GME Research Coordinator

The GME Research Coordinator must be knowledgeable in ACGME Research requirements and Institutional Review Board operations in order to assist current and future GME clinical research by:

1. Coordinating multiple scholarly activity and research project timelines throughout all lifecycle phases.
2. Aid in the development of scholarly activity and research related documents.
3. Researching, analyzing, interpreting, acquiring, organizing, scrubbing, and providing data that has been requested.
4. Quantitative, qualitative and analytical use of data samples presented and maintained; ensure compliance with regulatory processes and procedures.

In addition, there will be assistance in working closely and effectively with physician principal investigator(s), resident(s), fellow(s), research directors, other members of WKHS by contributing to the research portfolio/scholarly activity as appropriate.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Assist in research to:
  • Develop and maintain scholarly activity pathways in GME and the healthcare environment.
    • Assist with coordination of meetings for research teams and maintain meeting documentation; track research milestones and deadlines, ensuring timely completion of projects.
    • Collaborate with research teams to prepare study protocols, assist in designing/development/conducting clinical research projects, review/preparation of consent forms, IRB submissions, and other study-related documents.
  • Contribute to the development, training, and process documentation for both the department and assigned projects.
    • Organize and optimize data collection mechanisms for clinical research studies including ongoing studies, pilot studies, collaborative studies investigating internal and external clinical data (i.e. EMR data, national registry data, socioeconomical/financial data, etc.), and any other studies assigned and within scope.
    • Assist with research portfolio/scholarly activity of the department, as appropriate, by reviewing and potentially submitting IRBs on behalf of residents and attendings
    • Ensure all research activities comply with institutional, state, and federal regulations (including IRB submissions and approvals); assist with monitoring compliance with research protocols and assist with managing amendments or modifications as needed.
  • Ability to think analytically and display effective use of statistical software (i.e. SPSS, STATA, R, Python, etc.); collecting, organizing, and managing data.
  • Serves as intermediary between GME, cancer and hospital clinical research.
  • Assist in coordination of "hybrid" investigator-initiated clinical trials that fall undergraduate medical education research in addition to either cancer clinical trials or hospital clinical trials

• Perform lectures, workshops, and/or small group exercises to instruct residents and faculty on how to responsibly participate in clinical research (investigator-initiated clinical trials, sponsored research, quality improvement projects, etc.)
  • Assist with quality assurance measures to ensure data integrity throughout the research process; prepare reports, abstracts and research findings.
  • Foster a collaborative research culture within the GME program and the various research departments throughout the organization.
  • Support the education of medical trainees in engaging with clinical research.
• Work closely with the VP Research & Access, and other research personnel, other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE  

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program providing training in a research related field of study, master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in health services research and/or clinical trials environment.
• Experience in coordination and implementation of research preferred.
• Experience with human research protections preferred
• Minimum 1 year project management experience inclusive of clinical experience preferred
• CITI Training, or completion of CITI Training within the first month of employment