Researcher

Position Summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Surgery - Gen Surg Gastrointestinal Section, is in search of a dedicated Researcher to join their team.

General Responsibilities

As a Researcher, you will play a key role in driving scientific discovery by independently leading and executing research projects. This professional-level position demands a high degree of expertise and judgement in designing studies, analyzing data, and may involve assistants in publishing findings. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage project timelines, and contribute to grant writing and securing funding for future research. Depending on the research focus, this position may involve research collaborator contact, research animal contact, and/or specimens.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for Clinical Translational Research Coordination, which include Coordinate day-to-day activities for assigned clinical and translational research projects within GI Surgery, including study implementation, participant flow, scheduling, study visits, assessments, and longitudinal follow-up. Support timely and rigorous execution of NIH-funded research, including the Lab's MIRA R35.

• Participant Screening, Recruitment Retention Coordinate participant screening, recruitment, enrollment, scheduling, follow-up, and retention.

• Review appropriate clinical information to support study eligibility and work with clinical and research teams to identify and address barriers to recruitment and study completion.

• Develop increasing responsibility for project planning, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of cross-functional research activities as experience within the research program grows.

• Allows for development for increasing responsibility for project planning, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of cross-functional research activities as experience within the research program grows.

• Responsible for guiding patients and their families through clinical and research processes from preoperative evaluation through postoperative follow-up.

• Facilitate communication, education, scheduling, coordination of services, and access to appropriate resources while helping address barriers to care and research participation.

• Serve as a key liaison between the Overstreet Pain Laboratory and the Division of GI Surgery.

• Facilitate communication among investigators, surgeons, nurses, clinical staff, and research personnel and coordinate study activities within existing clinical workflows to minimize disruption to patient care and clinical operations while ensuring completion of research activities.

• Responsible for the coordination of research activities across investigators, clinical teams, and research personnel.

• Anticipate operational barriers, troubleshoot implementation challenges, and develop efficient workflows for integrating research assessments and procedures into surgical care.

• Data Collection and study management to include conducting and/or coordinating protocol-specific study visits and assessments, maintain accurate study records, track recruitment, enrollment, follow-up, and study completion.

• Support data entry, quality control, and other study-management activities as appropriate.

• Responsible for regulatory research administration, with appropriate training and oversight, contribute to IRB submissions and amendments, regulatory documentation, protocol implementation, study materials, and other administrative activities supporting compliant clinical research.

• Additional responsibilities to include with appropriate training and oversight, contribute to IRB submissions and amendments, regulatory documentation, protocol implementation, study materials, and other administrative activities supporting compliant clinical research.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $50,050- $ 81,330

Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field OR Bachelor's degree in related field and two (2) years of related experience OR Associate's degree in related field and four (4) years of related experience required or High School diploma or GED and six (6) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Preferences

• Prior work experience in a laboratory environment performing detailed research work, including data collection and study management, quality control; along with ability to prepare and review IBR documents.

Key Skills

• Good communication skills

• Ability to work in a highly confidential environment with handling sensitive data, along with the ability to work well with patience.

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