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Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
We are hiring a Research Coordinator I (full-time) to join UTHealth McGovern Medical School, Department of OBGYN – Maternal Fetal Medicine in Houston, TX 77030. In this role, you will be actively involved in screening and enrolling patients in randomized clinical trials per study protocol and completing study follow-up visits in clinic settings daily. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be trained to process and ship research samples in our lab.
An ideal candidate should have prior experience working with clinical trials and data entry software. Bilingual in Spanish, preferred. What we do here changes the world.
UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in. Once you join us you won't want to leave.
It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus: 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us.
We offer work/life services such as... Free financial and legal counseling Free mental health counseling services Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. Resources for child and elder care Plus many more!
The Research Coordinator I, assists with human subject research project conduct and management, including participant recruitment and data collection, entry, management, and analysis. Assists with research project logistics, maintaining records, preparing reports, and meeting research milestones and deadlines. Position Key Accountabilities: Under supervision, assists with human subjects research activities, including participant recruitment, informed consent, data collection through surveys, interviews, and observations, and ensures that all activities are conducted according to study protocols.
Organizes, cleans, and maintains databases to ensure accurate data entry and preparation for analysis under close supervision. Maintains confidential records of collected data and ensures accuracy, compliance, and integrity of data. Data may include human subject data and departmental programmatic data.
Supports Data Management Sharing (DMS) plan. Prepares annual progress reports and applications for various committees and ensures that all staff have received the proper training/attended the appropriate training courses. Assists in the preparation of progress and annual reports and grant proposals to various funding agencies; works closely with the Office of Sponsored Projects on the submission of grants.
May assist with regulatory submissions (i.e. Institutional Review Board(s), FDA, etc). Assist the investigator with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, including the creation of figures, tables, and graphs.
Helps prepare research papers, presentations, and reports, including academic publications and conferences. Conduct reviews of academic journals and databases to gather relevant articles and publications as directed to help prepare manuscripts for publication. Assists with the preparation of budgets and reviews re-budgeting needs and expenditures.
Attends research-planning meetings to assist in preparing budget drafts for departmental leadership approval. Assists with invoicing. Assists in preparing for and responding to site monitoring visits, audits, and inspections.
May be responsible for maintaining study materials (i.e., test kits, investigational drugs, and devices). Performs other duties as assigned. Certification/Skills: Prior experience processing, storing and shipping research samples, preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Office and RedCap or similar software, preferred. Bilingual in Spanish, strongly preferred. Minimum
Bachelor's Degree in a related field required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement. Minimum
None Physical
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.
Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C. F.
R. §791.4. Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.