Temporary Research Coordinator

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center (NBDC) is seeking a Research Coordinator to join our team in a full-time position for up to 1 year. The NBDC at Columbia University Medical Center is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and patient care. Our Clinical, Translational and Basic Science research features collaborations across specialties and stretches from the bench to bedside. We also have active clinical trials available to our volunteer participants.

The Research Coordinator will report to the Principal Investigators and serve as a liaison between the volunteer participants, and other collaborators during the POWERS study that involves apparently healthy volunteers without diabetes. This is a temporary role, expected to last approximately one year.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Principal Investigators for a national study that is investigating predictors of weight loss maintenance in healthy adults
• Collaborate with Investigators and study team for implementing, managing and sustaining the ongoing POWERS protocol
• Identify operational and / or protocol issues, discuss with the Investigators and implement and oversee fulfillment of solutions
• Work with Investigators to ensure compliance with informed consent; identify, report and resolve adverse events and HIPPA compliance
• Study participant responsibilities :
• Coordinate and prepare for all on-site participant study visits
• Manage blood samples sent to Quest and receipt of result
• Interact by email with PIs when counsel needed to confirm participant eligibility
• Data entry
• Communicate when needed with Data Coordinating Center
• Create and maintain participant document binders
• Add events to study Incidence Log
• Assist with study procedures after having been trained / certified
• Present information at weekly staff meetings to Pl and research staff
• Attend virtual and in-person Steering committee meetings, and virtual Coordinators meetings, as needed
• Serve as a backup when need arises when other POWERS staff are out
• Serve as a back-up interventionist (if qualified as RD / nutritionist) when need arises, specific to nutrition education and behavior modification, for individual and group-based nutrition counseling in POWERS.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned / requested.
• This is a temporary role, expected to last approximately one year.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience together with a minimum of 1-3 years experience as a research worker
• Bilingual in Spanish
• Experience as a clinical research coordinator or lifestyle intervention research experience

Other Requirements

• Must be flexible, highly organized, and able to manage individual study participants
• Excellent organization, and communication skills
• Ability to communicate, interpret, share and present information to management and research investigators and staff
• Computer proficiency
• Experience with data collection
• Ability to perform light level of physical activity

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