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Research Coordinator

Posted on: March 10, 2021 Apply Now
New York, NY External Post-Graduate Job Expires June 30, 2021

We are seeking a self-motivated, highly-organized Research Coordinator with experience in research project management, who will be responsible for coordinating and monitoring the quality and project progress of a NIH-funded research project being conducted at an international research site.  The Research Coordinator will work full-time on an NIH-funded study to examine the use of the TB drug bedaquiline in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Specifically, the study will recruit patients in South Africa with MDR TB or XDR TB who are returning to care after interrupting treatment, to determine if they have developed additional resistance to bedaquiline and clofazimine due to treatment interruption. The study will enroll 300 participants over a 3 year period. Data will be collected by South African staff from medical records and research visits. When international travel is possible, this position requires up to 30-35% travel to the South African study sites for providing support and training to local staff, and monitoring project progress. 

  • Provide principal administrative and research support to the Principal Investigator (PI) in the administration and implementation of an NIH funded project being conducted at multiple sites in South Africa.
  • Manage the day-to-day operations of the project with US- and South Africa-based investigators, data managers, study coordinator and clinical staff.
  • Work with Principal Investigator (PI) to develop and update study protocols, including the data collection tools/case report forms (CRFs).
  • Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for activities at each study site.
  • Develop and monitor implementation of project work plans.
  • Track screening, enrollment and follow-up data collection of study participants; prepare regular reports for the PI about participant recruitment and study-visit completion.
  • Train and supervise South African study coordinator, research nurses and research assistants to ensure compliance to all aspects of the project protocols and national and international regulations. 
  • Prepare agendas for and coordinate project meetings and phone calls. Write and distribute minutes from all meetings.
  • Partner with Einstein REDCap team to develop and maintain study databases and securely store study data. 
  • Oversee data collection by South African research staff and troubleshoot challenges that emerge. 
  • Conduct quarterly site monitoring at the international study site(s). When international travel is not possible, quality control of CRFs will be conducted from the U.S. through review of scanned and emailed documents. 
  • Assist in drafting data reports, preparing conference abstracts, and presentations related to the project.
  • Prepare and submit ethics applications, including amendments and annual renewals to the Einstein Institutional Review Board (IRB); oversee ethics applications at all relevant site IRBs.
  • Assist the PI in the management of the study budget, tracking of subcontract invoices from collaborating institutions. 
  • Other duties as assigned.
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