Clinical Research Coordinator I SOM I Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Research Coordinator I SOM I Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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All full-time university staff are eligible for VCUs robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits paid annual and holiday leave granted up front generous tuition benefit retirement planning and savings options tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs employee discounts well-being resources abundant opportunities for career development and advancement and more. Learn more about VCUs benefits here.
Position Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated Clinical Research Coordinator to support an NIH fundedstudy investigating psychophysiological outcomes following concussion.
This position will play acritical role in:
1) Supporting an extramural funded project focused on post-concussion psychophysiologicalmeasures in adolescent athletes.
2) Facilitating research operations within a multidisciplinary team.
The Clinical Research Coordinator will assist with all phases of study implementation including participantrecruitment and scheduling support overseeing study site progress administering assessments andprocessing and managing data collected from concussion assessments (e.g. reaction time gait) andpsychophysiological measures (e.g. acoustic startle reflex and startle potentiation as measured by EMGand EEG). Responsibilities also include coordinating IRB submissions and amendments overseeing studydocumentation monitoring data quality and integrity and preparing progress reports and summaryfindings for internal and external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have experience with adolescent populations experimental human subjectsresearch concussion or psychophysiology research data processing programs (e.g. Matlab) strongorganizational skills and an interest in clinical neuroscience rehabilitation science kinesiology biomedicalengineering or related fields. This position will involve work in a clinical or hospital setting requiresfamiliarity with ethical research practices human subjects protections strong interpersonal skills andpsychophysiology data collection protocols.
The Clinical Research Coordinator will work under the generalsupervision of the Principal Investigator and help oversee collaborate and integrate with faculty staffand trainees in a research-intensive environment.
Minimum Hiring Standards
Bachelors degree or greater in relevant field such as rehabilitation science kinesiology neuroscience psychology biomedical engineering or a related discipline.
Strong interpersonal skills and experience working directly with adolescents (and parents) in asports medicine or psychology field.
Experience recruiting screening and performing data collections on human subjects.
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect professionalism and civility with a population of faculty staff and students from all backgrounds and experiences or acommitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience coordinating research supported by extramural (e.g. NIH DoD VA) funding.
History of maintaining and auditing research study records in compliance with the InstitutionalReview Board (IRB).
Experience with concussion assessment or psychophysiological (e.g. EMG EEG) methods.
Familiarity with data management processing wrangling and analysis through software such asREDCap RStudio MATLAB or others.
This is a restricted position with no set end date; continued employment is dependent upon project needs availability of funds and performance.
The position will remain open until filled
VCU is committed to hiring veterans! VCU will include a veterans period(s) of military service in the calculation of their annual leave accrual rate. This may provide veterans with an increased leave accrual!
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.
Please note that if you are employed as a university employee working in any of the health systems facilities you will need to follow VCU Health System policies which will include but will not be limited to vaccination requirements.
Nickie Thomas
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
