Department: MED-Cancer Center
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Job Summary:

Coordinates collection, analysis, processing & reporting of data & assists Principal Investigator (PI) in judging the validity of test data obtained in regard to biomedical &/or social-behavioral research study(ies) of limited complexity involving co-investigators, multiple campuses &/or universities. Completes all activities by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all relevant current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH). The Research Study Coordinator works within the Clinical Trials Laboratory of the Pathology Core Facility. They support open clinical trials on the Northwestern campus by providing the correct collection kits to areas of patient care when patients are enrolled on a clinical trial. The specimens are then retrieved and basic processing is performed in the lab. Samples are stored and/or shipped out to central laboratories as per protocol.

Specific Responsibilities:

* Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.

* Collects, compiles, tabulates & processes responses.

* Gathers information.

* Extracts & analyzes data from medical charts.

* Completes basic clinical procedures such as drawing blood & obtaining blood

pressure.

Administration:

* Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.

* Collates relevant mathematical results & prepares tables, charts & graphs

reflecting relationships of multiple tests.

* Completes documents associated with current local, state, & federal regulatory

guidelines, requirements, laws & research protocols.

Supervision:

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university

* leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR

* appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' research study or other relevant

* experience required; OR

* Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a

* master's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate

* combination of education and experience.

* Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify

* every 3 years.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

* Communication-Oral and Written: Communicates effectively one-to, in small groups and in public speaking contexts; writes precise, well-organized emails, letters and proposals while using appropriate vocabulary and grammar.

Preferred Qualifications:

* 4 years practical research study or related experience.

Target hiring range for this position will be between $19.31-$27.16 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data

Benefits:
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