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Posted Job Title

Clinical Research Coordinator, School of Nursing

Job Profile Title

Clinical Research Coordinator A

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The School of Nursing is seeking a clinical research coordinator to work full -time on a nutrition research study in the area of childhood obesity. The aim of this study is to assess if energy balance behaviors (diet, physical activity, sleep) can modify behavioral and genetic predispositions to childhood obesity. The applicant is expected to coordinate all aspects of this research protocol. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing, organizing, and maintaining protocol materials and regulatory (IRB) paperwork, completing progress and data safety monitoring reports, recruiting and screening study participants, conducting taste preference assessments, preparing and administering study meals, administering computerized assessments to children, height and weight measurements, coordinating body composition assessments at CHOP, training and overseeing student workers, overseeing and assisting with data management and data entry, and management and ordering of study supplies.

The position is ideal for an individual who is interested in growing and developing a research coordinator career or for a motivated college graduate who is interested in pursuing graduate studies in nutrition, public health, psychology, medical school, or related fields.

Job Responsibilities

1) Subject Recruitment, Screening, & Consent/Assent:

• Coordinate recruitment outreach and advertising.
• Assist with recruitment, eligibility screening, height and weight measurements, and informed consent and assent of children, ages 5-7, and their mothers as potential subjects into the research study.
• Conduct taste preference assessments and computerized behavioral assessments with children.

2) Organize and Conduct Study Visits:  

• Set up, schedule, and complete tasks associated with all screening and study visits.
• Prepare and administer a videorecorded experimental meal in the laboratory to children, assess hunger and fullness ratings, and engage with children during playtime.  
• Ensure high-quality recordings of meal and accelerometer data and assist with meal coding.
• Set up and schedule dietary recalls and two body composition assessment visits at CHOP; deliver study material to CHOP laboratories.
• Explain study procedures to parents and ensure on-time completion of all assessments.  
• Coordinate and track subject payments.
• Assists with tracking subjects, maintaining contact with subjects, and arranging for 1-year follow-up appointments.

3) Quality Management of Research Project:

• Demonstrate knowledge of t