Position Summary

This is an opportunity to join an established clinical research team in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and work on multiple industry and federally funded studies. The hired candidate will work with James Krings, MD MSC, Kaharu Sumino, MD MPH, Tammy Quninones RN, and other coordinators on clinical research studies in asthma, COPD, and other pulmonary studies. This team has multiple ongoing studies and is seeking a person to help lead recruitment of potential participants. This position would involve communication with patients over the phone, email, and electronic medical record. They would also help produce materials, such as social media postings for recruitment.

Some of the above skills could be learned on the job. A basic understanding of study protocols would be required to assess for study eligibility. Hours have some flexibility but is part-time and generally involves 10-20 hours per week.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participates in the recruitment of study participants as identified in related protocol; visits with study participants to explain study, screens for eligibility and obtains informed consent of participants.
• Completes all necessary paperwork/documentation according to study protocol; obtains consent, interviews study subjects and schedules follow-ups as needed.
• Performs basic/scripted assessments to confirm eligibility to participate in study; explains and schedules laboratory and diagnostic procedures and/or treatment as required in the study; refers participants to basic resources as necessary.
• Collects data from study participants, medical records, interviews, questionnaires, diagnostic tests and other sources; performs basic evaluation and interpretation of collected data and prepares appropriate reports and documentation as necessary; prepares and distributes study packets and information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table. Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement. Equipment: Office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.