Research Support Coordinator at University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida

Job Description:

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The department Informatics and Health Data Science has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Research Support Coordinator to work on the UHealth campus. The Research Support Coordinator will assist with programming of REDCap or Qualtrics [web] and mEMA [smartphone] surveys. S/he will be responsible for daily monitoring of compliance with daily diary surveys and placing and/or sending reminder compliance calls and/or emails. The coordinator will also be responsible for ordering and maintaining study supplies, provide assistance with project budgeting, and coordinate with other project staff on day-to-day tasks, including project staff from other organizations participating in multi-site studies.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Organizes, hosts, and participates in community education outreach activities to recruit study participants.


• Serves as the primary contact person for referral sites.


• Meets with study participants to explain the purpose of the study and study procedures and obtains informed consent.


• Assists with the preparation and monitoring of IRB documents, administers clinical interviews, and coordinates all assessment and patient contact activity.


• Tracks participants through all stages of the research program.


• Ensures that relevant protocols are implemented in a rigorous fashion and supervises the implementation of data quality assurance procedures.


• Handles petty cash for study activities and organizes data forms.


• Participates in manuscript, report, and grant proposal preparation.


• Monitors revenue cycle for external contracts and relationships, including functions outsourced, core and bolt-on technologies, specialty recovery vendors, and collection agencies.


• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field


• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.


• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.


• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.


• Ability to understand and follow instructions.


• Use of software used to organize (e.g., Excel) or analyze (e.g., SPSS, NVIVO) data is not required but preferred.


• Must be comfortable talking with research participants over the telephone or Zoom.


• Strong organizational skills are required.


• Positive attitude and a willingness to learn new skills.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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