Recruitment Coordinator

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

1d•$23 - $30•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is in the Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS; https://midus.wisc.edu) Affective Neuroscience Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute on Aging. MIDUS is a NIA-supported study on aging explicitly focused on all the adult years (25-100+) with multiple longitudinal timepoints over the past +20 years in two national samples. Duties focus on recruiting and screening study participants for our various protocols, determining eligibility, scheduling study visits, extensive communication with collaborating projects and data collection sites, and some post-visit follow-up. This position is part-time, 50% This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Some work may need to be performed outside of standard business hours. However, most work is expected to occur during standard business hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required (no specific degree required)
Experience working with human subjects in a research setting

Nice To Haves

Experience in recruitment, screening, scheduling, preferably with participants with a large age range
Excellent communication skills
Experience utilizing a variety of platforms including Microsoft Office Suite, REDCap, and Advarra
Preferred working with human subjects in a research setting for 2 years or more

Responsibilities

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
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
Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for a defined clinical research trial(s)
Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols