Res Project Coordinator WPIC

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

8h

About The Position

Led by Dr. Phillips, our lab at WPH Department of Psychiatry, is comprised of a talented group of psychiatry faculty, postdoctoral associates, students, and staff, all dedicated to better understanding the neural circuitry underlying mood, substance and anxiety disorders using multimodal imaging techniques. We have an existing clinical trial in nutritional ketosis for people diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. We are adding a Research Project Coordinator to our group for a new Nutritional Therapeutics Clinical and Research Center. With the new clinic, we will expand our metabolic psychiatry program to establish a network of nutritional ketosis clinical trials and develop a specialized metabolic psychiatry clinical service.
This position will manage day to day coordination of participants in a newly established Clinic and Research Center in Nutritional Ketosis. Day to day coordination functions for the research trials and clinic will involve regular contact with study participants, scheduling appointments, conducting assessments, tracking protocol compliance, follow-up of study participants, data collection and general clinic and research assistance related to participant flow, and assisting with the workflow/supervision of two Research Specialists who will cover responsibilities and data related to a portion of the MRI and blood draw visits. The Res Project Coordinator will manage ongoing communication with trial and clinic participants, ensure IRB protocol compliance and follow the mandatory reporting procedures for any deviations or adverse events.
This position is grant funded.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology, business administration or related area of study and three years of relevant research and/or clinical experience is required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated ability to interact and effectively communicate with participants/clinic patients, staff, investigators and medical staff.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Nice To Haves

• Experience independently conducting interviews, evaluations, assessments and cognitive tests with research participants highly preferred.
• Experience in coordinating multiple aspects of human subject research projects highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of project spending and funds available.
• Coordinate the daily activities and special projects for department.
• Coordinate scheduling of assessments.
• Assist with quality assurance over all aspects of data collection and management, including data flow, data entry and verification, maintenance of all project databases, data security and confidentiality.
• Provides regular supervision for junior staff.
• Responsible for preparing and modifying IRB protocols, Regulatory Binders, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Communicate effectively with the research, clinical, and administrative staff related to this research.
• Coordination of recruitment ie. Advertisements, tracking recruitment, and developing strategies to increase response in targeted populations.
• Responsible for the submission of regular reports detailing the progress of the research, including NIH progress reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level