Job Description
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Salary Range: $64,350 - $67,000 Annual
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Summary
The Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health (CBCH) is an innovative, collaborative, interdisciplinary research entity supporting patient-oriented research across diverse populations. We anticipate developing new studies and research directions, so ideal candidates will be able to adapt to a fast-paced environment with evolving responsibilities, workloads, and work schedules.
The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will collaborate with Project Coordinators, Principal Investigators (PIs), and multidisciplinary teams to implement and manage day-to-day activities for multiple clinical research projects. The role involves participant recruitment and follow-up, protocol execution, data and device management, regulatory coordination, and administrative support. CRCs will also take leadership on at least one sub-study or project component.
Work Schedule and Environment
- Flexible shifts scheduled between 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. , with occasional weekends.
- Work across office, hospital/clinical areas, and community settings.
- Team-oriented culture with frequent bilingual (English/Spanish) interactions among patients, families, physicians, and staff.
At CBCH, faculty, administrators, and staff work as a collective to advance shared values and goals. We prioritize professionalism, cultural humility, and excellent rapport with participants and colleagues across clinical environments.
Responsibilities
- Recruit, enroll, and consent study participants (including sensitive questionnaires). Conduct follow-up interviews and sub-study visits in clinical, community, and home settings. Obtain physiologic measures.
- Implement protocols, maintain case report forms (CRFs), develop study materials, and manage participant records.
- Track, collect, validate, enter, and clean research data. Coordinate with data management staff to implement and monitor electronic data capture systems (REDCap, Qualtrics, FileMaker, Excel).
- Utilize and maintain electronic monitoring/tracking devices and other research equipment; oversee inventory and supplies.
- Collaborate on strategic plans to enhance enrollment and device utilization; identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and monitor progress against metrics.
- Create CONSORT diagrams, prepare progress reports, develop presentations, and present findings at multidisciplinary meetings.
- Support IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and compliance with GCP and HIPAA.
- Serve as primary liaison for PIs; collaborate with physicians, outpatient clinicians, advocates, and community partners.
- Coordinate participant compensation, support grant and budget preparation, assist with manuscripts, and provide general administrative support.
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training and experience plus two (2) years of related experience.
- Fluency in Spanish (spoken and written).
- Demonstrated experience in clinical or participant-oriented research.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to engage diverse teams and populations.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, with strong follow-up and time management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel required); technical competence with research devices.
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), HIPAA, and research regulations.
- Ability to balance independent work with collaboration in a dynamic, team-based environment.
- Schedule flexibility to meet project demands and deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
- Research experience in healthcare settings.
- Familiarity with REDCap, Qualtrics, FileMaker, Excel, and/or SPSS.
- Experience with older adult populations (65+).
- Prior leadership roles in academic, clinical, or community settings.
- Service-oriented experience engaging the public.
Other Requirements
- Must successfully complete applicable systems and training requirements.
- Participation in Medical Surveillance Program:
- Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,