Research Coordinator (Temporary Casual)

Duties and Responsibilities:
30% - Coordinate the enrollment of eligible patients, manage and coordinate research subject's participation, perform patient evaluations, extract and report patient data and samples, and respond to data queries.

15% - Support the safety of study participants and maintain communication with their families/caregivers and clinical teams.

15% - Coordinate and collaborate with the research team to ensure timely and accurate data and regulatory (FDA, NIH, and IRB) submissions; engage with providers and investigators to ensure adequate source documentation is available; accurate interpretation and recording of data; maintenance of subject research charts.

15% - Perform data analysis, interpretation and presentation; providing experimental errors and statistics on these data. Maintain study databases and accurate data entry.

15% - Communication with the various stakeholders, including sponsoring agencies, the health system, principal investigator(s), other service providers, subjects, families, and research team members.

10% - Act as an information resource to patients for protocol specific queries, including availability of trials, enrollment requirements, specimens needed, etc.

Required Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience, Psychology field with 2 years of experience as a research coordinator within a neurology lab
-Experience with patient care/contact and interacting with families

Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience in neurology or clinical neurosciences
-Experience with computerized data management in a healthcare setting, including electronic medical records like EPIC
-Experience interviewing and documenting outpatient clinic visits appropriately
-Possess excellent communication skills; verbal and written
-Familiarity with clinical research, research methodology and/or regulations

The University of Minnesota's Cha Lab aims to improve the lives of patients with vestibular disorders through the application of non-invasive brain stimulation methods on the modulation of motion perception, treatment of vertigo, and enhancement of gait and balance.

The Cha lab is seeking a temporary casual coordinator role to help manage and coordinate a clinical trial seeking to understand how motion entrainment can affect brain networks.

Candidates will maintain regulatory files, recruit participants and support the research study by data entry and statistical analysis.

This position is hybrid, with some ability to work remotely. This role will work less than ten hours per week.

Pay Range: $15.25 - $28.00 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

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