Project Coordinator

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

16d • $66,300 - $70,350

About The Position

The Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), within the Institute for Excellence in Health Equity (IEHE), is seeking a Project Coordinator to support NIH-funded community-based research aimed at improving cardiovascular health through partnerships with barbershops and other community stakeholders. The coordinator will support implementation of the Community-to-Clinic Implementation Program to Control Hypertension in Barbershops (CLIP HTN), working with study investigators and staff, barbershop owners and barbers, community partners, and study teams.

The role coordinates community engagement, participant outreach and recruitment, retention activities, field operations, study implementation, communications, and day-to-day program activities. It requires strong interpersonal and organizational skills, relationship-building with community stakeholders, and the ability to manage multiple program priorities. The position reports to a Manager or Director and works under general supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business administration, healthcare administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with Internet applications.
• Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of management and with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.
• Time-management skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to manage projects or programs and multitask while paying attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Project or program management experience.
• Master's degree in public health or a related field.
• Experience in community engagement, outreach, recruitment, marketing, public programming, stakeholder coordination, or relationship management.
• Experience coordinating community-facing programs, field activities, events, or multi-site projects.
• Experience developing or using promotional, digital, multimedia, educational, or audience-facing materials.
• Experience working with community-based organizations, research programs, healthcare organizations, or diverse community populations.
• Prior experience with participant recruitment, human-subjects research, REDCap, or IRB-regulated studies; preferred but not required.
• Interest in health equity, cardiovascular health, hypertension, diabetes, vision health, community-engaged research, or implementation science.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain working relationships with barbershop owners, barbers, community organizations, research participants, and other community stakeholders.
• Conduct community-based outreach and engage prospective participants to raise awareness of studies and support recruitment, enrollment, and retention.
• Use IRB-approved promotional, educational, digital, and recruitment materials to communicate study opportunities to prospective participants and community partners.
• Collaborate with the study team to develop and implement outreach and engagement approaches that increase study visibility, recruitment, participant engagement, and retention.
• Assist with planning and coordinating community events, recruitment activities, screening events, presentations, and other participant- and stakeholder-facing activities.
• Support participant screening, scheduling, enrollment, informed consent, and follow-up in accordance with research protocols and appropriate training.
• Serve as a primary contact for participating barbershops and assist with site communications, scheduling, relationship management, and day-to-day operational issues.
• Coordinate field-based program and study activities, including site and research visits, screening activities, equipment, materials, supplies, and staff schedules.
• Maintain systems tracking recruitment, enrollment, retention, participant follow-up, and community sites; provide progress updates to the study team.
• Assist with collection, entry, organization, and maintenance of study data and program documentation in approved research systems.
• Support blood pressure, cardiovascular health, and vision-health screening activities and participant connections to appropriate clinical services, as applicable.
• Assist with developing and disseminating culturally appropriate participant-facing materials, presentations, digital communications, and community outreach resources.
• Coordinate meetings and maintain program timelines, milestones, action items, deliverables, and follow-up activities across investigators, staff, and community partners.
• Identify operational or engagement barriers, communicate concerns promptly, and collaborate with the study team to develop and implement solutions.
• Assist with preparation of study updates, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and dissemination activities.
• Complete required human-subjects research and institutional training and conduct program activities in compliance with IRB requirements, institutional policies, and applicable regulations.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Holistic employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive-care well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time