Research Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry

7 months ago

Richmond, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
The VCU Department of Psychiatry is seeking to hire a Research Coordinator for its Child and Adolescent Division.

Position Responsibilities:

The Child and Adolescent Division of the Department of Psychiatry conducts research studies to help inform and treat child and adolescent mental health conditions. Research Coordinators perform a variety of routine, non-technical duties in assisting technical and professional personnel in a research setting.

The Research Coordinator will be expected to perform most components of data collection from human participants required for a services research study. Additionally, the Research Coordinator will collaborate with all members of the research teams, to ensure all federal, state, university, and protocol requirements are followed, institutional research objectives are met, and ethical obligations are kept.

The current position will contribute to research focusing on autism and related developmental disabilities.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Participant recruitment, including placement of IRB- approved materials and media advertisements about research studies being conducted. Emailing participants and providers inviting them to participate in research studies. Collection and computer entry of responses and information furnished by potential research volunteers contacting the lab by phone, web or other means in order to identify possible participants. Scheduling of participants within protocol specific time frames. Collection of informed consent and/or assent and permission from research volunteers, including describing the study to research participant candidates in simple language, and overseeing the signing of consent and assent forms. Psychometric data collection, including administration, collection and scoring of paper-and-pencil or computer-driven questionnaires, as well as administration and recording of computer-driven performance tasks. Accurate and secure transmission and storage of study data, including to centralized databases or to physically-secured case report forms. Creation of data management systems or electronic surveys. Accurate calculation of participant compensation. Coordinate a busy study visit for the participants, including escorting research volunteers to and from the different tasks and testing rooms and waiting rooms of the research facility. Follow up with participant questions Other duties assigned by supervisor or Principal Investigator.
Required Qualifications:
Proficient in computer skills including word processing, data entry, spreadsheet, and database management. Strong interpersonal skills such as establishing rapport, maintaining participant motivation, empathic responding, ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to use clinical judgment in (rare) emergency situations. Strong organizational skills, including understanding of HIPAA regulations. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors of Science degree or equivalent in Psychology, Social Work or related field Interest and experience working with children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Experience conducting research in pediatric or adolescent populations Experience recruiting, consenting, and carrying out study procedures with adult and youth participants Qualitative research experience, including data collection, coding, analysis Experience administering surveys in REDCap Experience in conducting mental health surveys with adults and youth Experience in mentoring and training student research trainees, incorporating them into research teams
Additional Information:

This is a restricted position with no set end date and continued employment is dependent upon project need, availability of funding, and performance.

Position will remain open until filled.

University Title: Research Coordinator 1-3

ORP Eligible: No

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. VCU School of Medicine comprises 18 clinical departments, eight basic health science departments, and 11 affiliated institutes and centers, and provides preeminent education to physicians and scientists in order to improve the quality of healthcare for humanity. All full-time university staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here:

The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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