Research Coordinator II (Neurology/Stroke)
CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
- Knowledge and understanding of general medical terminology; clinical methods, procedures, and applications.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Must be comfortable and effective in communicating with potential study participants from a diverse population.
- Proficient and confident with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with coordinating and organizing multicenter trials
- Experience with patient consenting and collecting data
- Experience with IRB submissions and preparation of protocol related documents
- Knowledge and understanding of the principals of good clinical practices including ethical issues, patient rights, regulations and guidelines for clinical research.
- Proficient with performing general office procedures and the ability to apply these in scheduling patients and adhering to established procedures.
Prefer: Master’s degree in a related field with a minimum of three years of experience with coordinating research studies (preferably multicenter trials); or Doctorate degree
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or two years of clinical research experience in lieu of every year of education plus certification from the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA), Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC), Certified IRB Professional (CIP) or, Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC). If applicant has a bachelor’s degree, certification is not required.
Minimum experience:
Five years of relevant experience. May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth Houston is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth Houston includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
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In addition, all UTHealth Houston employees who are assigned to work at a location that is subject to the affiliated partner’s hospital, clinical offices, or agency are required to abide by UTHealth’s Houston rules and regulations, as well as the affiliate’s rules and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination and safety requirements.
Work location is based on the needs of the department and may be adjusted.
