SRA 1- Hybrid - 135350

The Department of Surgery is one of the largest departments in the School of Medicine and is comprised of 102 full time faculty members, 220 voluntary faculty members, 20 physicians employed on MSP agreements, 25 doctors employed by the VA or other facilities, 77 accredited and 13 non-accredited trainees and 100 career staff. Activities are organized in 13 sub-specialty divisions. Annual expenditures across the Department total over $66.5M with a global research portfolio of over $19M. The missions of research, education and patient care are intertwined, and are integral to the goals of the department.

As a leader in research and patient care, the UC San Diego Department of Surgery is committed to providing the latest in expert and compassionate treatment, performing leading-edge research, and training the next generation of top plastic surgeons. UC San Diego Health is currently ranked among America's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report Under supervision, the Research Study Coordinator will provide support to the Plastic Surgery Division. The incumbent will conducting research on the impact trauma, surgery and living with visible scars and deformities have on quality of life of children. The research collected is intended to help develop individualized intervention. The incumbent will be responsible for a diverse range of research, administrative, operational, coordination services.

Duties include (but not limited to): Recruiting research subjects; screening for subject eligibility; coordinating subject appointments with facilities and staff; and data collection. Data collection includes administering diagnostic interviews, questionnaires, and acquisition of comprehensive treatment. Duties also include maintenance of accurate and complete clinical research files; maintenance of study databases in Excel, access and locally-developed software programs; ensuring compliance with study protocol.

Also, will provide general support for the Plastic Surgery Division's research. Such as: organizing and tracking action items; helping with data collection; creating spreadsheets for various program assessments and planning; tracking outcomes data for clinical programs; and contributing to research related business plans for treatment programs and compensation for faculty and staff.

• Proficiency in using database software including Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel, and Power Point).

• Experience performing research duties in a research environment. Experience with following a research protocol in order to carry-out study procedures and collect data.

• Ability to work with research team including preparing and responding to data queries.

• Proven ability to work with minimal direction and work collaboratively with the research team and investigators.

• Excellent planning and organizational skills and ability to work in a changing, multiple-demand setting in order to prioritize a large volume of work and meet deadlines efficiently and accurately.

• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communications skills to communicate clearly, effectively, tactfully, sensitively, and patiently in-person, on the phone and in writing to a diverse population; including participants, faculty, and staff, including the ability to administer face-to-face and telephone interviews and keep accurate and detailed records.

• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, and ability to work effectively, both independently and in a team environment, to follow through with superior attention to detail, and to complete tasks in a timely manner by a specified deadline.

• Excellent writing, editing, spelling and proofreading skills including knowledge of proper formats, grammar, structure and content.

• Working knowledge of MS Office: including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and IE.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.