Research Support Coordinator
University of Miami

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The Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Research Support Coordinator to work on the UHealth Campus. The Research Support Coordinator will support the varied projects of the Lung Cancer Screening in Hispanic cancer survivors, leading a wide range of financial and operational project support tasks. The Research Support Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and other project members to complete a wide range of financial and operational project and proposal support tasks.

• Pre-screen patients, contact physicians who will see potentially eligible patients, consent participants to the study, perform the survey questionnaire, randomization, and provide the lung cancer screening education.
  
• Ensure that the patients undergo blood collection and the blood collected arrives safely at the biospecimen shared resources
  
• Work together with the BCSR throughout the study duration
  
• Monitor project data, routinely update project information systems and dashboards.
  
• Make appointments, meeting arrangements, and coordinates activities between PI(s), co-Investigators (co-Is), subcontractors, clients, and other outside parties.
  
• Prepare, monitor, and update project plans, coordinate project meetings, and take meeting minutes.
  
• Identify, assess, and resolve issues on projects, and escalate complex issues appropriately to PI.
  
• Collaborate with senior staff and other project managers to plan, implement, and communicate project management improvement initiatives.
  
• Maintain tactical responsibility for tracking project status.
  
• Coordinate between key study team members for collaborations.
  
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and collaborative problem solving.
  
• Manage timeline around grant proposal writing activities and study reporting.
  

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
  
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience
  
• Demonstrated effective communication (written, verbal, and presentation skills) in a collaborative environment
  
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisor, technical staff, and clients.
  
• Ability to operate in a team environment and be flexible in taking on and performing assignments as necessary.
  
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
  
• Ability to perform duties that require close attention to detail.
  

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.

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Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff

Pay Grade:
A4

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