Clinical Research Coordinator and Radiologic Technologist – Dysphagia & Videofluoroscopy Research

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Clinical Research Coordinator II

The Swallowing and Salivary Bioscience Laboratory (SSBL) offers a unique opportunity combining advanced research responsibilities with specialized video fluoroscopic imaging duties in a highly collaborative academic research environment. The role is well-suited for candidates with a strong interest in dysphagia research, imaging science, and translational clinical research.
This position supports interdisciplinary research within the SSBL, with primary responsibility for execution, coordination, and analysis of dysphagia research studies. Approximately 80% of duties involve research support activities including video fluoroscopic image analysis, study visit coordination, data management, and research operations. The remaining 20% of duties involve operating fluoroscopy equipment during human subjects research visits, requiring appropriate radiation technologist training and credentialing.

• This position is full or part-time, 60%-100%

• This position requires work to be completed onsite, at a designated campus work location.

• This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations.
  
  The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration

• Strong organizational, analytical, and documentation skills

• Familiarity with clinical research regulations (e.g., IRB protocols, human subjects protections)

• May assist with training of staff

• Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects more complex information, performs medical assessments, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. Performs medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy

• Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for clinical research trials

• Performs analysis of video fluoroscopic swallow study images to derive metrics as study outcomes.

• Conducts routine quality control checks and troubleshoot imaging equipment issues, ensure proper cleaning, disinfection, and safety of imaging rooms and equipment, and maintain compliance with institutional, state, and federal radiation safety requirements

• Performs quality checks

• Operates radiologic equipment during dysphagia research study visits according to research protocols, imaging standards, and radiation safety regulations

• Serves as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues

• Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels

• Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols

• Identifies resource needs and develops clinical research documents, such as job aids, tools, processes, procedures, and training. Contributes to the development of protocols

School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Swallowing & Salivary Bioscience Laboratory

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