Posted
Fri., Jan. 13
Start Date
ASAP (aiming for mid- to late-February 2023, with onboarding starting immediately)
Organization
Columbia University Diabetes Research Center
Position Description
The Columbia University Diabetes Research Center's Cook research group is seeking a clinical research coordinator to work closely with the principal investigator in all aspects of human physiologic studies in the field of type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Those with an interest in a career in medicine and/or medical research, but who have not yet applied to medical or graduate school, are particularly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting with day-to-day general operation of clinical research projects
- Screening, recruiting/retaining, educating, and scheduling visits/tests for study participants
- Assisting with the conduct of study procedures
- Coordinating reimbursements/compensation for study participants
- Performing data collection and entry, maintaining study database, and ensuring data accuracy
- Monitoring data (including safety data) on case report forms
- Ensuring compliance with study protocol and relevant research regulations
- Interacting with centralized research resources such as the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Clinical Research Center (CTSA-CRR), the Clinical Trials Office (CTO), and other regulatory bodies
- Maintaining inventory and procuring of supplies by contacting vendors, ensuring proper storage, and keeping up-to-date logs
- Assisting with publications, grant reports, and agency reporting including NIH Data Safety Monitoring (generating graphs, figures, tables, and organizing references with EndNote)
- Performing additional related duties as needed
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education, training, and experience
- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office and willingness to learn specialized software including EPIC and IBM CTMS
- Ability to work independently while developing and exercising professional judgment and thinking creatively to work through problems
- Excitement to engage in all aspects of scientific research involving human participants
- One year of relevant experience a plus
- Proficiency in Spanish and/or willingness to use phone interpreter service a plus
- Prior experience working with patients and/or human participants under HIPAA and GCP a plus
- Working knowledge of electronic research tools such as Epic (electronic health record) and/or Clinical Trial Management Systems a plus
Time Commitment
Full-time (35 hours per week)
Compensation
TBD
Apply
To apply, visit the Careers at Columbia website.
