Research Coordinator

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Participates in department strategy to provide clinical research data needed to support clinical trial activities
• Assists scheduling participant appointments and serves as patient liaison between the Director and other participating Physicians
• Evaluates and analyzes clinical data
• Reviews and comprehends assigned tasks: study proceedings, timelines, inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Collaborate with leaders to identify issues or barriers related to the research program
• Develop, coordinate and implement research strategies to successfully manage assigned protocols
• Maintain confidentiality of patient protected health information by following confidentiality guidelines
• Responds to data clarification requests timely
• Communicates clearly and openly with potential study patients
• Ensures that all materials for each clinical trial are available for subject enrollment and provided to each patient
• Promotes ethical conduct by reporting good faith suspicions of misconduct in research to the Director
• Demonstrates excellent organization, decision-making, and time management skills in a fast-paced environment
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with clinical site staff, key leaders and colleagues
• Conduct all patient meetings with compassion, empathy and thoroughness

Work Relationship and Scope

• The Research Coordinator will report directly to the Director of Clinical Research as well as other participating physicians

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree preferred, or relative experience of more than 3 years
• Highly developed verbal and written communication and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, families and external individuals, groups and agencies
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to undertake new responsibilities as assigned
• Ability to stay calm in high pressure situations
• Ability to solve problems of a complex nature and is resourceful in finding answers to questions
• High degree of honesty, integrity and confidentiality
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze financial and operating information to make decisions
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail
• The ability to show initiative, work autonomously and stay organized and on task