POSITION SUMMARY:
Position assists investigators as coordinator of a basic to semi-complex clinical research
study; may be responsible for 1 to 5 research studies simultaneously, acting as a liaison
with the school, sponsoring agency, community and the study participants; responsible for
managing and recording all phases of study protocol as required by sponsoring agency to
ensure compliance. The Principal Investigator is currently focusing
on research in multimodality cardiovascular imaging, myocardial mechanics, 3D printing
and cardiac modeling. Research in other areas of Cardiology may also be considered in the future.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Implements and manages all phases of study/protocol; ensures compliance with protocol
- guidelines and requirements of regulatory agencies; identifies problems and/or inconsistencies
- and monitors participant’s progress to include documentation and reporting of adverse events;
- resolves IRB/protocol management issues and recommends corrective action as appropriate;
- serves as liaison with funding or sponsoring agency.
- Collects clinical data under clinical research protocols; enters data into clinical databases.
- Evaluates and interprets collected clinical data in conjunction with PI as appropriate; prepares
- oral or written presentations or reports and analyses setting forth progress trends and provides
- recommendations or conclusions of the same.
- Recruits and enrolls study participants; confers with participants to explain purpose of study and
- obtain informed consent; explains diagnostic procedures and treatment plans to address
- participant/family concerns; administers/scores tests and/or evaluates all lab and clinical
- assessments to ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
- Performs other duties incidental to the work described herein
