Summary

The Epidemiology Program is the largest program devoted to pediatric cancer epidemiology in the US. The Program currently has several funded research projects focused on pediatric cancer etiology and survivorship. This position provides much-needed support to several of these projects through the following activities. Coordinating day to day activities of research protocols for the Epidemiology program and supporting all research efforts of the program. Daily activities include screening, enrollment, and monitoring of research participants as well as ensuring accurate data collection, documentation, organization and safety of research participants. This individual should have excellent communication skills since study participants may be recruited in person, via phone, or email. Research coordinator will also be responsible for completing all relevant study documents, maintaining research charts, providing study updates, and completing study progress reports.

Job Duties

• Interviews, screens, and recruits patients for the study.
• Explains processes and procedures to educate participants regarding the research study.
• Ensures research protocol objectives are being met and research activities comply with institutional and regulatory standards.
• Collects patient information, processes documents, and enters data into a database.
• May collect, process, ship, and maintain paperwork for specimens according to study protocol procedures.
• Maintains records and regulatory documents for research studies.
• May review regulatory documents before submission.
• Organizes study research documents following specific protocol guidelines.
• May correspond with patients throughout the study.
• Works in a team environment with faculty and other staff members to ensure protocol objectives are met.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Three years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. No experience required with preferred degree.
• Fluent in Spanish is preferred.