Job Description

Summary

Full-time research coordinator position at Texas Children’s Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine. The RC-II will be involved with research projects funded by the National Cancer Institute examining neurocognitive outcomes following diagnosis and treatment for childhood leukemia. The RC-II will coordinate day to day activities of clinical research protocols and will assist with recruitment and study enrollment, data collection and entry, and appropriate documentation and management. The successful applicant will undergo training in administration of neurocognitive assessments and engage in patient-centered activities. Opportunities for scholarship are also available for interested candidates.

Job Duties

Generic Duty: Study Management
Specific Position Duties: 

• Recruits research participants
• Determines participant eligibility
• Provides study descriptions and obtain informed consent
• Administers participant incentives
• Tracks longitudinal study visit completion

Generic Duty: Direct Patient Activity
Specific Duties: 

• Conducts testing procedures required by study protocols, which includes administering neuropsychological tests to patients, scoring neuropsychological tests, reporting test scores to the supervising psychologist, and assisting in interpreting the results.

Generic Duty: Documentation
Specific Position Duties:

• Conducts medical chart abstractions
• Manages patient research files
• Prepares documentation necessary to obtain continued approval for specific research protocols

Generic Duty: Data Management
Specific Position Duty: 

• Develops and maintains databases in Microsoft Excel and statistical software packages (i.e., SPSS).

Generic Duty: Training
Specific Duty:

• Completes all required training modules related to the Responsible Conduct of Research (e.g., CITI Program training).

Generic Duty: Supervision
Specific Duty: 

• Responsible for assigning activities to other study staff

• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in interacting with children and families in a medical setting.
• Highly organized and able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Prior experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to understand and implement patient studies/protocols.
• Respectful, patient-centered interactions with participants, medical providers, and staff are expected at all times.
• Bilingual (Spanish-English).

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment. 

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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