Research Coordinator

Albert Einstein College of Medicine•New York, NY

About The Position

The Research Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring institutional and investigator compliance with institutional policies and procedures as well as federal and state law and regulations. The position will also entail supporting career development activities for junior faculty as well as participation in academic initiatives and activities within the division.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of related experience.
Speaks clearly and expresses self well in one-on-one conversations and groups;
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have the ability to apply technology to resolve problems.
Must demonstrate proven knowledge of SPSS, SAS, or other statistical software and ability to perform data analysis.
Outstanding judgment, initiative, and attention to detail are essential.
Must be able manage competing priorities while supporting more than one PI.
Can be relied upon to ensure that activities within areas of specific responsibility are completed in a timely manner and within budget.
Outline project goals and timelines and reviews progress at defined intervals.
Ability to work well in a team setting and independently is essential.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with PI to develop study protocols and protocol amendments for the IRB as needed, including the development of new measures.
Manage data collection, analysis and cleaning, performing regular audits to ensure that the data collected are complete and accurate, and that the research is being conducted as outlined in the protocol.
Develop appropriate progress reports for the PI, study funding agency and the IRB.
Assist PI with preparation of grant proposals (new and competing renewals). Assist the faculty in the in gathering the required documents and data needed to prepare grant applications. Secure related supporting letters and attachments required for grants and contracts. Confirm that the appropriate resources are available, which are needed by the PI.
Arrange meetings of study partners, develop meeting agendas, and facilitate meeting
Facilitate the preparation of conference abstracts, oral presentations, and poster presentations, and participate in the development of manuscripts for publication.
Partner with departmental IT resources in the development of databases; data coding manuals and data entry guidelines. Train staff and interns to collect and enter data appropriately.
Manage the collection of data from importable and exportable formats for rapid dissemination to PIs and sponsors.
Ensure that adverse events and protocol deviations are submitted to the IRB.
Represent the study at internal and external academic meeting. Act as a liaison to project partners to discuss new procedures that could be implemented.
Work with Departmental Administrator to develop and monitor project budgets.