Project Coordinator - Pediatrics

Description

The Familias Unidas Ninos Sanos (FUNS) II project is a program geared at improving dietary and physical activity behaviors (and ultimately BMI outcomes) among young Latino children through caregiving skill-building and health education strategies. In collaboration with the study Principal Investigator (PIs), and additional Co-I's, the Project Coordinator will provide bilingual research support for this project. Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing and submitting applications for human subjects' reviews and other necessary regulatory documentation, overseeing and managing recruitment, enrollment, and retention of study participants, supervising assistant clinical research coordinator, project logistical support, coordinating operations between project partners, overseeing and managing data collection and data entry, etc. Attention to detail and professional communication skills are essential. The candidate will have experience working independently in the field and the ability to foster and maintain effective working relationships with community partners. Also, the candidate will have the ability to interact comfortably with children, parents, and families.

*This is a full-time, 18 month limited position that may convert to career.

Salary Range: $38.46 - $61.87 HourlyQualifications

Required

• Strong verbal and written communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills to effectively establish rapport, and build collaborate relationships.

• Strong organizational capabilities to organize multiple projects and competing deadlines for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

• Analytical skills sufficient to work and solve address problems and identify solutions with reasoned judgment.

• Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities; work flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.

• Ability to respond to situations in an appropriate and professional manner.

• Ability to concentrate and focus in a work environment that contains distracting stimuli and competing deadlines.

• Ability to be flexible in handling work delegated by more than one individual.

• Typing and computer skill/ability including word-processing, use of spreadsheets, email, data entry.

• Ability to handle confidential material information with judgement and discretion.

• Working knowledge of the clinical research regulatory framework and institutional requirements.

• Mathematical skills Sufficient to prepare clinical research budgets, knowledge of math ability and knowledge of clinical trials research budgeting process to assist with the preparation of clinical trial budgets.

• Working knowledge of FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GC) for clinical research.

• Be available to work in more than one environment, travel to meetings, off-site visits, conferences, etc.

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree or 1-3 years of previous study coordination or clinical research coordination experience.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish

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