Clinical Research Specialist 2

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400626 Psychiatry M&D Research

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 108 H

Compensation Range:

$24.91 - $34.87

Responsibilities:

The main functions of this position are to oversee activities within a portfolio of active grant projects across several labs. This involves coordinating projects, activities, personnel, deliverables, and pre- / post-award responsibilities associated with grants (currently HRSA, DoD, NIH). This position will also provide support for intern applications/interviews/onboarding and interface with community medical partners as well as accreditation recordkeeping, reporting, and self-study/site visitations for the Rochester Psychology Internship Consortium (RPIC) based in Addiction Psychiatry. The internship program is a component of grant-related activities. This is a full time position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participant recruitment, enrollment, and retention: Oversees, coordinates and conducts recruitment of research participants for various active grants at Strong Recovery. Follows up with participants to enhance retention through outreach and participant compensation. Tracks participant payments and compliance with research protocols. Tabling events will be mandatory and may occur on nights and weekends. Actively directs the activities of study staff and clinicians, providing updates to project PIs.
• Project services, advancement, and presentation: Manage upper-level resources, budgets, timelines, clinical trial management, in overseeing grant logistics and service delivery. Function as a main point of contact for funding agencies, community stakeholders, and partners within the university as well as RPIC agencies. Duties include presentation of data and project activities to stakeholders.
• Regulatory: Demonstrates accountability for continuous learning in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines. Keeps current with industry standards, best practices, relevant research studies and designs, implements and monitors resulting study changes.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Advanced degree in health systems administration, public health, clinical informatics, or similar preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to understand, follow and coordinate standard research protocols and procedures required
• Fully adheres to applicable safety and/or infection control standards required
• Understands and follows data integrity standards and processes required
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills preferred
• Highly collaborative, ability to work well in teams preferred

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Proficient in MS Office (e.g. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), email, internet preferred

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