Research Coordinator

The Research Coordinator is responsible for managing clinical research studies in the Division of Nephrology, including studies on kidney disease complications and health equity clinical trials. The Research Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) to coordinate all study aspects, from planning to closure. Key responsibilities include recruiting participants, managing study data, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining ethical standards. The coordinator also facilitates communication and collaboration between investigators, participants, and other stakeholders. Additionally, the coordinator will be responsible for training and supervising research staff, ensuring adherence to study protocols and procedures. Clinical research experience, project management skills, and attention to detail are essential for this role.

• Work with PI to develop study protocols and protocol amendments for the IRB as needed, including the development of new measures.
• Manage data collection, analysis and cleaning, performing regular audits to ensure that the data collected are complete and accurate, and that the research is being conducted as outlined in the protocol.
• Develop and manage REDCap database.
• Prepare Manuals of Operations for the studies.
• Develop appropriate progress reports for the PI, study funding agency, and the IRB.
• Assist PI with preparation of grant proposals (new and competing renewals). Assist the faculty in the in gathering the required documents and data needed to prepare grant applications. Secure related supporting letters and attachments required for grants and contracts. Confirm that the appropriate resources are available, which are needed by the PI.
• Arrange meetings with oversight partners (e.g., data safety monitoring board (DSMB), community advisory board, etc), develop meeting agendas, and facilitate meetings.
• Facilitate the preparation of conference abstracts, oral presentations, and poster presentations, and participate in the development of manuscripts for publication.
• Partner with departmental IT resources in the development of databases; data coding manuals and data entry guidelines. Train staff and interns to collect and enter data appropriately.
• Manage the collection of data from importable and exportable formats for rapid dissemination to PIs and sponsors.
• Ensure that adverse events and protocol deviations are submitted to the IRB.
• Represent the study at internal and external academic meetings. Act as a liaison to project partners.
• Determine staffing needs to ensure efficient and appropriate coverage, and recommend appropriate changes to staffing patterns as needed. Manage staff performance and valuate the quality of work providing timely and corrective feedback as needed.
• Participate in assisting junior faculty in career development activities.
• Train and supervise the study coordinators and other research staff.
• Acclimate and support undergraduate, graduate student, and post-doc research interns.
• Work with Departmental Administrator to develop and monitor project budgets.

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of related experience. Master’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Speaks clearly and expresses self well in one-on-one conversations and groups.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Apply technology and innovation to improve efficiency and solve problems.
• Outstanding judgment, initiative, and attention to detail are essential.
• Must be able manage competing priorities while supporting more than one project.
• Can be relied upon to ensure that activities within areas of specific responsibility are completed in a timely manner.
• Outline project goals and timelines and reviews progress at defined intervals.
• Ability to work well in a team setting and independently is essential.
• Proficiency in SPSS, SAS, STATA, R or other statistical software and ability to perform data analysis, is advantageous.
• Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply.