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University of Rochester Medical Center · 5 days ago

Human Subject Research Spec I

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$21.36/hr - $29.90/hr

The University of Rochester Medical Center is dedicated to fostering a welcoming community and is seeking a Human Subject Research Specialist I. This role involves contributing to community-based pediatric asthma interventions, including participant recruitment, data collection, and supporting the research team through various administrative tasks.

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Responsibilities

Conduct participant screening for the research studies

Conduct telephone calls and in-person conversations to screen potential participants for eligibility and gage interest in a study

Conduct detailed screening surveys and use own judgment to determine if subject is eligible

Schedule home visits with family, and coordinate schedules with other staff to conduct home visits

Organize and maintain all screening data in a database

Travel to appropriate sites for subject recruitment, including homes, emergency departments, clinics, and schools

Explain study in detail and answer all participants’ questions

Obtain written informed consent from caregivers and verbal assent from children

Conduct interviews and administers surveys to participants

Collect breathing measurements (spirometry, eNO), height/weight, and saliva samples from child/adolescent participants

Work with children/adolescents to assure comfort with and accuracy of data collection

Maintain subject documentation, including memorandums and letters

Provide enrollment updates at weekly study meeting, and provide updates daily to director, senior specialists and research nurse

Conduct telephone, Zoom and in-person (home, school, etc.) interviews to collect follow-up survey data with participants

Make sure that all follow-up surveys are conducted within a specific time frame

Travel to schools and homes to collect breathing measurements (spirometry, eNO), height/weight, and saliva samples from child/adolescent participants

Communicate with primary care, specialty care, and school nurse offices to obtain asthma-related health information

Conduct medical record reviews using electronic health records

Collect data from interviews and other sources from asthma studies

Perform on-site validity checks of data and obtains clarification as needed

Verify study related information and review subject records to ensure complete and accurate data

Enter data into database. Run reports from database and prepare documents for IRB, NIH and DSMB reporting

Oversee data cleaning procedures (reviewing and correcting other team members data collection forms)

Oversee audit preparations for IRB/NIH (ensuring information and subject files are up to date and complete)

Assist with database creation, edits and general maintenance Independently create tables and coding schematic for the databases

Conduct interviews and assist with hiring of student research assistants

Assist with organizing and conducting training sessions for the multiple aspects of the asthma interventions including survey administration and data entry

Assist in supervising daily student activities including, delegating tasks, reviewing progress, and providing additional training when needed

Assist with interviews and training of regular full-time staff

Assist with data analysis using SPSS or Excel, conduct bivariate and multivariate analysis

Manuscript preparation - draft abstracts and manuscripts

Grant support - assist in preparation of grant materials

Presentation preparation - independently organize and design presentations (lectures and posters)

Conduct literature reviews on related topics using resources provided (library, Ovid Medline and other online sources), as needed

Organize subject samples and mail samples to laboratory for analysis; maintain sample results

Create and mail study newsletters to families and nurses

Organize subject honoraria and mail gift cards to families

Communicate with school nurses, school administrators, and medical providers regarding study

Attend weekly study meetings and discuss study related issues and provide insightful suggestions for improvement

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Human Subject ResearchData CollectionData AnalysisMicrosoft ExcelREDCapSpanish SpeakingInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree with major course work in social or technical field or Associate's degree and completion of 6 months in the Human Subject Research Coordinator Trainee Program

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience in human subject research coordination

Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Must be flexible, empathetic, and able to engage effectively with diverse populations

Demonstrate efficiency in prioritizing assignments, as well as skill in proactively and independently resolving problems in the field, and recommending/implementing continuous quality improvements

Possess good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

Some evenings and weekends shifts

Must have reliable/efficient transportation to travel to schools, homes, pediatric offices and other local sites