Clinical Research Coordinator I-Dr. Babineau Psychiatry and ObGyn

A full-time Research Coordinator is needed for a research lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Departments of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn. The Resilient Beginnings Lab (ReBeL) of Dr. Vanessa Babineau (Principle Investigator with NIH and NARSAD grants) in the Womens Mental Health Center is conducting research on intergenerational trauma and early brain-behavior development. The research team will recruit and study participants in a longitudinal prenatal cohort design (i.e. beginning in pregnancy and followed in postpartum and early childhood as mother-infant pairs) with remote and in-person assessments.

The Research Coordinator will assist in the daily operations of a research lab in Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn. Responsibilities include participant recruitment and enrollment scheduling study visits conducting study visits (pregnancy and mental health questionnaires in REDCap; infant fMRI scans with support from technicians; mother-infant behavioral assessments) electronic medical record (EHR) abstraction and data acquisition quality control (reports on benchmarks for recruitment retention study visits). They will also track study spending order supplies and assist with REDCap and IRB modifications and grant submissions.

• Collects and records study data. Inputs all information into database.
• Obtains informed consent under minimal supervision of the investigator(s) and educates participants regarding study requirements.
• Assists in the activities related to clinical research studies including but not limited to: answering phone calls screening participants for eligibility registering subjects with sponsoring agency administering lifestyle questionnaires.
• Assists in preparing grant applications IRB/GCO for submission and filings.
• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with hospital procedures. Ensures accurate and complete compilation of subject data through chart reviews.
• Secures delivers and ships clinical specimens as required by the protocol.
• Prepares for monitoring visits.
• Performs other related duties.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Science or closely related field.
• No experience required. One year of research experience preferred.
• Basic knowledge of research methods
• Basic knowledge of statistics
• Experience with babies or young children
• Microsoft Office (Excel Word PowerPoint OneNote)
• Some knowledge of REDCap a plus