Summary

The Research Coordinator II will conduct day to day activities of research projects focusing on improving the health of people with HIV infection. These activities include screening, enrollment, and monitoring of research participants; overseeing participants as they complete surveys; gathering biological samples (if required); reviewing medical records; and ensuring accurate data collection and documentation. The research coordinator will also assist with protocol amendments and preparing research reports as needed. 

Requires on-site work 40 hours per week; no regular telework is allowed. 

Job Duties

• Responsible for screening, recruiting, and consenting research participants. This involves identifying patients from medical records or from self-referral; contacting patients in the clinic for the purpose of recruitment, explaining and educating patients about the study protocols, and registering study participants in the protocols. Recruitment will be at Thomas Street Health Center or Ben Taub Hospital in most cases. 
• Abstracts data from the EPIC electronic health record system; processes documents and enters information into institutional and research databases including REDCap and Microsoft Access and Excel databases that have been developed specifically for the studies. 
• Schedules research participants for research visits and intervention sessions as per the protocols, ensures subjects complete study milestones, and conducts follow-up research visits as per the protocols. 
• Assists the participant in completing surveys as per the research protocols. 
• Collects biological samples (saliva, urine, blood, stool) as per the research protocols. 
• May assist with protocol amendments in BRAIN and preparing research reports as needed. 
• Performs other job duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field. 
• Fluent in English required; Spanish fluency preferred but not required.
• Certification or documented training in phlebotomy preferred but not required.
• Prior experience as a research assistant or coordinator in clinical/medical settings.