Project Coordinator

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

About The Position

The Duke University School of Medicine, established in 1930 and ranked sixth nationally, is an inclusive community of learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerating the translation of scientific discoveries to improve human health. As part of Duke Health, it comprises over 2,500 faculty, 1,300 students, and 6,000 staff. The Division of Translational Health Sciences within the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Global Emergency Medicine Innovation and Implementation Research (GEMINI) Center are seeking a Project Coordinator. This role will primarily support the administrative activities of the Division, coordinate and manage project-specific teams, develop scientific manuscripts and reports, and analyze data. The position focuses on project management to meet ongoing project needs and will involve data analysis using quantitative or qualitative skills. Experience in project management, including timelines, workflow, and communication management, as well as manuscript and grant writing, and engaging with faculty in research activities is expected. For the Division of Translational Health Sciences and GEMINI, the researcher will analyze data, build academic dissemination products, attend weekly meetings, support grant proposal development, and engage in departmental research. The position offers potential opportunities for global and domestic travel for dissemination and career advancement.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience with scientific writing, grants writing and data analysis
Demonstrated experience with scientific project coordination
Work requires communication and analytical skills normally acquired through a 4-year college education.
Work requires a general knowledge of research methods, procedures, and experience activities normally acquired through 1 year of social science research OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated skills with quantitative data analysis using R and/or Python
Demonstrated skills with qualitative research
Demonstrated skill in project management and coordination

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, and coordinate systems designed to monitor the planning for, and collection, storing, cleaning and dissemination of data related to specific projects as required to assist programs and/or projects director.
Maintain liaison with project participants, including researchers, project personnel, participating subjects as well as other interested parties to establish a communication system to coordinate the various aspects of the project; respond to inquiries about the project according to established policies and procedures.
Maintain liaison with faculty members, practicing professionals and representatives of related projects to coordinate the collection and dissemination of related data.
Prepare reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends, and appropriate recommendations and/or conclusions as requested.
Review and evaluate data monitoring and handling systems to determine consistency of data collected from various sources; recommend changes and modification to systems as required to ensure timeliness, accuracy, and efficiency.
Recommend various personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, promotions, performance appraisals, transfers, and scheduling time off.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.