Summary

Under the guidance of the Principal Investigator, this position coordinates day to day activities of research protocols which include screening, enrollment, and monitoring of research participants. This role is also repsonsible for ensuring accurate data collection, documentation, organization, and safety of research participants. This role may involve coordination of research studies across sites.

Job Duties

• Recruit, screen, consent, enroll, and retain research participants.
• Create promotional material (ie, study fliers) to advertise studies to potential participants.
• Collect, enter, verify, review, and maintain research data, source documentation, and study records in REDCap.
• Schedule research participant for procedures including laboratory tests and MRI scans.
• Prepare and maintain regulatory documents, including IRB submissions, amendments, and study files.
• Facilitate communication and coordination within individual studies, between collaborating institutions, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with expense reports in SAP and Concur.
• May obtain vital signs (ex., blood pressure) on study participants.
• Oversee internal study team materials related to research study enrollment, recruitment, grant proposals, publication status
• Prepare tables, figures, summaries, or other materials used to communicate study progress and research findings.
• Conduct literature reviews and summarize relevant research to support study development, analysis, abstracts, presentations, or manuscripts.
• Assist investigators with preparing research findings for conference abstracts, posters, presentations, and manuscripts.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Three years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (psychology and/or neuroscience).
• Familiarity with REDCap database management system, statistical softwares (ie., SPSS, R).
• Previous experience drafting IRB protocols, Standard Operating Procedures, and safety plans.
• Previous experience with grant application preparation and submission processes, preferably involving federal organizations (ex., FDA, NIH, NIMH).
• Experience with neuroimaging techniques (ex., EEG, fNIRS, MRI).
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential.