Research Coordinator Physiatry - Full Time - Hybrid - Mountainside, NJ
RWJBarnabas Health
- Mountainside, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree in kinesiology, exercise science, biomedical engineering or a related discipline
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in research coordination or project management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, statistical analysis software, (e.g., SPSS), and in the use of electronic data capture tools [e.g., Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)].
- Strong understanding of clinical research methods and procedures, including study design, data collection, and data analysis
- Strong organizational and communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to effectively work with participants and parents if needed, supervisors and study team, clinicians and collaborators, and hospital staff
- Familiarity with ethical and regulatory guidelines for human subject research, including IRB regulations and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to details, especially with study protocol administration and data collection
- Strong ability to identify problems or inconsistencies and alert supervisor in a timely manner
- Experience in data management with a variety of data sources (survey, administrative, and medical data)
- Ability to work well with a variety of organizations and personnel
- Must complete Human Subjects Research training upon hire and maintain certificate throughout employment
- Master’s degree
- Experience with pediatric populations and in a healthcare or academic setting
- Complete Human Subjects Research training upon hire and maintain certificate throughout employment
- Full Time
- 40 hours/ week
- Hybrid schedule
- Work closely with supervising principal investigator to develop protocols for clinical research proposals, organize research activities and maintain effective communication between project staff, external collaborators, funding agencies, and regulatory entities
- Follow protocol guidelines in the collection of clinical data and/or administration of clinical tests
- Coordinate, implement and manage procedures to collect data from patient charts, medical records, prescreening interviews, questionnaires, diagnostic tests and other sources
- Ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies [such as IRB, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines]; identify problems and/or inconsistencies and monitor patient progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events; recommend corrective action as appropriate
- Assist with and oversee ongoing research studies based on the research protocols, including subject recruitment, data collection, database entry and management, statistical analysis and administrative duties
- Supervise consenting activities, maintain study databases at the highest level of completeness and accuracy, and safeguard the safety and the right to privacy for study participants
- Maintain documents required for the regulatory binder, investigative drug binder and any other document repositories required by the principal investigator, or regulatory entities
- Assist significantly in grant preparation, meeting submission deadlines, and lab organization
- Assure compliance of general and study specific regulatory related processes, and applicable regulations for the reporting of events to regulatory agencies
- Maintain primary responsibility of a variety of regulatory tasks including: assess, complete, and submit protocol related documents to the appropriate committees and Institutional Review Board
- Maintain annual IRB approvals, amendments, and safety events, process data queries
- and ensure resolution, maintain essential staff documents (CVs, licenses, site laboratory certifications)
- Work closely with sponsor and study personnel on relevant regulatory issues
- Assume additional duties as designated by the principal investigator to include, but not limited to, screening potential subjects, obtaining informed consent, administering rating scales, assessing the subject, reporting adverse events and entering source data on each subject visit
- Organize regular meetings and communication between supervising principal investigator and the physiatry section clinicians, researchers at CSH, and other collaborators
- Organize activities and potential workshops/lectures under the direction of supervising principal investigator
- Correspond with the marketing department, as needed
- Travel between CSH sites and attendance at some community events
- Train, supervise and oversee Research Assistant as needed
- Work with CSH Research Department and clinical and nonclinical CSH staff, patients/families, prospective subjects from the community, and community agencies
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
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