Clinical Research Coordinator II

The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) at Nemours Children’s Health in Delaware is seeking a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator II (CRC).

• The CHDS is a research center across the Nemours enterprise.
• Anne E.
• Kazak, Ph.D., ABPP is the enterprise director, Melissa A.
• Alderfer, PhD is the Center Director in Delaware and Susana R.
• Patton, PhD, ABPP is the Center Director in Florida.
• The CHDS includes over 20 investigators that study ways to improve health care, health equity, and health and wellness beyond medicine for youth and their families.
• Research projects span a variety of medical conditions (e.g., cancer, sickle cell disease, diabetes, pain, asthma, food allergy, disordered eating) and other health-related challenges (transition from pediatric to adult healthcare, behavioral interventions to improve coping with disease and treatment demands).
• This specific CRC position will support sickle cell disease research under the direction of Aimee Hildenbrand, PhD.

This position is based at Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware in Wilmington.

The CRC will be responsible for leading the coordination and implementation of an NIH-funded trial testing a shared decision-making intervention for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease and their healthcare providers. Essential CRC duties include coordinating IRB submissions, maintaining an up-to-date study regulatory binder, reviewing documentation for study recruitment and completion, monitoring participant status in relevant databases, organizing participant payments, maintaining regular contact with research coordinators across the trial sites, attending meetings with the Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, and Community Advisory Board for the study, conducting trial site monitoring visits, and helping to ensure that the study runs smoothly by problem-solving any issues with screening, recruitment, or data collection as they arise. The CRC will also have the opportunity to engage in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, present at regional and national scientific meetings, help prepare manuscripts for publication, and receive ongoing, individualized mentorship around career advancement.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in psychology, pre-med, public health, or related.
• Must be able to effectively use Microsoft computer software, SPSS, and REDCap.
• Must be able to coordinate and establish priorities among diverse tasks.