Clinical Research Coordinator - Family and Community Medicine

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Department of Family and Community Medicine Research Division at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA, is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) to work with Dr. Alice Zhang on her "Vending Machines for Community Health project" and Dr. Brad Linn on his NIH R21 "Emotion Dynamics and Alcohol Use in NIAAA-defined Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder" and Dr. Jennifer Moss' HPV/Cancer Prevention.

The CRC will be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the research projects, including:

• Coordinating meetings among community partners and taking meeting minutes
• Conducting interviews with stakeholders
• Cleaning data obtained from the vending machine
• Author, review, and submit regulatory compliance documents and maintain communications with internal and external entities (IRB, ORA, NIH, Clinical Trials Office and HRPP), maintain relationships with governmental or regulatory agencies, research organizations, and central University offices
• Editing, creating and printing educational materials
• Develop recruitment and data collection plans including methods, tools, goals, and evaluation procedures
• Managing outreach efforts.
• Coordinate award administrative tasks; assist researchers with proposal preparation and submissions
• Develop operating procedures and workflow processes to ensure that the scope and direction of the project is on schedule; monitor project progress and deliverables; generate reports and deliver presentations to stakeholders
• Manage and track budgets and resources to assure efforts align with project/study guidelines; ordering of project supplies.
• Communication and compliance with research regulatory groups (e.g., the IRB and the Penn State Cancer Institute Protocol Review Committee), research support groups (e.g., CTSI services, external marketing partners), and multi-institutional research collaborators (e.g., Big 10 Cancer Research Consortium) about cancer-related human subjects research studies
• Reporting of research progress/outcomes to funding & tracking groups (e.g., NIH annual reports, ClinicalTrials.gov, PSCI STARS)
• Internal monitoring and compliance with human subjects research regulations (e.g., developing protocol documents, SOPs, and study binders, per IRB & funder requirements)
• High-level oversight of research study operations (e.g., preparing REDCap instruments, tracking recruitment, overseeing data quality, managing data collectors, etc.)
• Support for grant proposal submissions, including preparation of letters of support, budget justification, and human subjects protections forms
• Technical input on study design, operations, budget, and data cleaning
• Assistance with literature review, manuscript writing, and (as needed) data collection

The FCM campus is located in the beautiful town of Hershey. Living in our diverse communities of the Hershey-Harrisburg-Lancaster region provides a little bit of something for everyone. Local and state parks, lush green mountains, with the famous Appalachian Trail nearby, provide plenty of opportunities to enjoy nature. Regional cities boast of art museums, local vineyards, excellent restaurants, shopping, home to the state Capital, and, of course, legendary Hersheypark and Hershey chocolate. Local school districts are award winning, and the soon-to-be-completed Hershey recreational center will offer swimming and other recreation for children. We are conveniently located within driving distance of major metropolitan areas, such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.

To apply, candidates should upload a cover letter, resume and contact information (name, position title, institution, e-mail address) for professional references relevant to this job posting. The successful candidate must pass a background check. The expected start date for this position is in the 2025/2026 academic year. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is closed.

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