Coordinator Field Research (Remote/Part-Time) - Infectious Diseases
Remote - Missouri
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Serves as responsible for collaborating with the Principal Investigator (PI) on the design, data analysis and reporting of research projects.
- Maintains and establishes ongoing professional communication with all sponsors, project partners and collaborators. This includes entities that are based in the US and in foreign countries.
- Provides project implementation and oversight in the field, including study team member coordination, data management, data collection and daily study site operation management.
- Monitors performance metrics for the trial, observes and reports trends.
- Performs complex analyses, experiments and project work under general direction of the PI.
- Serves as a representative for PI in country and ensure procedures and protocols are adhered to consistently and effectively meet the department’s standard.
- Exhibits a high degree of independent problem solving and ability to conduct research on assigned projects.
- Serves as liaison with external research partners and support communication between study team members locally and internationally.
- Acts as a member of the field research team by directly participating in the field work.
- Serves as responsible for all daily field operations of the project, including financial management, procurement, data collection and monitoring.
- Provides guidance and direction to other members of the field research team in the conduction, implementation and evaluation of the clinical research through daily communication.
- Works with staff to identify, screen and enroll study subjects; ensuring labs and data are obtained according to established protocol through online communication and foreign country site visits.
- Trains new staff and may serve as lead or as a point of reference for other research staff for questions, staff scheduling, feedback on performance.
- Plans, develops, organizes and formalizes research results and findings.
- Develops presentations for and/or present on behalf of PI.
- Performs data analysis and data management including generation of publication quality materials such as tables and graphs for manuscripts and grants.
- Conducts basic quantitative and qualitative analyses using various statistical and graphing programs for progress reports oral presentations and publications.
- Conducts literature searches related to research projects.
- Writes/co-authors publications and/or papers supporting research findings in logical and sometimes multiple formats tailored to audiences.
- Assists with grant preparation and reporting.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
- Foreign travel to all countries in which a project is being conducted and living full-time on the project site
- Normal office environment
- Exposure to blood-borne pathogens
- Alternative work schedules
- Protective devices
- Dust, dirt, grease and other disagreeable elements
- Patient care setting
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
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Master's degree
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No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.
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Part-Time Remote
Benefits/PerksFlexible hours International travel Remote work
Tasks- Collaborate with PI
- Conduct research projects
- Data Analysis
- Data collection and analysis
- Documentation
- Field operations management
- Grant preparation
- Other duties as assigned
- Performs other duties
- Train staff
Communication Data analysis Data Collection Data Management Documentation Field Operations Oral communications Project Management Qualitative analysis Quantitative analysis Reporting Research Research Design Scheduling Statistical analysis Team Coordination Written communication
Experience3 years
EducationCommunications Education Master's
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9