Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine is searching for a Research Coordinator!
Position Summary:
The Research Coordinator, at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine's Center for Asian Health (CAH), will work on several large-scale clinical, translational, and community-based research projects with clinical principal investigators and senior team staff at the CAH. This person will serve as the primary coordinator for multiple concurrent research projects, managing project coordination, project strategy development, study implementation, Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and renewals, regulatory compliance, data management, manuscript development, publication submission, grant preparation, and research timelines.
The Research Coordinator will proactively monitor project progress, identify barriers to completion, coordinate investigators, collaborators, trainees, and research personnel, and facilitate the timely completion of manuscripts, presentations, grant applications, regulatory submissions, and other scholarly activities. This individual will work with a high degree of independence while ensuring that research projects remain organized, productive, and aligned with strategic priorities and publication goals.
Job Details:
* This is a grant funded position
Required Education and Experience:
* Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Biology, or a related field required and at least two years' related research coordination experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
* Demonstrated knowledge of clinical and translational research methodology, study design, regulatory requirements, and research ethics is required.
Preferred Education and Experience:
* Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, or a related discipline.
Required Skills and Abilities:
* Demonstrated computer skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, including spreadsheet, database, and presentation software programs.
* Demonstrated data management, statistical analysis, interpretation, and data visualization skills.
* Excellent scientific writing, editing, and communication skills.
* Demonstrated organizational, project coordination, and problem-solving skills.
* Demonstrated ability to independently coordinate multiple concurrent research projects while maintaining competing priorities and deadlines.
* Ability to proactively identify barriers to research progress, facilitate solutions, and maintain accountability for project milestones and deliverables.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with the ability to interact with a diverse constituent population including faculty, trainees, clinicians, community partners, patients, funding agencies, and journal editors.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to organize and prioritize the needs of multiple research endeavors.
* Ability to multitask and be detail-oriented in a dynamic work environment.
* Flexibility, resilience, initiative, and the ability to accomplish goals with minimal supervision.
* Patient-centered communication and relationship-building with the community
Preferred Skills and Abilities:
* Experience with scientific publishing, grant preparation, and regulatory compliance is preferred.
* Proficiency in a second language is preferred (both verbal and written).
* A strong statistical background with experience managing, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting research data using a variety of quantitative analytical methods is highly desirable. Experience using statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R, Stata, or equivalent analytical programs is preferred.
* Experience with Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, research databases (e.g., REDCap), scientific writing, manuscript preparation, publication management, grant preparation, and project coordination is preferred.
Essential Duties:
Research Portfolio Management
* Work closely with the Principal Investigator to ensure that the research portfolio progresses efficiently and that scholarly goals are achieved on schedule.
* Maintain oversight of multiple concurrent research projects.
* Develop and update comprehensive project timelines and milestone trackers.
* Monitor progress toward manuscript, presentation, grant, and regulatory deadlines.
* Ensure research priorities remain aligned with the strategic goals of the Center.
Research Project Coordination
* Serve as the primary