Sr. Research Program Coordinator

The Unit of Psychiatric Neuroimaging is seeking aSr. Research Program Coordinator to work under the Clinical Research Program Manager or the Principal Investigator who is responsible for monitoring the clinical course and collection of research data on patients entered onto research protocols. The Sr. Research Program Coordinator is responsible for the organization, entry, maintenance and accuracy of all clinical research data for complex and detailed clinical trials and may assist with orientation of less senior research staff in protocol and clinical research information. This is an intermediate level position in managing clinical trials and/or registry databases within the research program.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Protocol Implementation

• Participate in scientific discussions with collaborators, PIs and funding organizations to support project planning. Conduct regular meetings with key personnel and essential contributors to the assigned projects. Track study progress and create progress reports.
• Oversee overall day-to-day operations, organizational, and management responsibility for coordination of several federally funded projects.
• Develop necessary clinical study protocols, standard operating procedures, and manual of operations, and responsible for protocol implementation.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements, adhere to all protocol requirements to ensure validity of clinical research data.
• Oversee recruitment of research participants, verification of patient eligibility of studies, consent of participants, collection of data including but not limited to questionnaires, neuropsychological testing, computer tasks, structural and functional MRI scans.
• Participate in the development, testing, and evaluation of manuals and questionnaires for the efficient collection of data.
• Review recruitment strategies and modify materials and plans as needed.
• Maintain IRB protocols, develop IRB study documents, prepare IRB protocol changes and continuing reviews. Monitor and comply with IRB reporting deadlines.
• Ensure all research conducted adheres to defined study protocols and local and federal regulations.
• Prepare and track financial documents, such as budgets, study invoices, participant compensation and reimbursements.
• Prepare for and participate in study audits.

Data Management and Analysis

• Develop and manage research databases, train and supervise students, interns, and research staff on data entry.
• Implement data validation and data management plan.
• Conduct data cleaning and organization, including data reduction.
• Analyze results and compile findings.

Publication/Presentation/Grant Preparation Support

• Support PI with grant applications, including literature searches and generation of graphs, tables and progress reports.
• Assist in the analysis of data, abstract, and manuscript preparation.

Supervision

• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, training, monitoring, and supervising of students, interns, and research staff.
  
• Ensure assignments given to students and interns are completed in timely fashion.
• Oversee students, interns, and research staff in research related activities.

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Three years related experience.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Program Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually ($50,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 830am-5pm
Exempt Status:Exempt
Location:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Psy Psychiatric Neuroimaging
Personnel area: School of Medicine