Posted
Thurs., April 13
Organization
Hypertension Center and Laboratory in the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Position Description
The Hypertension Center and Laboratory in the Division of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is seeking a clinical research coordinator. Under the direction of their faculty, the coordinator will work on a variety of clinical research studies which focus on hypertension clinical research.
The coordinator can also expect to support the implementation of pilot studies for the principal investigator and/or junior faculty members as needs arise. They will be responsible for providing leadership through the development and implementation of strategic plans to enhance enrollment/utilization of study participants, tracking devices, assessment of trends, and identification of areas for improvement and evaluating success in study/component metrics.
Responsibilities include:
- Recruiting, enrolling, and gathering informed consent of study participants
- Administering standardized questionnaires
- Purchasing required supplies from multiple vendors
- Instructing in study procedures such as dietary instruction, urine collection, and blood pressure measurement (office blood pressure measurement, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and home blood pressure monitoring), and other physiologic measures
- Conducting laboratory visits under controlled conditions
- Collecting anthropometric measures
- Performing phlebotomy procedures and collecting blood specimens
- Utilizing and managing electronic monitoring devices and data collection tools
- Organizing records
- Maintaining case report forms (CRFs)
- Entering and cleaning data
- Creating consort diagrams and reports, and dissemination of these at team meetings
- Facilitating participant compensation
- Maintaining research supply inventory
- Upkeeping equipment
- Collecting high-quality research data through analysis of issues associated with the conduct of questionnaires, utilization of devices and assessment of the degree of participant burden through frequent, formal and informal communication with the principal investigator
- Contributing to diversity efforts to recruit under-represented study participants
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training, and experience plus two years of related experience
- Research and/or laboratory experience a plus
- Experience with research data entry including REDCap and Qualtrics a plus
- Experience with the public in a service-related or occupational role a plus
- Spanish fluency a plus
Time Commitment
Full-time (35 hours per week; candidates should anticipate the need for flexible work hours to attain recruitment goals and complete study visits successfully, and may expect work hours to be scheduled between 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. as well as occasionally on weekends, varying from week-to-week depending upon study visit and recruitment needs)
Compensation
TBD
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