Research Coordinator I_Cancer Epidemiology

• Recruiting and consenting eligible participants for epidemiologic studies. The candidate would be working with Dr. Kathy Egan and Dr. Doratha A. Byrd.
• Collecting data and questionnaires from patients and maintaining accurate and complete research documentation.
• Recruitment of patients in a clinical setting, gaining experience about chemoprevention and clinical trials.
• Communicating regularly with the Research Project Manager and/or Principal Investigator about study-related issues. 

• A professional, personable, organized individual with research experience and healthcare/medical knowledge
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred but not required.
• Demonstrates skills in working effectively with a team, setting appropriate goals, and attaining positive results
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to foster a cooperative work environment and develop positive and effective working relationships
• Demonstrates professional maturity, a positive attitude, and an energetic, can-do work approach
• Independent and self-motivated worker, able to be effective with limited supervision
• Ability to be flexible, balancing multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing interests
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proactive and solution-oriented workstyle preferred
• Critical thinking and intellectual problem solving skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Demonstrates ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
• Skills in organization, manuscript writing, and literature review
• Experience or education in biological, basic, behavioral or social science, or a related field 

• Provide general research support to Principal Investigator
• Identify, recruit, and enroll participants
• Collect, enter, and manage data in multiple databases (e.g., Excel, Access, Oncore, Redcap, etc.), ensuring data integrity and fidelity
• Perform quality assurance and quality control data checks
• Document protocol exemptions and deviations, as appropriate
• Assist with report preparation, manuscripts and conference abstracts/posters

• Associate degree required with 2 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree in relevant field is required.
• Hands on research experience
• Must have good organization and communication skills.
• Must work well under pressure of meeting mandatory deadlines.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Reasonable Accommodation