Clinical Research Program Coordinator - RI Primary Care pediatrics

at  Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Overview:
A research position is available immediately for a clinical research program coordinator to aid in participant recruitment for clinical studies, data collection, and project management in Primary Care.
Amrik Singh Khalsa, MD, from Primary Care Pediatrics and the Center for Child Health Equity and Outcome Research, is working on and collaborating with others on several non-communicable disease prevention projects (e.g., obesity prevention) particularly in families from low-income households. Alex Kemper, MD, Division Chief of Primary Care Pediatrics, leads many research programs through the division and helps facilitate the Primary Care Research Network. The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) is a consortium of pediatric primary care practices focused on improving child health and family outcomes through high-quality research in primary care settings on common conditions and services in those settings.
This position will require recruitment of participants, project management, and collaborations with other research staff in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and PCRN. Maintains working knowledge of projects in process as well as funded projects including grant budgets and IRB protocols. Coordinates subcontracts with other sites and the Sponsored Projects Office, develops and implements processes across multiple study sites, and maintains documents to ensure effective, efficient and compliant project progress.
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Responsibilities:

• Responsible for participating in relevant administrative tasks including (but not limited to): data entry, research calendar management, coordinating team meetings, grants management, and IRB (regulatory) management.
• Conducting quality assurance to maintain accurate databases and performing literature reviews for grants and manuscripts
• Collaborates with department/center investigators in the development of IRB protocols, grant submissions and scientific publications.
• Track projects and initiatives to ensure they move forward based on both timelines and budget; report to PI when progress is lacking and identifies needed action.
• May be responsible for administrative management of multiple protocols; plays a central role in the communication between NCH/RI and site; will act as liaison with other departments necessary to complete program projects (i.e., Data Management, Biostats, Medical Writing, Regulatory Compliance, etc.).
• Manages and oversees IRB process for program projects and associated sites, ensuring sites are submitting accurate and timely IRB submissions, and maintain associated regulatory documents.
• Collects and controls research data and subject information from sites as needed/requested; tracks screening and enrollment data across multiple sites/multiple projects.

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associate degree with two years clinical research experience or project management experience.

ACRP or SOCRA certification preferred within 12 months of hire and maintained throughout employment.

• A willingness to learn fundamental research processes
• Energy and passion for biobehavioral/public health research including patient recruitment, delivering surveys, and project management
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, including. the ability to effectively communicate with research participants
• Attention to detail
• Critical thinking, including the ability to plan ahead
• Goal-oriented and self-directed, with the, ability to manage complex projects independently.

Two years clinical research experience or project management experience.
Technical/scientific writing preferable, but not required.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for participating in relevant administrative tasks including (but not limited to): data entry, research calendar management, coordinating team meetings, grants management, and IRB (regulatory) management.
• Conducting quality assurance to maintain accurate databases and performing literature reviews for grants and manuscripts
• Collaborates with department/center investigators in the development of IRB protocols, grant submissions and scientific publications.
• Track projects and initiatives to ensure they move forward based on both timelines and budget; report to PI when progress is lacking and identifies needed action.
• May be responsible for administrative management of multiple protocols; plays a central role in the communication between NCH/RI and site; will act as liaison with other departments necessary to complete program projects (i.e., Data Management, Biostats, Medical Writing, Regulatory Compliance, etc.).
• Manages and oversees IRB process for program projects and associated sites, ensuring sites are submitting accurate and timely IRB submissions, and maintain associated regulatory documents.
• Collects and controls research data and subject information from sites as needed/requested; tracks screening and enrollment data across multiple sites/multiple projects