Clinical Research Coordinator - Population Health Science & Policy

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Coordinate research comparing community education programs about lung cancer screening for screening-eligible African American/Black New Yorkers. Conduct outreach and education, obtain informed consent, and maintain study information across three program sites.

What could you bring from clinical work?

• Nurses and OTs: Your experience adapting health explanations to patients' understanding could help you conduct community education about lung cancer screening.
• Social workers: Having engaged community partners to improve resource access may help you conduct outreach to community- and faith-based partners.
• PTs and SLPs: Experience explaining assessments and maintaining assessment records could help you discuss informed consent and organize study information.

Full job description from Mount Sinai Health System

The Clinical Research Coordinator is an entry human subjects researcher, responsible for conducting and assisting in clinical research studies under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or senior clinical research staff. This individual obtains informed consent, collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in the preparation and submission of grant applications and documents (e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).

The Department of Health Sciences and Policies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai seeks a skilled Clinical Research Coordinator to assist in our recently funded grant to increase awareness of lung cancer screening among screening eligible African American/Black New Yorkers; CLEAR-Lung: C ommunity- L evel E ffectiveness to A dvance R each in Lung Cancer Screening . The goal of the program is to compare two community-based education programs to encourage lung cancer screening. The program seeks to identify barriers that individuals might have in getting screened and works to make it easier to understand why these screening tests are important.

As an integral part of our referral management operations, we are seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to help advance this effort. Knowledge of program development, health care policies and procedures, public health issues, community outreach and engagement and health education planning; including education evaluation is important. Responsibilities include the day-to-day oversight and management of the project.

Responsibilities Working with the Study investigators, the Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for the following: Understanding the goals and aims of CLEAR
Conduct community outreach to engage community- and faith-based partners
Responsibility for regulatory materials include all IRB needs
Coordinate activities across all 3 program sites
Conduct community education programs
Maintain all data

Qualifications Bachelors degree in science or related field preferred or a combination of relevant research experience and education
0-2 years of research/human subjects experience
Preferred:
At least 3 years of research experience including with African American/Black communities
Exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Must have the ability to prioritize and multitask a robust workload.
Must have experience with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Tableau.
Must be highly energetic, Flexible and be able to work as an integral team member.

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