CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR II - GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

JOB SUMMARY:

Dr. Warren Taylor in the Center for Cognitive Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has an open position for Clinical / Translational Research Coordinator II. This role involves managing research studies, supervising and mentoring junior colleagues, and collecting and managing data from clinical participants as part of NIH-funded projects focused on older adults with depression.

The person in this role would have responsibility for recruiting study participants and guiding them through study procedures while adhering to good research practices. This person would also help with strategic planning for laboratory projects and liaison with other research groups.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and regulations governing human subject's research and incorporates them in securing approval for and the conduct of research
• Knowledge and understanding of the Federal regulations and guidelines governing the protection of human subjects, e.g., FDA, OHRP, GCP/ICH, and HIPAA regulations
• Proficiently prepares and processes new IRB research proposals, amendments, continuing review applications and adverse event reports according to institutional and departmental policies and procedures and federal regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of the implementation, coordination, management and reporting of clinical/translational research operations
• Screens and schedules study participants, working collaboratively with participants, other staff and trainees, and departments to complete research protocols including behavioral data collection, neuroimaging data collection, and questionnaire and interview data collection. Follows an established protocol faithfully and meticulously to ensure data integrity across all forms of data collection.
• Works to recruit potential study participants by coordinating with other laboratories and/or departments/centers, community groups, and online social platforms. Will help guide overall recruitment planning and strategies.
• Participates in the ongoing informed consent process, ensuring that participants and involved families clearly understand what is expected of and from them in the course of participating in a research study.
• After training, schedule and guide participants through study procedures, including guiding them through protocols involving MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).
• After training, will conduct diagnostic assessments and memory testing with participants.
• Maintains good rapport with research participants, assuring timely communication and sending follow-up information as needed.
• Monitor quality of study procedures and adherence to institutional and federal requirements.
• Collect samples and submit for processing.
• Procures equipment and supplies needed to fulfill project requirements.
• Collaboratively participates in study team meetings and initiates regular check-ins with principal investigator. Maintains open and positive communication with investigators, research staff, sponsors, participants, and representatives of professional organizations, participant advocates, and the public responsible for, or concerned about, protections for human participants of research.
• May supervise students in following protocols for data entry, coding, and verification.
• Helps monitor data quality and prepare data for analysis and upload to sponsor-mandated data-sharing repositories.
• Assists with data management using REDCap or other tools.
• Assists with developing budgets for research proposals.
• Utilizes or acquires knowledge of disease processes to observe for and report adverse events in a timely and accurate manner to the principal investigator and all regulatory authorities (IRB, Sponsor, FDA, NIH, etc.) as required by protocol, policies and procedures and regulations
• Demonstrates initiative for continuous learning, both self-directed and as evidenced by attendance of educational and professional development opportunities. Actively seeks new learning opportunities, seeing learning as part of work
• Furthers knowledge by completing more advanced job-related education (such as Research Support Services Boot Camp Follow-up). Actively seeks new learning opportunities, seeing learning as a part of work. Develops and achieves personal and professional goals

Department Summary:

The Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at Vanderbilt is a joint division including faculty at both Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs-Tennessee Valley Health System. Our core mission is to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neuropsychiatric disorders of aging. Our efforts are directed toward providing outstanding clinical care, performing cutting-edge neuroscience research, and training the next generation of leaders in geriatric psychiatry.

The Department of Psychiatry provides inpatient and outpatient services to children, adolescents, and adults with mental illnesses. For more information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/psychiatry

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