About the Position
The Research Coordinator provides assistance to the Principal Investigator and Study Team coordinating research activities that may include recruiting research participants, data collection and management and other research activities as assigned. The Research Coordinator will assist with report generation and project close-out support.
About the Project
Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation Research for Operational Readiness (MIRROR) delivers high value research, education, training, and infrastructure for over 60 clinically relevant musculoskeletal injury (MSI) studies within the military health system (MHS). MIRROR supports a broad scope of projects, including epidemiological investigation, investigator initiated pilots, and prospective randomized multisite clinical trials. Areas of clinical evaluation comprise general MSI care process models and highly prevalent anatomically-specific (e.g. back, knee, shoulder pain, etc.) targeted interventions with protocols examining effective return-to-duty activities. These studies particularly focus on deployment-limiting MSIs, ensuring that research addresses the challenges faced by service members in maintaining operational readiness. Results of these studies generate evidence-based approaches for future clinical practice guidelines as well as educational opportunities for future military and civilian providers.
The MIRROR Program is seeking a highly motivated and organized Research Coordinator to support a dynamic research project: PREDICT [Predicting Resilience Effects on Downstream Injuries and Costs over Time] (DLMC07), which aims to understand the roles of resilience and coping in successful recovery and will advance knowledge in areas of injury prevention, reduction and rehabilitation by uncovering confounders to successful management, treatment and rehabilitation. We are interested in knowing if self-reported resilience and/or coping, measured at the first appointment for the injury, can predict if a person will recover, how long it will take, whether it will become a recurrent problem, and how many LDD the injury will translate to.
Compensation: $50,000 - $55,000
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
- 2-4 years’ experience in clinical research preferred
- 2-4 years’ non-profit, research, or healthcare experience desired
- Demonstrate competence in oral and written communication
- Must be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanor
- Must be flexible with changing priorities and able to communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner
- Computer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software
- Knowledge of CFR, GCP and ICH guidelines
Responsibilities
- Promote safety and confidentiality of research participants at all times
- Adhere to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and infection control procedures
- Plan and coordinate the initiation of research study protocol, and the implementation of operating policies and procedures
- Plan, implement and maintain data collection and analysis systems in support of research protocol; may coordinate the collection and analysis of research data
- Recruit, instruct and coordinate research subjects and/or volunteers, as appropriate to specific study objectives and work scope
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of technical support staff specifically engaged in the carrying out of research/clinical protocol, as appropriate to the position; may perform aspects of research protocol, as required, in accordance with specified program objectives
- Organize and facilitate meetings, conferences, and other events associated with research activities; may perform and/or coordinate outreach activities, as appropriate to research objectives
- Document all correspondence and communication pertinent to the research
- Interact and communicate effectively with Principal Investigator, other site personnel, research participants, The Geneva Foundation, and the funding organization