Senior Clinical Research Coordinator - Dept. of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Position Summary:

This position will be the lead Clinical Research Coordinator managing several ongoing behavioral clinical trials under the primary supervision of Principal Investigator, Dr. Jessica LaRose (www.optforhealth.org). Ongoing trials include efficacy trials to promote cardiometabolic health for emerging adult women and adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, as well as community-based effectiveness and implementation trials, including a newly funded multilevel intervention to address social drivers of cancer risk among residents of income-based housing as part of the NCI-funded ACCERT Consortium. In collaboration with the PI, investigative teams and community partners, this position will be responsible for day-to-day management and oversight of ongoing trials and research staff. Duties include but are not limited to collaboration with community co-leads and research partners, personnel management, ethical and regulatory management and oversight, participant recruitment and retention, and activities involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of clinical research data.

Core Responsibilities:

1.) Personnel Management

• Day-to-day management of research staff including training, task delegation and oversight, providing feedback and coaching
• Assist the PIs with training, management and oversight of trainees engaged in ongoing trials, including postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and interns

2.) Participant Recruitment and Retention

• Develop, coordinate, and monitor recruitment campaigns
• Oversee screening and enrollment of participants including conducting informed consent
• Monitor rates of screening, enrollment, ineligibility, and retention
• Retain study participants for follow up visits

3.) Data Collection and Management

• Coordinate and supervise assessment staff in data collection spanning physical measurements, blood draws, wearable devices, interviews, and surveys
• Implement protocols for data quality control and management
• Preparation of data reports for weekly team meetings, data and safety monitoring oversight, and NIH progress reports

4.) Community Engagement

• Coordinate and manage community-facing events
• Facilitate communication between the research team and members of Community Advisory Boards for ongoing trials
• Liaise with community partners and organizations

5.) Administrative Responsibilities:

• Manage compliance and regulatory aspects of the trial including maintaining trial binder, ensuring that all federal/state/ local requirements are followed, preparation and submission of IRB amendments, revising and maintaining manuals of procedures, prompt reporting of adverse events
• Manage petty cash account and participant payments
• Day-to-day administrative tasks including purchasing study supplies and maintaining lab equipment