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Job Description

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Neurological Sciences-Res Adm

**Work Type:** Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

**Shift:** Shift 1

**Work Schedule:** 8 Hr (8:00:00 - 4:30:PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.rush.edu/rush-careers/employee-benefits).

**Pay Range:** $29.36 - $42.61 per hour

Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary:

We are seeking a highly self-motivated and experienced Clinical Research Project Coordinator to join an active and dynamic interdisciplinary team in the Department of Neurological Sciences. The team’s research focuses on novel models of care and caregiver support in neurodegenerative disease, drawing from movement disorders, palliative care, health services research, and implementation science, including federally funded, philanthropically-supported, and investigator-initiated research studies. The Clinical Research Project Coordinator will report directly to Associate Professor/Principal Investigator and must have excellent organization, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills, and attention to detail with a track record of excellence. They must be able to work independently, mentor junior team members, and assist with all aspects of the research. They will exemplify the Rush mission, vision, and values and act in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, health communications, biostatistics, sociology, psychology or related discipline.

• Two years’ full-time professional level research experience as a clinical research coordinator, manager, or project coordinator or manager.

• Experience with mentoring and manuscript writing and publication.

• Proficiency with database design and reporting (e.g., REDCap), electronic health records (e.g., Epic).

• Flexible, highly organized, able to manage multiple complex studies, and proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within an integrated team.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Experience with graphic design and/or social media.

• Experience with IRB and grant submissions, drafting and managing budgets and financial plans.

• Experience with qualitative methods and analyses highly valued but not required.

• Outstanding oral, written, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage research projects including major national grants, funded by NIH, foundations, and philanthropy.

2. Liaise with PI and team members to coordinate scientific activities, schedule meetings, develop agendas, and disseminate accurate meeting minutes in a timely fashion. Assist in preparing monthly, semiannual, and annual reports for all grants, including just in time submissions, no-cost extensions, and other amendments.

3. Collaborate with partner organizations and advisory board members to ensure successful completion of shared projects and initiatives. Participate in multipronged study recruitment activities, including active community outreach, with public speaking opportunities. Respond to external requests for information about ongoing studies, coordinating presentations for local, regional, national organizations and public-facing groups.

4. Provide mentorship to junior team members, including undergraduates, medical students, residents, fellows, and research assistants/coordinators; assist PI with onboarding of new team members, providing cross-coverage of tasks in the event of transitions.

5. Work with PI and team to identify new federal and foundation funding opportunities, assist PI in preparing applications for funding, including budget development, and collaborate with grants administration to coordinate submission of grants, including the conduct of relevant literature searches using PubMed and citation management software.

6. Draft and submit abstracts and conference posters, and draft and submit manuscripts in alignment with journal submission and ICJME authorship requirements.

7. Oversee the development of study protocols, coordinating regulatory approval from the institutional review boards to assure regulatory compliance. Coordinate the start-up and management of research studies including IRB submissions and preparing/maintaining protocol-specific regulatory documents for study initiation, implementation, billing, ongoing monitoring, and study closure.

8. Analyze data, identify data discrepancies, research and identify causes. May perform statistical analysis of numerical data; Assist in the preparation of tables and graphs for publication and presentation. May design and develop databases related to specific programs at the request of PI.

9. Identify operational and/or protocol issues, discuss with the PI and team, and implement and oversee fulfillment of solutions.

10. Work with PI to ensure compliance with informed consent, identify, report, and resolve adverse events and HIPAA compliance. Maintains quality assurance and control, including adherence to regulatory requirements.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

**Position** Clinical Research Project Coordinator

**Location** US:IL:Chicago

**Req ID** 20066