Job Abstract

Job ID

2024-16545

Campus

Bronx

Employee Classification

Exempt

Department

Neurology

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

1. Ensure that the Chief of Geriatrics and his group receive the support required to meet their commitments and responsibilities. Assist faculty within this division with administrative requirements.
2. Work with PI to develop study protocols and protocol amendments for the IRB as needed, including the development of new measures.
3. Coordinate recruitment opportunities for studies and outreach to local communities.
4. Coordinate and supervise daily operations of study protocols.
5. Create and maintain a centralized database in which all study data will be stored.
6. Manage data collection, analysis and cleaning, performing regular audits to ensure that the data collected are complete and accurate, and that the research is being conducted as outlined in the protocol.
7. Develop appropriate progress reports for the PI, study funding agency, monitoring boards and the IRB.
8. Assist PI with preparation of grant proposals (new and competing renewals). Assist the faculty in the Motor Aging Research Group in gathering the required documents and data needed to prepare grant applications. Confirm that the appropriate resources are available, which are needed by the PI.
9. Arrange meetings of study partners, develop meeting agendas, and facilitate meeting.
10. Facilitate the preparation of conference abstracts, oral presentations, and poster presentations, and participate in the development of manuscripts for publication.
11. Partner with departmental IT resources in the development of databases; data coding manuals and data entry guidelines. Train staff and interns to collect and enter data appropriately.
12. Manage the collection of data from importable and exportable formats for rapid dissemination to PIs and sponsors.
13. Ensure that adverse events and protocol deviations are submitted to the IRB.
14. Represent the study at internal and external academic meetings. Act as a liaison to project partners to discuss new procedures that could be implemented.
15. Determine staffing needs to ensure efficient and appropriate coverage, and recommend appropriate changes to staffing patterns as needed. Manage staff performance and valuate the quality of work providing timely and corrective feedback as needed.
16. Participate in identifying and assisting junior faculty in career development activities.
17. Recruit, acclimate, and supervise undergraduate and graduate student research interns.
18. Work with Departmental Administrator to develop and monitor project budgets.

1. Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of related experience.
2. Master’s Degree strongly preferred
3. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have the ability to apply technology to resolve problems.
4. Must demonstrate proven knowledge of SPSS, SAS, or other statistical software and ability to perform data analysis.
5. Experience with RedCap, Qualtrics or other database software is strongly preferred.
6. Outstanding judgment, initiative, and attention to detail are essential. Must be able manage competing priorities while supporting more than one PI.
7. Can be relied upon to ensure that activities within areas of specific responsibility are completed in a timely manner and within budget
8. Outline project goals and timelines and reviews progress at defined intervals.
9. Ability to work well in a team setting and independently is essential.

The research coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and supervising daily operations including developing protocols and implementing procedures, creating a study database and cleaning and importing data files to study databases. The coordinator will be responsible for ensuring institutional and investigator compliance with institutional policies and procedures as well as federal and state law and regulations. The position will also entail supporting career development activities for junior faculty as well as participation in academic initiatives and activities within the division.