"Research Associate 2, HSS"

Overview

The Cardiovascular Data Science (CarDS) Lab at Yale School of Medicine is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to join our dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support innovative projects that leverage healthcare data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve cardiovascular disease diagnosis and prediction.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator and Senior Research Manager, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating daily research operations of research studies, which range from retrospective data analysis to multi-site randomized clinical trials. In addition to research responsibilities, the Project Coordinator will provide high-level administrative and project coordination to support the CarDS Lab. This includes overseeing daily operations, coordinating personnel onboarding and offboarding, ensuring adherence to departmental policies, managing program communications, liaising with university departments, supporting meetings, and coordinating procurement with external vendors and suppliers.

The CarDS lab is a multidisciplinary group of junior faculty, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate and undergraduate students across Yale. We collaborate with informatics, computer science, and statistics groups at Yale and several leading institutions nationally and internationally. We have developed novel tools to measure and improve care quality using data from electronic health records and software solutions for the early diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders. Our research offers unique collaborative opportunities with industry, health systems and health technology partners. For more information, please visit CarDS Lab.

Incumbent responsibilities will include:

• Project Coordination: Coordinates daily research operations, including timeline management, regulatory and file management, and meetings with study collaborators.
• Program Communication: Interacts with internal contacts such as research staff; principal investigators; clinical staff; administrators; various Yale departments; and Directors to discuss and collaborate on research issues; and to coordinate research plan. Interacts with external contacts, principal investigators, funding agencies, and vendors regarding research studies.
• Personnel Coordination: Personnel onboarding and offboarding tasks and provide regular support to program personnel.
• General Program Support: Meeting support that includes scheduling and coordinating meetings, preparing meeting materials, and facilitating meetings as needed.
• Procurement Coordination: Manage supplier setup requests, invoices, requisitions, and service agreements; order research-related supplies; and support vendor and supplier queries to ensure timely procurement for ongoing studies and projects.
• Financial Support: Process Yale Purchasing Card expenses and travel reimbursements, monitor and reconcile financial data, track project deliverables, and provide additional financial support as needed.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
2. Proven experience conducting and supporting all phases of clinical research, including data management and analysis.
3. Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask, prioritize tasks, and manage time effectively.
4. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
5. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with electronic data collection tools.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

1. Master's degree in a related field (e.g., public health, social sciences).
2. Proven experience preparing IRB protocols, amendments, and progress reports.
3. Proven experience with clinical trials, including patient recruitment and regulatory submissions.
4. Familiarity with statistical analysis software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R).
5. Prior experience working on large-scale research studies or multi-visit projects.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Carries out research within the scope of the established study protocol. Adheres to all human subjects regulations as defined by Yale University and the federal government that pertain to research studies.
2. Develops criteria for admission of study subjects based on goals and objectives of project.
3. Determines potential sources of funding and prospective partnerships.
4. Evaluates feasibility of accepting potential projects through analysis of staffing needs, resource requirements, financial costs, and current planned capacity of group. Negotiates contracts and/or changes with funder.
5. Develops original HIC/IRB submissions.  Based on knowledge of science and research goals, collaborates with PIs on major revisions and contributes to scientific protocols.  Plans and implements changes.
6. Develops forms, questionnaires and the application of research techniques; writes procedures manuals for data collection and coding.
7. Responsible for the documentation and transmission of study data.  Ensures that report forms are accurately documented and completed in a timely manner at each site location.
8. Works independently to develop manage and organize multi site studies.  Serves as primary coordinator between University, non-Yale collaborators, pharmaceutical companies, HIC, IRB and funding sources.
9. Performs descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data, using computer software.
10. Designs and implements quality control measures to ensure accurate collection and processing of data.
11. Contributes in-depth, original thought and relevance to written reports and to the writing of abstracts and manuscripts.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s Degree in a related discipline and two years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary Range

$65,000.00 - $101,000.00

Location

789 Howard Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut

Work Model

Hybrid

Time Type

Full time