Program Coordinator

Specific duties at the local level include: coordinating, supervising, and evaluating the activities of the field staff, ensuring that the study protocols and security and confidentiality guidelines are followed, and overseeing quality assurance activities. The PC will also participate in site visits, routine calls with their project officer, monthly all-site conference calls, and other pertinent meetings.

• Assist the Principal Investigator in executing the objectives of the project.
• Plan and coordinate the annual cycle.
• Train and supervise full-time and part-time field staff who interview approximately 200 participants
• Monitor and evaluate recruitment, interviews, and medical record abstractions for quality assurance.
• Creates and modifies informed consents, protocols, and recruitment materials in compliance with IRB and funding agency requirements.
• Identifies medical and prevention materials needed for each cycle.
• Develop and maintain scheduling for staff for each cycle, ensuring safety and security.
• Maintain inventory of supplies, incentives, and equipment.
• Responsible for receiving, distributing, and reconciling all participant incentives.
• Coordinate and conduct pre-implementation and ongoing training for project staff.
• Develop and maintain relationships with medical facilities and community-based organizations, including collaborations for different projects or data requests.
• Development of protocols for field and office use.
• Supervise staff and ensure protocols are followed, including conducting weekly supervision.
• Participant in site visits, trainings, national calls, and regular conference calls.
• Coordinates submission of progress reports.
• Serve as back-up for the data manager and interviewers/abstractors.