Senior Clinical Research Data Coordinator

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve.

We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve.

We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources.

We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

Flexible work arrangements, including virtual/hybrid work locations, are an integral part of the School of Medicine's Working Forward initiative. As such, this position's work location is designated as virtual/hybrid. Please note that the designated work location is subject to change based on the unit's business needs.

This position will serve as a Senior Clinical Research Data Coordinator within the Early Psychosis Interventions North Carolina (EPI-NC) program in the Department of Psychiatry. The Senior Clinical Research Data Coordinator is responsible for independently leading efforts in the planning, organization, and conduct of clinical research data management for multiple complex study protocols. The Clinical Research Data Coordinator is expected to use their full knowledge of research data coordination to lead and work within their multiple complex assignments.

EPI-NC provides technical assistance and clinical training, quality improvement data collection and analysis and fidelity monitoring to First Episode Psychosis Coordinated Specialty Care Programs (FEP CSS) in North Carolina. EPI-NC also performs community outreach and education with the aim of reducing duration of untreated psychosis and works with the Programs to implement new, evidenced based interventions.

The primary purpose of this position is to develop and maintain the projects' REDCap databases, analyze the data, and generate reports based on the analyzed data. This position trains and monitors FEP CSS staff assigned to collect and enter data into the project data base.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Must be able to work and communicate with various populations effectively and professionally.

• Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team.

• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.

• Proficiency with R programming including database manipulation and analyses.

• Expertise in the generation of reports from REDCap databases and developing and modifying REDCap databases.

• Experience in developing training manuals and training others to use the REDCap database.

• Experience in monitoring data quality and developing strategies with staff assigned to enter data to minimize missing data.

• Experience in working with a team to enhance the utility of databases to further the project goals.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Not applicable.

Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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