Job Description Summary

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Health Professions at the Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a Research Program Coordinator I-Journeyman. Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactory job performance and the continued availability of funding. The successful candidate will coordinate a federally funded, multi-site research study evaluating real-world dysarthria treatment outcomes for persons with Parkinson disease. The study will enroll people with Parkinson disease, care partners, and speech-language pathologists from clinical sites across the United States. This position will manage day-to-day study operations, including clinical site onboarding and communication, recruitment, participant eligibility screening and consent procedures, providing instruction to participants on remote data collection procedures, maintenance of REDCap instruments and outcome tracking; data quality assurance, regulatory documentation, and preparation of study manuals and reports. The coordinator will attend focus group discussions and take field notes and oversee graduate student assistants. The coordinator will serve as a central point of contact for participants, clinical partners, and collaborating research teams and will help ensure that study activities are completed accurately, consistently, and in accordance with the protocol, IRB requirements, and institutional policies.

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Research Grant

Cost Center

CC000230 CHP - Rehab Research Division

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

University-GEN08

Pay Range

46,206.00 - 62,322.00 - 78,540.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences in the College of Health Professions at the Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a Research Program Coordinator I-Journeyman. Continued employment is contingent upon satisfactory job performance and the continued availability of funding. The successful candidate will coordinate a federally funded, multi-site research study evaluating real-world dysarthria treatment outcomes for persons with Parkinson disease. The study will enroll people with Parkinson disease, care partners, and speech-language pathologists from clinical sites across the United States. This position will manage day-to-day study operations, including clinical site onboarding and communication, recruitment, participant eligibility screening and consent procedures, providing instruction to participants on remote data collection procedures, maintenance of REDCap instruments and outcome tracking; data quality assurance, regulatory documentation, and preparation of study manuals and reports. The coordinator will attend focus group discussions and take field notes and oversee graduate student assistants. The coordinator will serve as a central point of contact for participants, clinical partners, and collaborating research teams and will help ensure that study activities are completed accurately, consistently, and in accordance with the protocol, IRB requirements, and institutional policies.

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements: A bachelor's degree and two years of relevant program experience. Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Frequent) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)

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