Research Services Professional

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department: Psychiatry

Job Title: Research Services Professional

Position #: 00851029– Requisition #: 40666

Job Summary:

The Psychiatry Research Innovations (PRI) is a research support center within the Department of Psychiatry that assists faculty members affiliated with 5 Divisions in the Department in areas related to research administration, operations, and education. Specifically, the candidate will be integrated into the PRI to provide research assistance including navigating regulatory submissions, setting up research databases, managing study protocols, recruiting and consenting study participants (in-person as well as remote), and others. Their extent of involvement in any of these research projects will be assigned by the supervisors as indicated below. This individual will be responsible for interacting with various faculty and staff in the department on multiple research projects, as well as in contact with study participants. The candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, professional in conduct, possess good inter-personal skills, a team player, and capable of managing their responsibilities with minimal supervision.

This position will support several initiatives, including:

• The STEADY Program, a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical researchers focused on early identification, assessment, and treatment of youth and young adults ages 6-30 who are experiencing emerging bipolar symptoms or are at increased risk for developing bipolar disorder.

• Perinatal Mental Health, including an implementation study focused on improving perinatal mental health and perioperative experiences for patients and families, as well as perinatal qualitative research.

• Digital Clinic, which is focused on mental health technologies to leverage digital phenotyping and interactive reporting into clinical workflows, enhancing care delivery and improving patient outcomes.

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with regulatory compliance, including preparation of study documents (e.g. informed consent forms, protocols and applications), submissions to IRB, OnCore Clinical Trial Management System functions, and submissions to the Human Subjects Research Portal

• Support clinical research activities including participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, obtaining informed consent, scheduling, retention and reimbursement. 

• Assist with diagnostic and clinical research assessments and present cases to study teams to determine eligibility.

• Coordinate communication with participants, families, clinicians, and research team members to support study activities and participant engagement.

• Collect, enter, and manage study data, including chart reviews, maintenance of study records, and development of REDCap databases.

• Assist with collection of functional MRI (fMRI) and biospecimens from study participants.

• Assist in various agency reporting efforts and data uploads (e.g. NIH)

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