Senior Research Coordinator, School of Nursing

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Posted Job Title

Senior Research Coordinator, School of Nursing

Job Profile Title

Research Coordinator Senior

Job Description Summary

Job Description

This position manages and oversees research activities within Dr. Derek M. Griffith's Program for Research on Men’s Health. The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to: Extend and lead the growth of the Program for Research on Men’s Health (PRMH). This role assists with developing, planning, and supervising Program research projects and conducting analyses and disseminating findings in reports and peer-reviewed outlets. This role also provides professional and/or technical leadership in executing day-to-day project activities (i.e., sets priorities and meets deadlines given resource constraints, facilitates meetings, monitors progress against established timelines, etc.); identifies potential areas for improvement; and identifies gaps and evaluates solutions. Additionally, the position requires the ability to understand and apply health behavior theory to behavioral interventions and other research (i.e., draft curriculum, draft health behavior messaging and develop protocols). This position will also recruit, screens and enroll project participants and other organizations and monitor internal and external collaborators supporting projects. This position will also prepare and processes new IRB research proposals, amendments, continuing review of applications and adverse event reports according to institutional and departmental policies and procedures and federal regulations. Lastly, this role will also provide input on budget, resource allocations and other plans to support projects. 

Job Responsibilities

1) Project Management

• Develops project plans, goals and objectives under the direction of the project director and center leadership (i.e. milestones and timelines, resources planning)
• Provides professional and/or technical leadership in the execution of day-to-day project activities (i.e. sets priorities and meets deadlines given resource constraints, facilitates meetings, monitors progress against established timelines, etc.); Identifies potential areas for improvement; identifies gaps and evaluates solutions    
• Understands and can apply health behavior theory to behavioral interventions and other research (i.e. draft curriculum, draft health behavior messaging and develop protocols)
• Recruits, screens and enrolls project participants other organizations; monitors internal and external collaborators supporting projects
• With assistance, prepares and processes new IRB research proposals, amendments, continuing review of applications and adverse event reports according to institutional and departmental policies, procedures and federal regulations
• Provides input on budget, resource allocations and o