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University of Rochester Human Subject Research Spec I in Rochester, New York
GENERAL PURPOSE:
Serves as a research coordinator of a NIH funded grant, UPSIDE Moms, that focuses on maternal behaviors, metabolic changes, and cardiometabolic risk after pregnancy. This study operates in conjunction with an ongoing NIH funded study UPSIDE (Understanding Pregnancy Signals and Infant Development) and will be tracking mothers through up to four years post-delivery. The coordinator is responsible for supporting senior research staff and faculty to reach recruitment and retention goals and to ensure successful conduct of all study activities. Assess subject eligibility, coordinate consents, and enroll research subjects for clinical study. Coordinate and conduct research subject visits involving outpatient study visits, home or virtual visits per protocol. Ensures compliance with study protocol, regulatory and institutional requirements/standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure integrity of all study data collected. Enter data into databases. Assist team in extracting data needed for presentations and publications. Identify, make recommendations, and resolve data extraction issues. Complete QA projects as assigned.
Conduct study visits with enrolled mothers and infants/children, paying special attention to the specific requirements in each visit type. Track clinic visits of each participant to ensure complete data collection. Subject assessments will include physical measures, biospecimen collection, and questionnaire administration. Study visits may sometimes occur on evenings or conducted at subject’s home.
Monitor and track completion and timely return of home activities. Process and track subject payments.
Biospecimen processing:Working independently, collect and process various biospecimens from study participants in a timely and methodical fashion. Track the processing and storage of biospecimens (including, but not limited to, blood, urine, and saliva). Sample collection may sometimes occur on evenings. Pulling samples for analyses.
Assess subject eligibility and coordinate consents and enroll research subjects for clinical study. Ensures compliance with regulatory and institutional requirements/standards.
Assist in Preparing and submitting regulatory documents for submission to RSRB, WIRB, ORPA, and Sponsor.
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree required
Bachelor’s degree with major course work in an appropriate health, psychology, social or technical field preferred
1-year experience in human subject research required;
or equivalent combination of education and experience required
Previous experience with working with women and/or young children preferred.
Communication Skills, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), reliable transportation, flexibility to work evenings as needed
Phlebotomy, CCRC preferred
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How To Apply
All applicants must apply online.
EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Pay Range
Pay Range: $20.92 - $29.29 Hourly
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
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