Project Coordinator

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 66,300-67,000

Position Summary

This position serves as the Project Coordinator implementing e-Connect within juvenile probation departments across five New York State counties. The role supports the day-to-day coordination and execution of e-Connect protocols, assists with data collection and management, facilitates staff training logistics, and helps maintain communication and collaboration with county probation partners and funders.

Division/ Unit/Lab Background

The Columbia University Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is dedicated to advancing the science and care of mental and developmental health for all children, adolescents, and young adults.

Our mission is threefold: To provide state-of-the-art and compassionate care for those impacted by mental health and developmental disorders; To educate and inform the public, and train psychiatrists, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals working in the field of child and adolescent mental health; and to conduct innovative research into the causes and treatment of mental health and developmental disorders in a collaborative environment.

What sets the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry apart from other institutions is the excellence of our research faculty and our thoughtful leadership. Patients and families benefit from the extraordinary partnership between the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the New York State Office of Mental Health, and New York State Psychiatric Institute. This partnership brings together the best of innovative research, scientific advances, and clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external team (including data analysts, technical assistance providers, research partners, and other partnering agencies) to coordinate project activities and maintain study timelines.
• Assist in the development and upkeep of study operations manuals and protocols.
• Support the preparation and distribution of data reports to external partners and stakeholders to ensure quality and validity.
• Facilitate data collection, entry and management.
• Contribute to internal and external presentations, including leading or co-leading research manuscripts.
• Help maintain and grow new partnerships with study partners from OMH, OPCA, leadership and local facilitators from 9 New York State probation sites and partnering BH agencies participating in research, and representatives from other partnering agencies throughout New York State.
• Performing related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field or equivalent in education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multi-site projects.
• Experience working with juvenile probation agencies.
• Experience training probation staff to screen for behavioral health problems.
• Able to work flexibly, independently, and autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Other Requirements

• Must successfully complete all online systems training requirements.
• Experience working within the justice/legal system.
• Knowledge of SPSS, SAS, STATA, or R.
• Able to travel within New York State.

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