Research Services Principal Professional

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department: Cell & Developmental Biology

Job Title: Research Services Principal Professional

Position #:00839327 – Requisition #: 37614

Job Summary:

This role will be responsible for managing the outreach projects funded by the Maggie George Foundation (through the Welcome program) and will serve as the outreach coordinator for the Modern Human Anatomy Program. These duties will make up 60% of the position’s effort. The incumbent will, in addition to managing existing funded outreach projects, search for sources of funding, primarily grants, which will fund further outreach activities to middle school, high school, and undergraduate aged students. The incumbent will also perform all administrative duties associated with the grants, including (but not limited to) curriculum development, student employee management, research, procurement, project management, event coordination, and coordinating with necessary personnel on and off campus. This position is also responsible for clinical research duties which will make up 40% of the total position’s effort.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage existing grants and the deadlines/deliverables associated with them

• Report on current grant process and grant outcomes

• Search for new sources of outreach funding and implement new grants

• Develop program curriculum and train graduate student instructors to teach in the outreach programs

• Conduct research on program outcomes through surveys, which includes writing COMIRB applications

• Coordinate events including their purchasing, catering, reservations, and educational duties

• Manage the outreach activities of the Modern Human Anatomy Program

• Assist with and oversee the day-to-day operations of clinical trials and studies

• Interview prospective subjects for a variety of research clinical trials. Educate potential subjects on the details of the studies through phone contacts and personal interviews

• Schedule subject participation in research clinical trial, coordinating availability of necessary space, and clinical research support (e.g., physician, nurse practitioner, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy)

• Collect, code, and analyze data obtained from research in an accurate and timely manner 

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

CDB is home to twenty-three primary faculty members and eighteen adjunct faculty who are investigating fundamental cell and developmental biology questions with a wide array of experimental techniques. Research areas include cell biology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, neurobiology, molecular biology, molecular and anatomical structure and research related to human disease. Additionally, CDB faculty are involved in a wide variety of graduate school and professional school education. CDB is the home of the Modern Human Anatomy Master’s degree program, located in the historic Fitzsimons building. We have some of the most outstanding anatomy educators in the country, along with state-of-the-art virtual anatomy.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center is a continually expanding campus located on the grounds of t