Qualitative Research Coordinator - Urology

at  UCLA Health

Description

The David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM), Department of Urology is seeking to hire a full-time Qualitative Research Coordinator to join the Population-Health Research Core (PHRC). The ideal candidate for this role will have a strong background in research methodology and study coordination and logistics. This position presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced team responsible for providing the A-Zs of population health research-development, implementation, and dissemination. Under the direction of the PHRC Manager, the Qualitative Research Coordinator will work across various departments with a variety of personnel and leading health care researchers (i.e., Principal Investigators, Sub-Investigators, trainees, and national/international collaborators) to complete the following duties:

• Serve as a subject-matter resource in qualitative research methodologies to guide and assist in the development of qualitative research studies
• Assist in the development of applications to be submitted to the appropriate regulatory bodies (i.e., IRBs)
• Assure compliance with all aspects of individual studies ensuring that protocols are completed accurately, safely, and in a timely manner
• Be responsible for research assessment and study participant intervention under the supervision of the Principal Investigator
• Be responsible for relevant regulatory and research practice guidelines
• Work with the PI to refine study protocols and procedures, as needed
• Participate in patient recruitment and enrollment, data collection, source documentation, quality assurance, regulatory submissions of events as needed, and protocol dissemination to required study participants.
• Facilitate and participate in regular meetings with the study team to provide updates on research progress

Pay Range: $28.30 - $54.74 hourly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work independently and also have interpersonal skills to work with teams.
• Demonstrated writing skills to produce wide range of documents and deliverables.
• Experience communicating effectively and professionally and working with a variety of internal and external partners, including UCLA administrators, outside funders, policy makers and community representatives.
• Working knowledge of evaluation, creating datasets, grant writing and proposal submission.
• Strong organizational skills to successfully work on and track complex programs involving short deadlines and multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple teams to achieve program/project mission and goals.
• Working knowledge of program/project development, evaluation, creating datasets, financial management and reporting, research principles including CITI training, grant writing and proposal submission, University procedures and policies, program/project related federal and state regulations.
• Ability to seek out and learn new policies, procedures, and software to advance the mission of the program/project.
• Ability to train new program/project managers and other staff within and external to the unit.

• Serve as a subject-matter resource in qualitative research methodologies to guide and assist in the development of qualitative research studies
• Assist in the development of applications to be submitted to the appropriate regulatory bodies (i.e., IRBs)
• Assure compliance with all aspects of individual studies ensuring that protocols are completed accurately, safely, and in a timely manner
• Be responsible for research assessment and study participant intervention under the supervision of the Principal Investigator
• Be responsible for relevant regulatory and research practice guidelines
• Work with the PI to refine study protocols and procedures, as needed
• Participate in patient recruitment and enrollment, data collection, source documentation, quality assurance, regulatory submissions of events as needed, and protocol dissemination to required study participants.
• Facilitate and participate in regular meetings with the study team to provide updates on research progres