Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a part time limited Assistant Clinical Research Coordinator. In this role you will provide research support in a cutting-edge Lab. Under the supervision of the PI and study staff, you will be responsible for answering phones, subject recruitment and scheduling, data acquisition, and data entry. General task outlines, work schedules, specific requests and assignments are provided by the PI and study staff.

You will be expected to carry out daily routine tasks and specific assignments to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and to work well in a team. Specific tasks include:

• Facilitate recruitment of subjects from the community, conduct telephone screening calls, schedule study appointments
• Data collection/management/organization: administer and score study tests, enter and validate data in database
• Assist PI in collection of imaging data, book time slots on the MRI scanner, instruct families in how to get to scanner facilities, pre-train and prepare children for scanning procedures, assist in scanner operation, assist in post-scan data transfer
• Ensure fidelity of TNS treatment through regular phone calls and Zoom meetings with parents, instruct and assist parents with treatment-response and side-effect scales, follow-up with parents to ensure timely completion of scales.

Required:

• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in a clinical research setting
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional
  manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with
  students, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a
  member of a team.
• Ability to effectively communicate to and interact with patients in a compassionate and
  kind manner.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with
  frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complying
  with applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define
  problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make
  recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload
  environment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and regulatory files effectively
  as well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to
  perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
• A learning and professional growth mentality so that new software tools, systems, and
  processes can be adopted quickly and efficiently.
• Working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and human
  safety protection regulations and laws.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific
  review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry
  sponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively establish rapport, building
  collaborative relationships, and communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities, remain flexible including working
  flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.
• Ability to handle confidential information with judgement and discretion.
• High degree of concentration and focus in a work environment that contains distracting
  stimuli, competing deadlines, and work delegated by more than one individual.
• Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to various clinic sites,
  meetings, conferences, etc.