Research Coordinator

Job Category Staff & Executive
- Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department Family Medicine
- Geriatrics

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Coordinator for the department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
The Research Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and implementing research direction, including funded National Institutes of Health research projects. The Research Coordinator will develop, implement, and coordinate research and administrative procedures for the successful management of research, including a clinical trial, and will manage research staff. The Research Coordinator will work closely with Dr. Luth to make decisions, solve problems, and identify when independent judgment should be exercised.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Opportunities exist for research presentations, authorship on papers, and relevant career development activities. Candidates with an interest in behavioral health, social sciences, supportive/palliative care, and health service research are encouraged to apply.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Plans and coordinates the initiation of the research study protocol(s), and the establishment/adherence of operating policies and procedures related to research study protocols, research networks or research team.
• Establishes accountability for protocol assignments and study participants who are primarily older adults; demonstrates adherence to good clinical practice, and source documentation guidelines.
• Assesses and compiles eligibility documentation and participation status of prospective study participants and arranges baseline and follow-up appointments with potential and enrolled participants.
• Conducts in-person and virtual study visit as per protocol in a person-centered, clear, open-minded, non-judgmental context.
• Assists and develops data management systems to track study data.
• Assists research study operations as directed by the Principal Investigator.

FLSA Exempt

Grade 25S

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The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the…