Research Program Coordinator I

State University of New York at Buffalo; Town of Amherst (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

State University of New York at Buffalo seeks a research coordinator to independently manage funded studies under the general direction of the PI/Chair of Medicine. Responsibilities include coordinating study procedures, ensuring IRB compliance, and supporting data analysis and dissemination.

The role involves training staff, overseeing cross-team workloads, developing grant materials, and coordinating community recruitment events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in a science, public health, or related field
• 3 years of relevant experience, including experience with human subjects recruitment, community-based research, and manuscript development

Responsibilities

• Manage study procedures including recruitment, visit conduct, and retention of human subjects
• Ensure adherence to HHS and IRB policy
• Oversee workload across teams and evaluate performance of team members
• Support training of postdocs, fellows, and students on study procedures and SOP requirements
• Support interview team for hiring incoming research staff
• Train and mentor study staff on policies, procedures, and best practices
• Serve as a resource to study staff
• Develop and manage electronic databases for studies (REDCap, Excel)
• Develop grant-related materials and protocol documents
• Manage IRB processes and ClinicalTrials.gov updates
• Support data analysis and dissemination of research findings
• Coordinate community events and outreach for recruitment

Skills

Recruitment experience

Community-based research

Manuscript development

Training and mentoring

IRB policy adherence

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s Degree

Job description

Work independently under the general direction of the PI/Chair of Medicine to manage implementation of funded research studies.

Primary Functions

Study coordination, training and support

• Oversee study procedures including recruitment, study visit conduct, and retention of human subjects
• Ensure adherence to HHS and IRB policy
• Oversee workload across teams and evaluation of performance of team members to the principal investigator
• Support training of postdocs, fellows, and students on study procedures and standard operating procedure requirements
• Support interview team for hiring of incoming research staff
• Train and mentor study staff on policies, procedures, and best practices
• Serve as a resource to study staff

Grant and study development

• Develop and manage electronic databases for studies, including REDCap, Excel, etc.
• Develop and write documents to be used in grants for submissions
• Develop grant related materials, including questionnaires, intervention manuals, and study forms
• Develop protocols, informed consent forms, and participant materials for funded studies

IRB compliance and regulatory training

• Manage IRB processes, including protocol submissions, continuing reviews, and amendments for Division studies
• Manage ClinicalTrials.gov processes, including updates and serve as contact

Data analysis and research dissemination

• Support analysis of research data using Stata, R, or other statistical software
• Develop and present abstracts at national and international scientific meetings
• Collate data from national, regional, and county level sources
• Coordinate community events and recruitment events planned in the community
• Identify appropriate community events, coordinate with event planning team, and coordinate with Department of Medicine community engagement and research committees on dissemination

Other duties as assigned

About the University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

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As an Equal Opportunity / Affidative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and veteran or disability status.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a science, public health, or related field
• 3 years of relevant experience, including experience with human subjects recruitment, community-based research, and manuscript development

Our University Community

Physical Demands

Driving Requirements

Driving Requirements This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

Salary Range $60,000 - $70,000

Additional Salary Information

Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Work Hours

40

Campus

Campus As Assigned

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UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].