Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of an innovative team and make an impact in the lives of those affected by cancer? As a member of the Moffitt Non-Therapeutic Research Office (NTRO) you may  interact directly with community members and patients to enroll, educate, and guide participants through the experience of taking part in research. You may support non-therapeutic research in other ways including data entry, project and protocol management and quality assurance. Regardless, you will be a member of a collaborative team that ensures non-therapeutic research activities are moving forward safely, smoothly, and according to plan.

Our NTRO Research team comes from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including public health, psychology, biological sciences and more. There are opportunities for those who have worked in other areas of public health as well as those who are looking for a new and exciting opportunity. Team members of NTRO work closely with community members, patients, patient families, study sponsors, and the clinical teams including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other health care providers.  

The NTRO Research Coordinator III will work directly with Dr. Schabath Lab providing support to the Rapid Tissue Donation Program.

Must be able to work scheduled, weekends and "ON CALL" hours at multiple locations, if applicable. Most offer a hybrid schedule (mix of remote and on-site). Moffitt offers training and orientation. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Position Highlights:

The primary focus of the position is participant recruitment, inclusive of specimen and data collecting. Coordinates studies of moderate to high complexity and other study duties pertaining to assigned protocol(s). The role performs the following: Quality assurance monitoring and oversight through data management and reporting; Performs oversight of new interns to the studies or department; Limited amount of data entry. For implementation and coordination of research studies, plus administrative procedures, this position is expected to work under general direction from any of these: the research coordinator IV, project specialist, project manager which are all under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI). This position is part of the research coordinator career pathway.

Ideal Candidate:

• A professional, personable, organized individual with healthcare/medical knowledge in oncology and experience with the recruitment of study participants.
• An individual with strong communication skills who can tailor their presentation style to diverse audiences (e.g., clinicians, patients, caregivers, research team)
• An individual with strong teamwork skills who can work well with and develop relationships with other research team members and other key stakeholders (e.g., clinicians, patients, caregivers, administrators) 
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills are required.
• Critical thinking skills, ability to adapt quickly to respond to the needs of the study team.
• Ability to be resourceful and problem solve.

Responsibilities:

• Manages more complex studies, in addition to higher level coordination of activities for assigned investigators.
• Helps identify and support relationship building to assure study activities occur in a compliant and timely fashion.
• Screen, identify eligibility, and consent participants. This could be any research participant, including community based or clinically based participants depending on the study needs.
• Enters data and other pertinent information into the appropriate databases (i.e. Redcap, Powerchart, Oncore, sponsor specific EDC system and responsible for quality of the data coming in and ensuring that the protocol is being followed appropriately.
• Ensure proper specimen collection at the correct time points, in collaboration with Tissue Core and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• May collect survey data or conduct interviews for some studies depending on the structure of the study team.
• Documents the consent process accurately pursuant to regulatory and Moffitt guidelines.
• Responsible for independently updating protocols with PI’s approval for submission to the Regulatory Specialist.
• Documents deviations timely and communicates with the proper stakeholders (PI, Regulatory, Management).
• Communicates with Moffitt stakeholders and external partnerships to facilitate research collaborations to advance PI project aims.
• May contribute to publications, posters, abstracts, presentation's, manuscripts and assist with basic publication of results if applicable.

Credentials and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Psychology, Biological Sciences or relevant field with minimum two (2) years of relevant research experience; Master’s degree with no experience preferred.
  • In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree an Associate’s degree with 4 years of relevant experience may be considered.

• Preferred knowledge of research coordination including conducting research study procedures.
• Preferred knowledge of EMR system (Powerchart) and clinical trial management systems (OnCore).
• Preferred experience entering data into electronic data capture systems (RedCAP or similar).