Research Coordinator 3-Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

About the role

The Kidney Research Institute in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology has an excellent opportunity for a Research Coordinator 3 to join their team. The Research Coordinator 3 will report to Professor and Director of the KRI.

Responsibilities

• 60% - Study management and oversight
  • management of multiple data collection efforts
  • development of best practices
  • staying on track with research milestones
  • coordinating multiple data collection efforts for one or more research projects
  • consulting with co-investigators on appropriate management of participant problems and concerns
  • developing and managing interim reports for principal investigators, industry sponsors and institutional review board
  • liaising with funding agencies or significant parties
  • ensuring projects are executed successfully and completed within time frames to meet research objectives
  • implementing investigative research protocols and monitoring adherence to protocol
  • troubleshooting and resolving problems such as deviation from protocol requirements
  • developing forms, questionnaires, and clinic procedures for collecting and summarizing observations and data
  • maintaining copies of regulatory documents (IRB and VA R&D) and personnel training verifications and other certifications
  • assuring compliance with regulations
• 30% - Recruitment Oversight, training, and supervision of research staff
  • overseeing recruitment of human subjects/participants
  • performing phlebotomy and specimen processing, storage, and tracking of specimens
  • overseeing data entry from study visits to ensure accuracy
  • maintaining contact with local healthcare providers
  • overseeing the scheduling of subjects and sending reminders of appointments
  • monitoring of subjects to maintain adherence to protocol
  • interacting with human research subjects in achieving goals of our studies, answering subjects' questions, and explaining research procedures and goals; administering tests and recording observations
  • abstracting technical or medical data from medical records
  • entering data from research data collection instruments into computer database; assisting with data management functions
  • initiating and establishing contact with external contacts, agencies, providers and/or study sponsors as dictated by the needs of the research study; providing referral services to participants
  • supervising the additional duties of research staff such as preparing study binders, assisting with mailings and inter-office communications, and other related duties as required
• 10% - Development of research designs
  • designing data collection methods and strategies for data management
  • designing, creating and revising research instruments as necessary to ensure quality data that correlates with research objectives
  • assisting in the development of procedures for the design of measurement instruments and scoring systems
  • developing research protocols that clearly describe research objectives and procedures necessary to test the hypotheses of the research project
  • assisting in the analysis of research study results

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience
• Previous lead experience with clinical trials or complex research study experience that included interacting with research human subject recruitment
• Demonstrated ability to lead the implementation of complex research protocols and maintain high standards of accuracy, timeliness and professionalism
• Demonstrated ability in ensuring security and confidentiality of study materials
• Proven lead experience that demonstrated the ability to exercise a high level of competency, good judgment, discretion in carrying out tasks, troubleshooting problems and following through on projects to meet deadlines and study benchmarks
• Proven lead experience demonstrating a high degree of organizational skills with a high degree of attention to details
• Proven reliability and flexibility to work independently and function as a lead in directing the work of a diverse team
• Strong interpersonal skills and flexibility to work with personnel at various levels in a cross-institutional research environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with MS Office computer applications
• Proficiency with various types of clinical data capture software
• Familiarity and experience with kidney disease and related illnesses
• Thorough knowledge of HIPAA, IRB and related institutional requirements for the conduct of research
• Experience working with the UW, VA and HMC setting
• Certified Research Coordinator (CCRC), Association of Clinical Research Professionals