Research Program Coordinator at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon

Job Description:

Oregon Health & Science University

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Research Program Coordinator

US-OR-Portland

Job ID: 2024-31195
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Research
Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Overview

The Research Program Coordinator is a highly organized and motivated clinical research professional who coordinates research operations and administrative efforts of the PRISM group (research conducted under PI Akram Khan) within the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine (PACCM). The Research Program Coordinator will actively manage expectation, timelines, and deliverables through facilitation and coordination of steps for multiple clinical trials related to Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, as well as assisting with management of research grants and contracts. The position will provide administrative support for a research group of study coordinators, volunteers, and student workers, including helping with interviewing candidates, onboarding and training new staff, and coordinating research efforts at other project sites. The Research Program Coordinator will assist the Program Manager with developing PRISM workers’ schedules, ensuring that appropriate staffing is available for a number of projects in various stages, and will supervise regulatory compliance and high-quality data collection. The Research Program Coordinator will assist with submitting grant applications to federal, industry, and foundation sponsors, with responsibility for budget development, collaborating on proposal development, and specific application requirements.

Strong interpersonal and critical thinking skills for independent problem solving, and an ethical approach to science and human subjects research, are needed to achieve scientific and administrative objectives.

The PRISM lab conducts clinical trials on COVID-19 patients and other critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit or other parts of the hospital to help improve clinical outcomes. All research personnel working with PRISM should expect to be on campus and come into direct contact with COVID-19 patients and blood samples with COVID-19 and other pathogens using CDC approved personal protective equipment (PPE). Due to the nature of the clinical trials, research personnel work variable schedules, including some holidays and weekends. Research personnel are expected to share the call schedule, including weekends and holiday shifts, equally with available staff. Shifts are assigned two to four weeks in advance and may require an occasional early shift to help with pre-planned early morning enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Masters in relevant field AND 1 year relevant experience, OR
• Equivalent combination of training and experience.
• One or more years of clinical research experience; experience managing federal and industry funding; experience supervising research staff; experience with data collection, management, and analysis.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and complete projects independently or lead a team.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal with fluency in English. Strong computer skills and advanced MS Office skills.
• Ability to navigate research site visits with industry sponsors, in-depth knowledge of budget development and clinical trial review.
• Knowledge of institutional review board (IRB) processes for submitting, modifying, terminating and continuing review of human protocols.
• Understanding of best practices for clinical research, including research ethics.
• Project management skills, including use of management/organizational technology.

Qualifications

• Specific experience in pulmonary/critical care research.
• Working knowledge of FDA IDE/IND submission process, eCRIS, and experience with REDCap.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records (preferably EPIC), chart review and medical terminology.
• HR-related competencies including screening, interviewing, and onboarding research staff.
• Wet lab skills, such as aseptic techniques, human fluid sample processing.
• Working knowledge in wet lab management, including staff training. Development of SOPs, and eIBC compliance.
• SoCRA or equivalent

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