Clinical Research Coordinator, Autism Research

Position Summary Reporting to the Vice President and Senior Scientific Officer, SFARI, and working in collaboration with the SFARI Science, Data & Biospecimens Repository (SDBR) and Informatics Teams, the Clinical Research Coordinator will support various data activities for clinical cohorts and biorepositories such as SPARK, Simons Searchlight, Autism BrainNet, and other clinically-focused research activities. The Coordinator will contribute to quality assurance, standardization, and release of foundation-supported datasets, liaise with external researchers to ensure data return compliance, handle data queries, and prepare descriptive statistics for inquiries, publications, and community reports. The role also involves promoting SFARI research goals by providing high-quality public data resources, promoting use of SFARI resources, and contributing to new project data-related activities. This full-time position is located at the Simons Foundation’s offices in New York City. Essential Functions / Responsibilities Contribute to data quality/cleaning and release efforts for all SFARI cohorts, biorepositories, and other clinical data sets. Support data standardization efforts across cohorts, biorepositories, and datasets hosted by SFARI, and test workflows for clinical issues/accuracy. Assist with developing and testing relevant data collection and review platforms. Assist the Informatics team in gathering requirements for software development related to data collection and release. Update SFARI Base documentation (welcome packets, data dictionaries, release notes, etc.). Assist with curating phenotypic data from clinical cohorts and biorepositories. Prepare data for internal and external inquiries, publications, posters, presentations, and community reports. Collaborate with SFARI Clinical Research Manager, SFARI Vice President and Senior Scientific Officer, and Communications team to develop effective methods to disseminate reports and other relevant information to participants and research communities (e.g., webinars, articles, social media). Work on other data-related projects at the Simons Foundation as needed (e.g., answering questions from internal staff or external researchers). Perform other duties or tasks as assigned or required. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or 2+ years’ experience in related research or clinical field preferred. Experience: Human participants research experience preferred. Data entry, scoring and/or summarizing surveys and common psychological measures (e.g., IQ tests, ASD instruments such as ADOS, ADI, SCQ, etc.) and familiarity with interpretation of measures and scores. Proficiency with basic data cleaning and preparing descriptive statistics with social science data. Experience with SQL, programming (e.g., R), and/or using Excel functions and formulas to manipulate data and perform quality control. Experience with preparing graphics (e.g., histograms) and figures for publication, conference posters and presentations. Familiarity with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Related Skills & Other Requirements: Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills and logical reasoning ability. Self‑motivated, able to take on independent tasks and work collaboratively. Solution‑focused and able to solve problems effectively. Ability to balance workload under deadlines and multiple commitments. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Sound judgment and discretion. Punctual and reliable. Commitment to the mission of the Simons Foundation to advance basic science and mathematics. Compensation and Benefits Full‑time annual compensation range: $72,000–$82,000 annually, depending on experience. Outstanding benefits package. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Simons Foundation provides equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state, and local law. E‑Verify Simons Foundation participates in E‑Verify. #J-18808-Ljbffr