.
• Conduct reviews of academic journals and databases to gather relevant articles and publications as directed to help prepare manuscripts for publication.
• Assists with the preparation of budgets and reviews re-budgeting needs and expenditures.
• Attends research-planning meetings to assist in preparing budget drafts for departmental leadership approval.
• Assists with invoicing.
• Assists in preparing for and responding to site monitoring visits, audits, and inspections.
• May be responsible for maintaining study materials (i.e., test kits, investigational drugs, and devices).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related field required (may substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement).
• Minimum Experience: None required.
• Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount