Research Program Coordinator - Commack/Westbury

SBHU•Commack, NY

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

The World Trade Center Health Program works to provide the WTC 9/11 responder community with the best comprehensive care possible. The research team’s role is to work with the investigators and clinical staff to implement a variety of projects. The overall purpose of these studies is to better understand the health effects of the WTC disaster and how these health issues may be related to each other so that better strategies can be identified to target WTC-related illnesses. The Research Program Coordinator’s role is to support the Clinical Research Program Manager in the implementation, coordination, and supervision of research-based assessments and research-related data entry in a clinical setting. The successful candidate must possess excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. They will advance multiple projects and must be highly organized and goal-oriented. The incumbent must be able to learn and adapt to new computerized programs in coordinating the collection of data.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Social Sciences, Public Health, or a related field.
Experience working in a research setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating a research study in a clinical setting.
Experience administering cognitive functioning assessments and/or physical functioning assessments.
Supervisory or experience training others.
Experience working with Qualtrics, Excel, and/or Access.
Familiarity with the World Trade Center Program policies and procedures.
Experience in data analysis and/or data cleaning.

Responsibilities

Develop, manage and utilize databases and computer programs to identify patients’ research status, including needed consents and research-based assessments and communicate this information to clinical and research staff.
Inform diagnostic plans and research on cognitive and physical aging among World Trade Center responders, including pulling together, cleaning and reviewing mental and physical health data; coordinating relevant screening and research participation with patients, healthcare providers, specialists and investigators; and performing statistical analyses and summarizing the findings.
Work in conjunction with the Clinical Research Program Manager to coordinate between clinical and research staff to design and update protocols for administering research-based assessments that correspond to clinical workflows.
Implement and train clinical staff on research-based measures and procedures.
Monitor the administration of existing research-based assessments by staff, including the preparation of a monthly report to detect administration gaps and errors; re-training staff as necessary.
Help with the installation and maintenance of electronic equipment to include; updating or modifying tablets and laptops and maintaining dynamometers required to administer patient assessments.
Act as back-up for administration of consents and research-based assessments.
Supervise undergraduate-level students to ensure accuracy with data entry and assessment administration; retraining as needed.
Prepare and submit necessary IRB documents and amendments.
After approval, guarantee and implementation of practices required by the IRB.
Other duties as assigned