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RESEARCH STUDY COORDINATOR

Posted Date  Tue Sep 22, 2009
Closing Date  Mon Sep 28, 2009 or until filled
Salary  * Negotiable *
FLSA Status  Exempt
Department  Internal Medicine
Job Category  Research & Laboratory Support
Hours  PART-TIME/19 HRS PER WEEK
Requisition Number  10000219
Position Number  37735
Experience & Education Required (any one of the following):

1. Master's degree in related field and one (1) year research data management and patient interviewing experience in delivery of health care services or experience in behavioral, social science, or clinical applied research.  

2. Bachelor's degree in related field and three (3) years research data management and patient interviewing experience in delivery of health care services or experience in behavioral, social science, or clinical applied research.  

Skills And Abilities Effective Communications Skills
Database (Any)
Customer Service
Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
 Job Duties 1. Develops, coordinates, and reviews research study procedures to ensure receipt, completeness, and accuracy of research data required for studies.

2. Coordinates all regulatory aspects, such as preparing safety reports, adverse events, FDA compliance, drug company monitoring, laboratory standards; and laboratory standards; maintains databases related to these regulatory aspects.

3. Coordinates aggregation and maintenance of local and national research data required to ascertain and identify research study outcomes; oversees and may perform entry of research data, coding, retrievals, adjustments, additions, and computer backups.

4. May develop and monitor budgets; negotiates participant rates; approves expenditures; pays invoices; reconciles accounts associated with studies.

5. Develops and prepares statistical research reports, charts, and graphs as required during research studies.

6. Assists in design of research survey forms to capture required participant information; interviews research study subjects and/or family members to gather research study information.

7. Develops procedures to determine subject eligibility; screens, recruits, and enrolls subjects, ensuring and documenting proper informed consent; tracks subjects' information from multiple projects. Prepares informed consent forms for subjects' families.

8. Coordinates collection and data management of national research studies from multiple projects by interacting with internal and external research data managers, patients, and physicians for coordination of tissue samples, lab data and protocols, and other statistical information concerning research study subjects.

9. Serves as primary liaison and prepares annual reports for federal, state, and/or local agencies. Informs Institutional Review Board of amendments to research studies; prepares protocols and detailed summaries in lay terms of any new research study.

10. May provide full supervision to personnel of lower grade.

11. Performs other duties as assigned.

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