Clinical Coordinator 2- African American Community Outreach (Hussman Institute)

Description

Support multiple genetics research studies by performing a variety of duties involved in the collection, compilation, documentation, and analysis of clinical and genetic research data from study participants.

This position will focus on our genetic studies of Alzheimer disease in African Ancestry communities.

• Organize, host, participate in community education, and outreach activities to recruit populations historically underrepresented in genetics research.
• Identify, recruit, and enroll families for our genetic studies of Alzheimer disease in all African Ancestry.
• Schedule and enroll participants. This will require careful management of calendars and coordination with other staff.
• Coordinate and manage enrollment activities for respective studies. This will entail setting up local and remote trips that will involve travel (including overnight travel).

This may require travel to participants in their homes or to medical clinics / hospitals.

• Collect biological samples per study protocols. This will most frequently involve drawing blood or collecting saliva from participants.
• Collect data from patient charts, medical records, interviews, questionnaires, diagnostic tests, and other sources; code, evaluate and interpret collected data and prepare appropriate documentation.
• Enter clinical data and identify new strategies to maximize efficiency of data entry. Assist in preparation of clinical data reports and analyses;

recommend new methods for collection and documentation of data; write and revise procedural manuals as required. Use data management and analysis software, including programs for drawing human pedigrees, basic statistical software and query-based extraction of clinical and laboratory data from relational database.

• Function as a member of a multidisciplinary research team.
• Prepare ascertainment reports for presentation to the investigative team.
• Organize and manage the flow of information to and from participants and families; maintain contact information for families and participants;

develop efficient strategies for following up with families on a regular basis.

• Participate in regular clinical meetings and staff training sessions.
• Ensure compliance with protocol guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; identify problems and / or inconsistencies and monitor patients’ progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events;

recommend corrective actions as appropriate.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

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Job Status : Full time

Full time

Employee Type : Staff

Staff

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