Research Study Coordinator 1 - General Internal Medicine (Temporary)

About the role

The Division of General Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for a temporary Research Study Coordinator 1 to join their team. This position is funded through research grants from the National Institute on Drug (NIDA) at NIH.

Responsibilities

• Recruit subjects to participate in the study by using approved methodologies, such as reaching out to community partners for referrals, sending mailouts, using approved advertisements, etc.
• Performs screening and enrollment study participants, including explaining research procedures, and obtaining informed consent of subjects and/or their families.
• Schedules appointments of study participants; conducts reminder phone calls and/or sends mailouts.
• Maintains participant tracking logs to keep track of when follow-up visits are due.
• Administers study questionnaires and physiologic measures which may include point-of-care testing.
• Data entry and performing periodic data quality checks to ensure the integrity of the data.
• Submitting/modifying IRB applications
• Developing charter and other materials for DSMB meeting, communicating with DSMB board members.
• Maintaining study documentation and IRB throughout the life of the grant and carrying out plans for data management/sharing and study close-out.
• Complying with Good Clinical Practice standards.
• Complying with study protocol and standard operating procedures.

Qualifications

• Two years of college level course work in a relevant academic area AND two years of experience performing work in support of clinical, biomedical, or behavioral research studies involving human subject.
• Excellent problem solving, communication skills, and the ability to work with a team.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive and flexible.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with populations who have or are at risk for substance use/mental health disorders and related co-morbidities (like HIV and hepatitis) is desirable, as is experience with community-based service programs.
• Proficiency with R or Stata is strongly desired.