Clinical Research Coordinator

Position Details

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only Level 2 Trauma center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Lakeland Regional Health is currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team in various entry-level positions. Whether you're starting your career in healthcare or seeking new opportunities to make a difference, we have roles available across our primary and specialty clinics, urgent care centers, and upcoming standalone Emergency Department. With over 7,000 employees, Lakeland Regional Health offers a supportive work environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift : Monday - Friday

Location : 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL

Pay Rate : Min $55,099.20 Mid $68,889.60

Position Summary

This position will work with staff/faculty to develop, implement, and coordinate projects as assigned by LRH leadership. The research coordinator supports, facilitates, and coordinates the daily clinical trial activities and plays a critical role in the conduct of the study.

Position Responsibilities

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

Safety And Performance Improvement

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.

Standard Work: Clinical Research Coordinator

• Support the development of planning for the study, implementation, and manage day-to-day operations of research programs.
• Translate planning and design decisions into concrete activities and tasks, assign these tasks, and set priorities for their implementation.
• Ensure proper communication among stakeholders, staff, study sponsors, and investigators, to coordinate the assigned directives and accomplish deliverables. The work includes monitoring and coordinating research project operations, including project plans, timelines, and tasks.
• Assist in working with and monitoring the progress of work conducted by external vendors and subcontractors. Experience working with interdisciplinary teams in both academic and professional environments.
• Develop project/work plan. Monitor progress, identify and resolve barriers to progress, and work with project leadership to make any necessary adjustments to scope, timeline, and/or budget.
• Communicate with faculty and staff, sponsors, community partners, and other external constituencies as needed.
• Coordinate data collection activities including conducting interviews; coordinating survey printing, online survey creation, and distribution; creating and maintaining project timelines; facilitating participating site intervention activities and maintaining contact with sites; recruiting research participants; and coordinating with electronic health records (EHR) and information technology (IT) development staff.
• Responsible for preparation of reports, manuscripts, and research proposals including performing literature searches, creating cohesive literature summaries, creating figures, formatting references, and creating budget justifications.
• Maintaining project compliance with research regulations including creating and renewing IRB protocols, serving as custodian for human subjects' payments, and managing budgets.
  Coordination of staff, faculty, and volunteers in regard to research projects, ensuring that daily tasks are completed, and project timelines are communicated across the team and met.

Competencies & Skills

Essential:

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Attention to detail, particularly with regard to data accuracy and integrity.
• Strong computer skills (MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Good working knowledge of data analysis software (e.g., SAS, SPSS or Qualtrics).
• Ability to interpret basic statistical results.
  Experience working with large research projects.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

Master Degree

Essential:

Master's degree in Social/Behavioral Sciences, Public Health, Gerontology, Health Services Research, or related fields.

Other information:

Certifications Preferred:

• SOCRA or ACRP certified as a CCRC or CRA, or certified within two years of hire.