Clinical Research Coordinator I, Infectious Disease

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Patient-facing clinical research coordination, including but not limited to using health information systems (i.e. Epic) to identify potential participants for ongoing translational research studies; consent of potential research subjects for human subjects research approved through appropriate and established institutional review board (IRB) approved protocols; coordination of specimen collection for research with medical and allied health professionals within academic hospital settings.
2. Management of human subjects research IRB protocols under the supervision of Principal Investigator.
3. Maintenance of database linking relevant clinical metadata to specimen collections within translational research studies.
4. Processing and logging of clinical human blood (i.e. cryopreservation) and tissues specimens (i.e. flash frozen, OCT embedded, FFPE blocks) from immunocompromised and healthy patients.
5. Organization of systems immunology and spatial transcriptomics studies of clinical specimens under supervision of Principal Investigator.
6. Participates in the design and modification of clinical and translational research protocols.
7. Responsible for the coordination and scheduling of all patient-facing procedures.
8. If entry-level research staff is present, responsible for supervising staff in the lab.
9. Participates in budget and grant development as needed by the Principal Investigator.
10. Records data, summarizes, and analyzes results using basic statistics.
11. Prepares clinical and translational research protocols and reagents as needed.
12. Attends weekly lab meetings and discusses progress of work regularly with supervisor.
13. All other duties as assigned.

SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

1. Experience and interest in working directly with patients receiving medical care in the inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
2. Familiarity with Epic healthcare systems.
3. Familiarity with and willingness to learn how to manage and update standard, HIPAA compliant clinical databases (i.e. REDCAP).
4. Interest and comfort in working with human clinical specimens (blood and tissue).
5. Outstanding organizational skills and highly detail oriented.
6. Sound degree of computer literacy with basic programs (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and reference managers (i.e. Zotero) with willingness to learn Adobe Illustrator.
7. Ability to record and analyze data using Prism and other basic statistics.
8. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with the highest level of professionalism.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree required.

EXPERIENCE:

0-1 yrs of experience

Some work experience in either a research laboratory or clinical/patient-facing setting is preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Academic hospital (inpatient and outpatient clinical settings) and BL2/2+ laboratory. HIPAA/patient-facing and laboratory safety protocols are closely followed. Candidate will have their own desk, bench, and computer. Candidate will be expected to interact collegially and professionally with all clinical and research group members under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Analytical skills and ability to resolve problems.
- Ability to interpret acceptability of data results.
- Careful attention to detail.
- Good organizational and communication skills.
- Working knowledge of clinical research protocols.

Physical Requirements