Clinical Research Coordinator – Badger Athletic Performance

University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI

2d•$47,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Badger Athletic Performance Program is hiring a Clinical Research Coordinator to support our ongoing data collection and research goals. This position will assist with routine performance testing of student-athletes, data reporting and dissemination, and other research projects resulting from internal and external sports medicine collaborations. The coordinator will work closely with the Badger Athletic Performance Program and UW Division of Athletics staff, students, and trainees to ensure successful data collections and productive lines of research. This position may be responsible for coordinating research projects, including recruiting subjects, collecting data, and maintaining all necessary regulatory documents per protocol. Badger Athletic Performance embraces both independent and collaborative work-styles. Our general approach is to empower individuals to work independently following thorough and hands-on training and on-boarding, while also having regular meetings with collaborators and support staff within the department to foster a strong team environment. On a day-to-day basis, the incumbent could expect to engage in the following activities: Collect data for routine student-athlete collections and/or research studies Enter data into databases and perform quality checks Assist with developing testing procedures and validating testing equipment Assist with preparing data for research dissemination Attend meetings with lab personnel

Requirements

strong attention to detail
excellent communication and organizational skills
prior experience performing human subjects research
a strong background working with data in Excel

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working with REDCap, Healthlink (Epic), R, or Matlab
Performing human subjects research or working with patients in a clinical setting.
Managing data in Excel.
Prior experience with data entry into REDCap databases.
Prior experience working with athletic populations or in a sports setting.
Prior experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
Bachelor’s Degree preferred; focus in athletic training, biomedical engineering, biology, exercise science, or another health science area is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels.
Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects information, and answers questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional.
May perform basic medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy.
Serves as an initial point of contact for clinical research participants and clinical staff, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries.
Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues.
Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols
Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for a defined clinical research trial(s).