CLINICAL RESEARCH COMM SPECIALIST III, DCRI - RC&E

School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Clinical Research Comm Specialist III

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked tenth among its peers, the school takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Comprised of 2,400 faculty physicians and researchers, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System create Duke Health. Duke Health is a world-class health care network.

 Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a full network of health services and encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations. Part of the Duke University School of Medicine, the DCRI is the world's largest academic clinical research organization. We combine the clinical expertise and academic leadership of a premier teaching hospital with the full-service operational capabilities of a major contract research organization. We are committed to developing and sharing knowledge that improves health around the world through innovative clinical research.

A Communication Specialist III position is available within DCRI’s Corporate Communications team, which is a small, cross-trained team that works together closely on bolstering DCRI’s standing as the world’s leading academic clinical research organization. Reporting to the Marketing Communications Manager, Communication Specialist II is a full-time generalist with a focus on digital marketing as well as project management.

This new team member will play an important role in managing DCRI’s external website (dcri.org) and intranet (Pulse), as well as creating graphics for use across channels. Additionally, the person in this role will be responsible for researching DCRI’s participation in scientific conferences throughout the year and play an important project management role in developing collateral for conferences at which the DCRI is an exhibitor. DCRI’s Corporate Communications team functions as an editorial council, and the person will have the opportunity to participate in regular discussions to make decisions about enterprise content strategy and development. The successful candidate should demonstrate strong communication skills, general experience editing pages within a content management system (CMS), proficiency creating graphics for a variety of channels, and a general understanding of digital marketing.

 

NOTE: This position may have an opportunity to work remotely.  All Duke University and Duke Health remote workers must reside in one of the following states or districts:  Arizona; California; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Maryland; Massachusetts; Montana; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia or Washington, DC., Washington (State), Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire, Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oregon, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, and Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

 

 

Responsibilities:

· Publish content on external website (dcri.org) and intranet (Pulse) using content management systems (Drupal and SharePoint, respectively). Design new pages and update existing pages. Participate in the migration of dcri.org from WordPress to Drupal 8 in the spring of 2022.

· Create graphics for social media, e