Clinical Research Coordinator 3

Department
BSD OBG - Lindau Lab - Research Support

About the Department
The Lindau Laboratory at The University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary, team-based laboratory performing human-level observational, interventional, and health services research motivated by a fundamental concern for the principle of justice in health and health care. The lab, funded predominantly by agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for more than 15 years, employs about 20 full and part-time researchers and staff across disciplines including epidemiology, gerontology, anthropology, cancer biology, public health, and data science. The lab routinely collaborates across disciplines, departments, and with investigators at other institutions including experts in the fields of computer science, geriatrics, oncology, public health, social services administration, psychology, neuroscience, materials science, engineering and other medical and social science fields. The work of the lab focuses in two main areas: 1) social determinants of health, with a particular concern for women and older adults living in socioeconomically marginalized communities, and 2) preservation and treatment of female sexual function in the context of aging, cancer and other common diseases. Our research and programmatic activities include CommunityRx, Feed1st, Bionic Breast, and WomanLab. The Lab has spun out two companies: Now Pow, LLC (acquired by Unite Us, LLC in 2021) and MAPS Corps, 501c3, both based in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL.

Job Summary
The Clinical Research Coordinator 3 will manage scientific research projects with minimal oversight. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Writes articles, reports and manuscripts. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings. Displays leadership qualities, initiative, and can work well independently and collaboratively. Is proactive in problem-solving, information-gathering, and communication. Understands when to escalate issues or concerns to leadership, while offering solutions to the issues at hand. Manages tasks and projects to completion and takes ownership of their quality of work.

This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Responsibilities

• Advanced research project management.
• Coordinate programmatic aspects of NIH-funded randomized controlled trials and studies including studies of caregivers of people with dementia, people with cancer, people with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, female sexual function/dysfunction, etc.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of trials; contribute to the analysis of trial data and outcomes; Contribute to dissemination efforts and monitor similar or related studies in the field.
• Develop and iterate IRB protocols, manage clinicaltrials.gov registration, and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Create meeting agendas and lead internal and external meetings.
• Foster and maintain internal and external research partner and clinical site relationships.
• Ensure milestones are met within budget and on time including: tracking data collection progress, identifying deviations from projected accrual plans, directing solutions to course correct, collaborating with research analytics and operations teams to meet goals.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure timely progress and fidelity to study protocols.
• Work closely with investigators and other staff to facilitate community engagement efforts, public relations and affairs.
• Work closely with grants and financial management partners to ensure projects progress on time and within budget.
• Serve as a patient educator in the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine for Women and Girls with Cancer (PRISM), supporting Dr. Lindau in providing specialized care for sexual health problems in female cancer patients and survivors.
• Manage personnel effort allocation in partnership with other project managers and grants and financial management partners.
• Develop progress reports.
• Contribute content and manage efforts related to advancing new funding opportunities.
• Train and mentor junior staff and/or research trainees (including student interns, part-time staff as needed).
• Supervise junior staff and trainees in all aspects of project coordination and management, ensuring effort is adequately allocated.
• Write SOPs as needed.
• Collaborate with other senior research staff and PI(s) to match trainee skill sets and learning objectives to appropriately challenging research activities.
• Oversee and contribute to preparation of project presentations, media and other materials.
• Maintain technical and administrative support for a research project with great independence.
• Analyze and maintain data and/or specimens. Conduct literature reviews. Assist with preparation of reports, presentations, manuscripts and other documents.
• Interact with human subjects, students, and other internal/external collaborators under the direction of the PI.
• Participate in the recruitment, enrollment (includes obtaining informed consent) and retention of human subjects; developing or amending study protocols; developing data collection tools and building databases; providing general administrative support.
• Has general knowledge and experience in research techniques or methods, related technologies, regulatory policies and procedures, and relevant scientific field.
• Accountable for all tasks in moderately complex clinical studies.
• Assists with various professional, organizational, and operational tasks under moderate supervision.
• Facilitates and participates in the daily activities of moderately complex clinical studies and performs various activities including patient data retrieval, documenting clinical research records, and participation in program audits.
• Uses knowledge of clinical studies to coordinate the collection of analyzable clinical research data and/or samples with a limited to moderate degree of independence. Contributes to the problem solving on assigned clinical research studies and tasks.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• Human/community level scientific work experience in medical, health and human or social services sector.
• Experience in effective project management, training, IRB, and research protocols.
• Experience in community engagement.
• Experience in patient education and patient engagement in a clinical/hospital setting.
• Experience with informed consent, HIPAA, patient confidentiality, data entry/management, and interacting with human subjects.
• Experience in qualitative research.
• Demonstrated success in development and writing of federal and other funding proposals and development, writing and publication of scientific manuscripts.

Certifications:

• Certification or extensive training in Spanish to English interpretation and/or translation.

Preferred Competencies

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Organization skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Collaboration skills.
• Attention to detail skills.
• Ability to work autonomously skills.

Working Conditions

• Office environment.
• Evening/weekend hours as needed.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover letter (required)

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Job Family
Research

Role Impact
Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours
40

Drug Test Required
Yes

Health Screen Required
Yes

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No

Pay Rate Type
Salary

FLSA Status
Exempt

Pay Range
$65,000.00 - $80,000.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible
Yes
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

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