Research Study Coordinator

Department: MED-Pathology
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Target hiring range for this position will be between be Salary range is as be $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.

Job Summary:

Coordinates and performs collection, analysis, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) in judging the validity of test data obtained in biomedical and bioinformatic research study(ies) of limited complexity involving co-investigators, multiple campuses &/or universities. Completes all activities by following and ensuring compliance with 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: Most duties can be performed remotely, however, EE duties include selecting slides to scan, transporting to the scanner, and retrieving slides. EE may also run a lab slide scanner if one is purchased. These duties must be performed in person on campus.

Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines and specific instructions only for new, difficult, and/or unusual work. Work is reviewed upon completion and only occasionally to verify technical accuracy and compliance with practice, policy, and procedures. EE informs supervisor of on-going progress and/or potentially controversial matters.

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Participates in the planning & conduct of research study including participant recruitment and retention.
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Collects, compiles, tabulates & processes responses.
• Gathers information.
• Extracts & analyzes data from medical charts.

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.

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 coordinators.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors-level education/experience in biology, medical science, engineering, or computer science.

2+ years experience in a computational or image analysis focused lab or work setting

Previous experience reading + interpreting medical reports + documents

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

Microscope use

Programming in Python or R

Project management

Benefits:
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