Research Study Coordinator

Department: MED-Ctr-Dissemination & Implem
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary:

The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS) led by Dr. Sara Becker is within the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) at the Feinberg School of Medicine. The central vision of CDIS is to bridge the gap between public health/medical knowledge (what we know) and public health/medical practice (what we do). D&I science is essential to realize the full impact of public health and medical research. Traditional, passive dissemination strategies such as publishing clinical recommendations, trials, or guidelines are insufficient for realizing practice change. Innovative, proactive strategies for increasing the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions in community and clinical settings are essential for improving population health and driving health care innovation.

This Research Study Coordinator (RSC) will support the Principal Investigator to implement the second phase of an NIH-funded program of research evaluating whether a technology-assisted intervention (Parent SMART) can improve the outcomes of adolescents across the behavioral health continuum. The technology-assisted intervention currently consists of a computerized parenting skills program, parent coaching sessions, and a parent networking smartphone app; in this next phase of the project, we will adapt the intervention to optimize fit across different service lines. Activities will involve participant recruitment of behavioral health staff, adolescents and parents; consenting, tracking and retaining participants; conducting qualitative interviews and analyzing interview data; administering clinical assessments with parents and adolescents following protocols; coding a parent-adolescent interaction task to assess monitoring and communication skills; collecting, compiling, tabulating, and/or processing participant responses; and communicating with staff and study participants at the remote recruitment site. The RSC is also expected to help with organization and maintenance of project documents and files, contributing to the continual submission of IRB documents, annual grant progress reports, and data safety monitoring board reports.

The RSC will complete 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: Position may require travel to Rockville, IL.

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Participates in the planning & conduct of research study including participant recruitment and retention.
• Obtains informed consent.
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Collects, compiles, tabulates &/or processes responses.
• Gathers information.

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

• Processes payments for research participants per study protocol.
• Coordinates reimbursements for expert panel travel, consultant pay, additional gift card orders, etc. & ensure costs remain within allotted grant budget.

Supervision

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

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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

• 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.

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

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Ability to set goals and work independently to manage both short- and long-term responsibilities.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing work conditions.

• Excellent organizational skills with keen attention to detail.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form.

• Ability to receive and incorporate feedback into work products.

• Ability to compile and enter data accurately.

• Flexibility in scheduling of research assessments including sessions during early morning, evening, and weekend hours.

• Knowledge of computer applications, including word processing and data entry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a clinical setting or with a clinical population (i.e., volunteer experience in psychiatric hospital, experience in clinical research lab, etc.).

• Experience working with community-based organizations or diverse research partners

• Previous experience conducting structured clinical interviews and patient assessments.

• Experience and familiarity with grant funding and IRB procedures.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Knowledge of experimental research methodology and clinical research procedures.

• Ability to use and navigate computer applications such as videoconference software (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams), reference management software (e.g., Endnote, Zotero, Mendeley), data management software (e.g., Redcap, Qualtrics), and project management software (e.g., Filemaker).

• Proficiency in Spanish preferred.

Target hiring range for this position will be between $19.89 - 24.86 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits:
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