Research Study Coordinator

Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. Occasional evenings/weekends.

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The primary purpose for this position is to work directly with investigators and other research personnel to initiate and execute imaging research studies at the BRIC. This position will be the primary contact for oncology-related research endeavors at the BRIC, and will work directly with physicians, investigators, and regulatory bodies for study start up, and then directly with physicians and patients in a clinical setting for recruitment and data collection. In addition, this position will work directly with mothers, newborn babies, families, and a variety of clinical populations to collect research data for various studies at the BRIC. Major responsibilities include: recruitment and coordination of study subjects, attendance of tumor board meetings, and communication across study teams to implement study protocols, management of study information, and data collection/entry.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

The employee must have knowledge and experience in the use of data, preferable medical information. Work environment will include the Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography ( PET) scanner room. Employee will undergo safety screening and will need to complete required safety training (including radiation worker training) to work in this environment.

This position's work requires excellent customer service, decision-making and time management skills. Employee will need excellent judgement, concentration and focus to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

The individual should be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.

Being bilingual in Spanish is preferred. Experience in administering oncology-related protocols. Experience with working with oncology patients and clinical teams.

Previous experience with OnCore, EPIC, CRMS, and IRB.

Not Applicable.

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The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.