• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $62,400 - $63,000

Position Summary

This full-time position is part of a PCORI-funded study comparing brief interventions (Safety Planning Intervention plus follow-up contact vs. ultra-brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents, crisis version) with youth aged 12-19 presenting to the emergency department for suicidal ideation and behavior.

The candidate must be comfortable interacting with diverse suicidal youth and their families in a fast-paced emergency setting (with training and supervision); the ideal candidate will have some clinical experience working with adolescents and/or in crisis settings. Candidates must be highly organized and detail-oriented, as they will be responsible for collecting and managing data from a complex, multi-site longitudinal clinical trial; the ideal candidate will have prior experience coordinating clinical trials.

The research coordinator will assist the Principal Investigator, Laura Mufson, PhD, and Columbia PCORI team in all aspects of study coordination, including: recruitment; obtaining informed consent/assent; randomization; conducting baseline and follow-up assessments; data collection, analysis, and management; maintaining ongoing contact with participants and their families throughout the study period; and facilitating engagement/information exchange between participants and the study team. The research coordinator will assist the PI with all day-to-day study activities, including supporting the development of IRB applications, renewals, and amendments; completing project compliance and reporting requirements; logistical activities (e.g., scheduling meetings, purchasing supplies); and maintaining continual good communication, both within the Columbia PCORI team and between external collaborators/sites. 

Responsibilities

• Identifying and assessing participant eligibility.
• Scheduling and conducting study procedures, including engaging in outreach to potential participants and maintaining contact. between participants and the study team over follow-up.
• Coordinating IRB submissions, renewals, and amendments.
• Completing project compliance and reporting requirements.
• Obtaining informed consent/assent and interacting with patients and families related to the research participation.
• Collecting and recording study data and maintaining study records, coordinating data collection.
• Analyzing and preparing data; writing reports; assisting in the drafting of manuscripts and papers.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a mental health or related field.
• Two years related research coordination experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable interacting with diverse suicidal youth and their families in fast-paced emergency settings (with training and supervision).
• Able to effectively use Microsoft computer software (Word/Excel/Powerpoint), SPSS, and REDCap.
• Experience completing IRB applications, renewals, and amendments and project compliance and reporting requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in psychology or a related area.
• At least 1-2 years of experience coordinating clinical trials research, preferably with children or adolescents.
• At least 1 year of clinical experience with children and adolescents, preferably in a crisis settings.
• Experience with data analysis and management.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Other Requirements

• Must successfully complete online systems training.
• Ability to be involved with patients and/or research subjects.
• Must be able to coordinate and establish priorities among diverse tasks.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must be very organized and detail-oriented.
• Job requires clear and frequent communication.
• Ability to multi-task and problem-solve in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to liaise and coordinate with participants and stakeholders.
• Must be able to organize and coordinate schedules.
• Must have the ability to collect/manage data across multiple participants and sites over time.
• Job may require moving between work sites (e.g., office and emergency department, etc.)
• Job requires being onsite minimum of 4 out of 5 days per week.

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