Univ - Part Time Research Program Coordinator Ii - Psychiatry: Addiction Sciences Division

Job Description Summary

This Part TimeProgram Coordinator II will be responsible for providing management of study related procedures within the Addiction Sciences Division. This includes but is not limited to subject recruitment, consenting, interviewing, testing, sample selections, data recording, IRB-related issues,
etc. in human research with adolescents.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Research Grant

Cost Center

CC001039 COM PSYCH Addiction Science CC

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-06

Pay Range

$45,530 - $64,885 - $84,241

Scheduled Weekly Hours

20

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Job Description

FLSA: Salaried

Work Schedule: M-F, 8:30AM - 5:00PM (50% FTE/Part Time); Partial Remote Work Available

Job Duties:

35% - Research Operations Research Visits

• Screening: Provides oversight and training to entire team unit with regards to subject screening. Establishes systems and policies related to subject screening.
• Study Recruitment: Designs the recruitment strategy to maximize the impact of the research ands oversee recruitment of participants. Communicate with local, statewide, and national agencies and organizations in order to enhance recruitment efforts and assist with social media strategies focused on study recruitment.
• Synthesizes and interprets recruitment reports to assess effectiveness of recruitment strategies and implements innovative solutions to maximize recruitment strategies by allocating resources appropriately.
• Study visit preparation and documentation: Provides oversight and training to study team members regarding preparation of study visits, maintenance of subject level documentation and creation of study level SOPs.
• Conduct study visits: Serves as a team resource and trains others regarding the conduct of virtual and in-person study visits, creation of study level SOPs and implementation of operational plans. May perform advanced clinical assessments or interventions and trains others on study assessments.
• Informed consent: Collects informed consent from participants and caregivers. Provides oversight (to include review) to study team members who conduct and document consent for participants in a variety of studies.
• Interactions with IRB: Serves as a team-wide resource for the development of IRB submissions and for guidance on IRB communications.
• Preparation for study monitoring/audit visits: Responsible for creating and/or implementing policies and guidance related to monitoring and audits.
• Adverse event collection and safety reporting: Oversees adverse event collection or provides expert guidance on identifying adverse events.
• Safety Reporting: Oversees the IRB safety report documentation for the research team. Serves as a resource on safety reporting.
• Billing Compliance: Serves as a resource and trains other staff on reviewing study participant charges and implementing corrective action plans. Ensures that the use of research funding is in compliance with funding agency protocols.

15% - Site and Study Management

• Budgeting and Financial Management: Facilitates, reviews and confirms study budget and/or study invoices for study related activities and procedures including sub-contracts and billing.
• Quality Assurance: Serves as an internal Quality Assurance Monitor and develops and implements protocol specific program quality assurance plans.
• Managing Resources: Oversees research team processes related to research resources and finances.
• Operational Plans: Develops systems and documents including process flows, training manuals, and standard operating procedures to be used by research team.
• Managing Risk: Responsible for or leads the development and/or implementation of policies and guidelines related to compliance with institutional requirements and other policies.

15% - Communication

• Communicates with sponsors, sites, CROs & Teamwork: Prepares, participates, and/or leads team meetings. Takes an active role in decision-making. May be responsible for trouble-shooting issues and communicating with other team members accordingly. Acts as an expert resource to junior staff liaising with sponsors, subcontractors, vendors or ancillary services.
• Communicates with clinicians: Works with clinicians within the department to facilitate research study referrals, as needed.
• Assists with dissemination: Assists with the preparation of publication manuscripts and maximizes available resources and contacts in both university departments and in the surrounding community that aid in dissemination.

10% - Leadership and Professionalism

• Encourages and supports colleagues in completing project work. Assists with identifying efficiencies and improving processes.
• Serves as an expert mentor to junior staff. Establishes and assigns research activities of multiple teams to accomplish study goals.
• Identifies, discusses, and recommends strategies to enhance diversity in clinical trials.

10% - Data and Informatics

• Data Entry: Uses systems to enter data independently and train others on these tasks. Detects issues related to data capture, collection or management and suggests solutions.
• Data Management: Creates and develops complex databases using research methodology knowledge.
• Data Coordination: Creates complex data collection forms (CRFs and/or source documents) according to protocol. Exports data to include simple data analysis, and/or reporting of data.

10% - Ethics and Participant Safety

• Safety Plans: Coordinates efforts and data for external monitoring boards and independently facilitates and submits the completion of documents related to Research Data Security Plans, Data Safety and Monitoring Plans, and Conflict of Interest.
• Implementation of Human Subjects Protections: Proactively identifies potential problems and risks to the participant, study, investigator, research team, and institution and implements conflict management plans per regulations and institutional policies.

5% - Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Training and Experience: A bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred. Strong interpersonal skills are key for promoting participant comfort during procedures and for being sensitive to any potential distress.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements: A bachelor's degree and two years of relevant program experience.

Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift)

Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Frequent) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

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