Seasonal Research Coordinator - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

UTHealth Houston • Houston, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

UTHealth Houston's Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is hiring a seasonal research coordinator! This research coordinator will temporarily assist faculty in projects focusing on the integration of cross-species neuroanatomy, multimodal neuroimaging, and computational approaches to identify circuit-level biomarkers and develop precision neuromodulation strategies for psychiatric disorders, particularly obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Seasonal roles are temporary, meaning an incumbent may not work as a seasonal for more than 4.5 months in a 365-day period from their start date. What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in. Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus: 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... Free financial and legal counseling Free mental health counseling services Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. Resources for child and elder care Plus many more!

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.
• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

• None

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.
• Coordinates and facilitates clinical study procedures, including maintaining strong relationships with clinical partners, planning procedures for recruitment and clinical study procedures, coordinating study initiation, monitoring progress towards recruitment/enrollment milestones, identifying opportunities for improvement, and recommending changes to the study team.
• Manages clinical recruitment and enrollment activities, including identifying eligible patients, enrolling participants, scheduling clinical research activities, monitoring participant progress, and compensating participants according to study regulations and protocols.
• Manages IRB documents, submits protocol revisions as needed, and maintains compliance records and binders.
• Completes study forms, study protocols, informed consent, and others as needed.
• Organizes, cleans, and maintains databases to ensure accurate data entry and preparation for analysis under close supervision.
• Maintains confidential records of collected data and ensures accuracy, compliance, and integrity of data. Data may include human subject data and departmental programmatic data. Supports Data Management Sharing (DMS) plan.
• May assist with regulatory submissions (i.e. Institutional Review Board(s), FDA, etc).
• Assist investigator with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including the creation of figures, tables, and graphs.
• Helps prepare research papers, presentations, and reports including academic publications and conferences.
• Conduct reviews of academic journals and databases to gather relevant articles and publications as directed to help prepare manuscripts for publication.
• Assists with the preparation of budgets and reviews re-budgeting needs and expenditures.
• Attends research planning meetings to assist in preparing budget drafts for departmental leadership approval.
• Assists with invoicing.
• Assists in preparing for and responding to site monitoring visits, audits, and inspections.
• May be responsible for maintaining study materials (i.e. test kits, investigational drugs and devices).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level