Research Study Coordinator, Infectious Diseases

Department: MED-Infectious Disease

Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary

Coordinates collection, analysis, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) 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).

Please Note : Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines and specific instructions only for new, difficult, and/or unusual work. Work is reviewed upon completion and only occasionally to verify technical accuracy and compliance with practice, policy, and procedures. EE informs supervisor of on-going progress and/or potentially controversial matters.

Specific Responsibilities

Technical

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

Administration

• Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.
• Collates relevant mathematical results & prepares tables, charts & graphs reflecting relationships of multiple tests.
• Prepares reports for investigators and sponsors on recruitment status and other pertinent study data.
• Writes portions of grant applications & co-author scientific papers.
• Completes documents associated with current local, state, & federal regulatory guidelines, requirements, laws & research protocols.

Finance

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

Supervision

• May act as a mentor in regard to education of junior coordinators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• May provide work direction &/or train other research staff to interview/test participants.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.
• 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.
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational certification beyond a bachelor’s degree.
• Prior working experience including scientific presentation and publication.
• Prior working experience with clinical data and protected health information.
• Two years’ clinical lab experience, preferably in an infectious disease or clinical microbiology laboratory setting.
• Prior working experience with infectious agents in a BSL2 environment.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Coachability - Receptive to feedback, willing to learn, embracing continuous improvement.
• Skill/ability in use of Microsoft Office and Adobe Suites.
• Multi-tasking - Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• 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.
• Action oriented - Willing or likely to take practical action to deal with a problem or situation.
• Skill/ability in laboratory management including database management, repository management, inventory/ordering, budgetary management, and working with external companies.
• Organization - Plans, organizes and schedules in an efficient, productive manner; anticipates contingencies and pays attention to detail.
• Collaboration - Facilitates open and effective communication, cooperation and teamwork within and outside of one's own team.
• Meets deadlines - Displays consistency and success in adhering to deadlines.
• Knowledge of statistical and computational methods, including at least one coding language.

Benefits

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