Research Project Coordinator-Nursing Family & Community Health

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Nursing department of Family and Community Health is seeking a full-time, contractual Research Project Coordinator. The Research Project Coordinator will help support a worksite health promotion project that aims to reduce stress and cardiovascular disease risk factors among long-term care staff while also improving resident outcomes. This position coordinates and manages research study operations, including participant recruitment, enrollment, informed consent, scheduling, and data collection. This position ensures compliance with study protocols, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies through the maintenance of study documentation, IRB submissions, participant safety monitoring, and data quality oversight. The Research Project Coordinator collaborates with investigators, sponsors, and research staff to support study implementation, track progress, manage resources, and facilitate audits and monitoring activities. The position will also assist with staff training, grant-related activities, study reporting, and the dissemination of research findings.

This is an in-person position which requires travel to research sites and locations will not be located on a bus route.

• Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of research studies in the department. The position coordinates data maintenance, grant expenditure adherence, project evaluation, meeting scheduling, and research subject interfacing. Serves as a point of contact for study participants, research personnel and support staff. Adheres to good clinical practices, study protocols, and applicable regulations. The Research Project Coordinator conducts complex work and contributes to measurable team objectives. Uses discretion to provide solutions to issues. Performs work that is varied and that does not follow prescribed procedures or processes and is responsible for effective operations and use of resources, rather than clinical outcomes.

• Independently coordinates and communicates directly with the Principle Investigator, study participants, and sponsors to manage the operation and evaluation activities of the research studies. Responsible for ensuring optimum efficiency and compliance with appropriate policies, procedures, and specifications. Uses evaluation techniques, originality, and ingenuity to resolve non routine issues.

• Recruits and screens volunteers to participate in research studies. Develops recruitment streams and advises participants of study objective, requirements, risks, benefits and obtains their consent and enrollment.

• Supports and leads the collection and management of study data by developing data collection instruments, establishing and maintaining databases, and performing data and intervention quality checks. Develops and implements new processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency of data collection and evaluation. Track, report, and audit study data and regulatory study documentation. May support and/or supervise [kf1.1]those who perform data collection, intervention delivery, data entry and perform non-routine data analysis.

• Develop and produce reports of study data for project staff and stakeholders. Analyzes data and draws conclusions in order to make recommendations. Develop reports summarizing study deviations from protocol and communications with IRB. Contributes meaningful information to enhance publications or grant applications.

• Monitor activities to ensure compliance with protocols and all relevant local, federal, and state regulatory and institutional policies. Assists in budget development, expenditure adherence, and maintenance of inventory on equipment and supplies.

• Obtains, processes, and transports data to appropriate facilities according to established technique.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing, emergency services, chemistry, biology, public health, psychology, or another scientific discipline appropriate to position required

Experience: Prior experience in research preferred

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS,ABILITIES:
Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws. Skill in effective use of applicable technology/systems. Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to work cooperatively with others and independently. Ability to demonstrate, understand, apply, and adhere to the UMB Core Values of Respect and Integrity, Well-being and Sustainability, Equity and Justice, and Innovation and Discovery.

Other:
Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 undergraduate college credits being equivalent to one year of related experience. In instances where specific education and/or experience is required only directly related education and/or experience may be substituted.