Research Study Coordinator, General Internal Medicine

Become a part of our dedicated research team in the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging! As part of our center, the Research Study Coordinator will assist with data collection on 1 – 2 ongoing federal or industry-sponsored research studies. Responsibilities include: coordinating collection, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) and study team in judging the validity of test data obtained in regard to biomedical &/or social-behavioral research study(ies) of limited complexity involving co-investigators, multiple campuses &/or universities; completes all activities by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH).

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Obtains informed consent
• Participates in the planning & conduct of research study including participant recruitment and retention.
• Gathers information.
• Collects, compiles, tabulates & processes responses.
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Extracts & analyzes data from medical charts.

Administration

• Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.
• Prepares reports for investigators and sponsors on recruitment status and other pertinent study data.

Finance

• May process payments for research participants per study protocol.
• Coordinates reimbursements for expert panel travel, consultant pay, additional gift card orders, etc. & ensure costs remain within allotted grant budget.
• Works with industry representatives to negotiate tentative grant funding.

Supervision

• May provide work direction &/or train other research staff to interview/test participants.

Miscellaneous

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' research study or other relevant experience required; OR
• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Ability to successfully complete the requirements of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Research Access Program.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Coachability - Receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.
• Collaboration - Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team.
• Action oriented - Willing or likely to take practical action to deal with a problem or situation.
• Ability to work well both independently on a self-directed basis and in a team environment
• Multi-tasking - Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Meets deadlines - Displays consistency and success in adhering to deadlines.
• Organization - Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail.
• Collegiality - Helpful, respectful, approachable; builds strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
• Initiative - Exhibits energy and desire to achieve; sets ambitious goals and acts decisively; takes action that no one has requested to improve or enhance job results and avoid problems.

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

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