Research Coordinator II -School of Dentistry

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

UTHealth Houston is a leading healthcare organization in Texas, dedicated to education, innovation, scientific discovery, and patient care. We offer a rewarding total rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits, insurance, and unique perks. Our employees enjoy 100% paid medical premiums for full-time staff, generous time off (approximately 37-38 days per year), increasing vacation accrual with tenure, and Longevity Pay after two years. We also provide a robust retirement/pension plan and prioritize employee well-being with services like free financial and legal counseling, free mental health counseling, gym membership discounts, access to wellness programs, and various employee discounts. Resources for child and elder care are also available.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
2 years of relevant experience required.
Completion of CITI training or similar research compliance coursework is required.
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

Experience in obtaining informed consent and enrolling participants in research studies is preferred.
Familiarity with REDCap, EPIC, and Microsoft Office applications is preferred.
Prior experience with IRB submissions is preferred.
Supervisory or lead experience is preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assists with human subject research project conduct and management, including participant recruitment and data collection, entry, management, and analysis.
Assists with research project logistics, maintaining records, preparing reports, and meeting research milestones and deadlines.
Provides management of recruitment, enrollment, scheduling, and monitoring of participants for research within clinical settings.
Handles pre- and post-award financial management, including coverage analysis, regulatory submissions, and regulatory compliance.
Collaborates effectively with investigators, clinical staff, laboratory personnel, and research partners across departments and project sites.
Coordinates with UTHealth Houston partners and clinical sites both within the TMC and nationwide as part of a multi-site clinical study.
Recruits, screens, and enrolls participants for clinical trials.
Conducts patient follow-up and provides direct patient care related to research visits.
Implements research protocols.
Collects and enters data into electronic data capture systems.
Maintains regulatory documentation.
Coordinates with sponsors and study monitors.
Coordinates imaging-based research protocols (MRI/CBCT) and works with radiology teams.
Manages multi-site study coordination, including cross-site communication and maintaining protocol consistency.
Oversees data quality, including query resolution, protocol deviations, and audit readiness.
Performs complex clinical phenotyping and standardized assessments.
May be involved in biospecimen collection/handling (saliva, blood, etc.).
Implements participant retention strategies for longitudinal follow-up.
Assists with human subjects research activities, including participant recruitment, informed consent, data collection through surveys, interviews, and observations, and ensuring that all activities are conducted according to study protocols.
Maintains confidential records of collected data, ensures accuracy, compliance, and integrity of data, supporting Data Management Sharing (DMS) plan.
Prepares annual progress reports and applications for various committees and ensures staff training.
Assists in the preparation of progress and annual reports, contracts, and grant proposals, working with the Office of Sponsored Projects.
May assist with regulatory submissions (i.e. Institutional Review Board(s), FDA, etc).
Assists investigators with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including statistical tests and creating figures, tables, and graphs.
Helps prepare research papers, presentations, and reports including manuscripts for publications and conferences.
Assists with the preparation of budgets, reviews re-budgeting needs and expenditures, and assists with invoicing.
Coordinates and responds to site monitoring visits, audits, and inspections.
May be responsible for maintaining study materials (i.e. test kits, investigational drugs and devices).
May provide administrative direction, training, and guidance to study personnel within the department.
Performs other duties as assigned.