Clinical Research Coordinator

The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a full-time Bilingual Research Coordinator (RC). Bilingual (English/Spanish) communication skills are strongly preferred, and reliable means of transportation to community sites is required. The position is available starting January 2024 and is based in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area.

This RC will work primarily with J. J. Cutuli, PhD, on community-engaged studies of resilience among children, youth, and families experiencing potentially traumatic events and adversities, such as homelessness, maltreatment, and the death of a loved one. Projects will have a special emphasis on homelessness in education settings (K-12 schools, pre-K, and early care and education settings). The RC will routinely travel to community-partner locations in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware to work closely with collaborators in human service provider settings in a variety of roles. Reliable transportation and a willingness to work in community settings are required.

The RC will coordinate, implement and complete community-engaged research. Essential RC duties include coordinating IRB submissions, recruiting study participants, obtaining informed consent, interacting with community-partners, youth, young adults and parents related to research projects, scheduling and conducting study procedures, collecting and recording study data, organizing participant payments, maintaining study records, participating in data collection and analysis, and the preparation of scientific presentations, manuscripts, reports, and grants.

The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours enterprise. Anne E. Kazak, Ph.D., ABPP is the enterprise director, Melissa A. Alderfer, PhD is the Center Director in Delaware and Susana Patton, PhD is the Center Director in Florida. The CHDS includes 17 investigators that study ways to improve wellness beyond medicine for children, youth and their families. 

Position Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, or related.
• Must be able to effectively use Microsoft computer software. Coding experience preferred.
• Must be able to work collaboratively with human service providers in community settings.
• Previous research experience strongly preferred
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) communication skills strongly preferred.

Send resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications and experience, including contact information for two references to Alison Taggi-Pinto (Alison.Taggi-Pinto@nemours.org).

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