Clinical Research Coordinator A/B

Job Description Summary

The Penn Memory Center conducts and participates in a wide range of studies related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, mild cognitive impairment, cognitive aging, and lifelong brain health. We are seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to manage data and administer neuropsychological assessments for an observational study aimed at identifying measures to monitor response to treatment with FDA approved amyloid-targeting therapies for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Job Description

This candidate will conduct multiple research-related tasks including:

• Screening, recruiting, consenting and enrolling eligible participants using GCP guidelines
• Administering and scoring paper-and-pencil and app-based neuropsychological assessments to clinical patients and research participants following standardized protocols
• Maintaining and entering data into research databases containing patient/participant information and test results
• Conducting various research related tasks including escorting participants to scans and infusion visits, scheduling participant visits, and maintaining regular follow up with participants
• Clean, organize, and create visualizations of a large data set for further analysis

Coordinator B: In addition to the duties above, the CRC B will conduct more advanced data management and inter-team coordination. The CRC B will be expected to perform other duties as reasonably assigned.

The candidate must be detail-oriented, and have the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Experience and/or interest in working with older adults with cognitive impairment preferred.

Qualifications

• Position contingent upon funding.
• CRC-A: Bachelor of Science and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Excellent interpersonal, writing and analytical skills. Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational and multitasking skills. Experience with R or other statistical packages preferred.
• CRC-B: Bachelor of Science and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Experience in clinical research strongly preferred. Excellent interpersonal, writing and analytical skills. Must be detail oriented with excellent organizational and multitasking skills. The candidate should possess the ability to delegate work among team members and lead in training activities of new staff. Experience with R or other statistical packages preferred.