Bilingual Clinical Research Coordinator
About The Position
This position is in a research program focused on the early developmental pathways to psychiatric disorders. We hope, by understanding brain and behavior from the prenatal period through adulthood, that we can develop novel prevention strategies for those vulnerable to mental illnesses. This Entry Level Research Professional will be involved in the recruitment, diagnosis, provision of nutritional supplements, and testing of infants, children and adults, including pregnant women and children who live in families with severe mental illnesses. This Research Professional will:
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, psychology, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, healthcare, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish required. Fully fluent at ALTA level 11+ or equivalent on similar assessment.
- Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
- Work well with pregnant women, infants, young children, and their families
- Work well with families with major mental illness
- Be able to accurately complete repetitive activities (such as data entry)
- Be a creative problem solver
- Have high ethical standards and be able to follow the standards of human subject protection
- Capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in human subject research
- Experience working with infants and/or young children
- Experience in collecting and processing psychophysiological data
- Experience in REDCap, Excekm SPSSm or other data management software
Responsibilities
- Maintain contact with research participants in both English and Spanish, translating as needed
- Assist in subject recruitment
- Collect physiological and psychological data from study participants
- Collaborate with other members of the team
- Coordinate research participant activities across research sites, including, the University of Colorado Denver and possible other local medical institutions
- Maintain contact with referral sources
- Track patient participation in projects, by developing and maintaining databases, including REDCap, that relate to human-subject issues (e.g., handling of dropouts, special subject requests regarding use of genetic information, etc.)
- Assist with tabulation of research data for presentations, papers, and grant applications
Benefits
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 10/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
- There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
