Clinical Trials Associate 1, Pediatric Neurology

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
Are you looking for research experience before applying to Graduate, Medical or Nursing School? If so, please consider working with us on NIH-funded studies on sickle cell disease and youth with type 1 diabetes. The Jordan lab in the Department of Pediatrics at VUMC is looking to fill an opening for a full-time paid position. If you are interested in children’s health and looking for ways to better prepare for graduate, medical or nursing school, then consider becoming part of a collaborative clinical research team under the supervision of Dr. Lori Jordan at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Division of Pediatric Neurology.
Dr. Jordan’s multidisciplinary clinical research program focuses on improving pediatric stroke outcomes, stroke prevention, sickle cell disease, and studies of brain injury and cognitive function in children with chronic conditions such as congenital heart defects and type I diabetes. Dr. Jordan’s team uses advanced neuroimaging studies to identify children and young adults at highest risk of stroke or subtle brain injury related to sickle cell disease. Dr. Jordan co-leads clinical trials for stroke prevention in children with sickle cell disease in Nigeria. In addition, Dr. Jordan and the Vanderbilt team enroll children in national and international pediatric stroke studies.
Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease. Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions , the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology or a Health-related field
• Experience working with children, teens, and families

Nice To Haves

• Experience using statistical and survey software (e.g. Microsoft Excel, SPSS, REDCap)
• Experience with human subjects research and pediatric patient populations
• This role is designed as a two-year position, with the possibility of extension based on mutual interest and organizational needs

Responsibilities

• Recruiting and enrolling children, teens, young adults and families into our studies
• Collecting data through interviews with youth and parents
• Assisting with the development and implementation of both new and ongoing research projects
• Implementing randomized clinical trial protocols, including tracking participant recruitment, retention, and follow-up completion
• Scheduling MRI of the brain, assuring completing of MRI screening forms, and escorting participants to these study MRIs
• Conducting data entry/management/analysis for our studies
• Assisting with writing and editing of manuscripts for publication

Benefits

• Research Opportunities offer:
• Experience with clinical research studies with potential for presentations and publications
• Experience working collaboratively with health care professionals from a range of disciplines
• Direct experience with patients in a clinical research setting

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees