Bilingual (Spanish) Research Coordinator II - Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Job posting number: #7289512 (Ref:20790-en_US)

Posted: October 27, 2024

Job Description

Summary

The Behavioral Science Research Coordinator II will conduct day to day activities of extramurally funded psychosocial and behavioral science research projects focusing on improving health equity and outcomes in cancer control and survivorship. These activities include screening, enrollment, and monitoring of research participants; and ensuring accurate survey and interview data collection and documentation. The research coordinator will assist with the conduct data cleaning and analysis, preparation of protocol amendments, and preparing research reports as needed.

The ideal candidate for this position will be an enthusiastic, outgoing, go-getter who is focused on achieving project metrics and is detail oriented. Flexibility in response to changing priorities, ability to multitask and work independently, and excellent oral and written communication skills are also key.

There is a potential for this position to be hybrid, allowing for one remote workday per week following the successful completion of the training period.

Job Duties

  • Responsible for screening, recruiting, and consenting research participants. This involves identifying cancer patients from institutional databases, coordinating with physician collaborators to contact patients and caregivers in the clinic for the purpose of recruitment, explaining and educating patients/caregivers about the study protocol, and registering study participants on the protocol. Recruitment may be at any clinic affiliates of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center or other sites in the Texas Medical Center depending on project needs.
  • Conducts patient screening and abstracts data from the EPIC electronic health record system; processes documents and enters information into institutional and research databases including ONCORE and Microsoft Access and Excel databases that have been developed specifically for the study.
  • Conducts research interviews and ensures subjects complete study milestones.
  • Assists the PI in entering, cleaning, coding, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative research data.
  • Assists with protocol amendments in BRAIN.
  • Assists with preparing research reports as needed.
  • Performs other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
  • One year of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in social/behavioral science, public health, or related field.
  • Prior experience conducting research in clinical/medical settings.
  • Experience with SPSS.
  • Experience conducting data analysis and writing scientific research reports.
  • Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
  • Fluent in Spanish.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.



Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.


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Job posting number:#7289512 (Ref:20790-en_US)
Application Deadline:Open Until Filled
Employer Location:Baylor College of Medicine
Houston,Texas
United States
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