Summary:

The Vidrine Lab is currently implementing four large randomized controlled trials funded by the National Cancer Institute and the Florida Biomedical Research Program designed to evaluate novel tobacco cessation interventions for vulnerable and underserved populations. These populations include individuals receiving services at food pantries in the Tampa Bay area, people living with HIV (PLWH), and individuals with a history of high-grade cervical dysplasia or cervical cancer.

Position Highlights:

• Research participant recruitment in various settings, including online and community-based settings in the Tampa Bay Area.
• Required to work some early evenings and some weekends during recruitment phase of studies.
• Data collection for randomized controlled trials and other behavioral studies, including questionnaire administration, interviewing, and biological specimen collections.
• Work with multiple databases on data entry and data management.
• This position is expected to work under general supervision and direction from the supervisor and Principal Investigator to implement and coordinate research, including administrative procedures.

Ideal Candidate:

• A professional, personable, organized individual with research experience and healthcare/medical knowledge
• Detail-oriented with the ability to follow standardized research procedures.
• Ability to be flexible, balancing multiple priorities, deadlines, and competing interests.
• Team player
• Independent and self-motivated, able to be effective with limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Bachelor/Master’s degree in Public Health or Psychology is preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively in both English and Spanish
• Proactive and solution-oriented workstyle preferred
• Critical thinking and intellectual problem-solving skills
• Demonstrates ability to assess priorities and handle multiple tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality
• Experience or education in social behavioral science, public health, or a related field

Responsibilities:

• Screen, identify eligibility, and consent participants. This could be any research participant, including community based or clinically based participants depending on the study needs.
• Identify and support relationships with external recruitment partnerships.
• Documents the consent process accurately pursuant to regulatory and Moffitt guidelines.
• Manages more complex studies, in addition to higher level coordination of activities for assigned investigators.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assist with abstracts and basic publication work, as applicable.
• May serve a role as project lead and is expected to mentor and coach more junior team members in the same PI group or disease program.
• Will lead recruitment initiatives on a team and act as a project lead in this capacity (i.e., pod, clinical team, community group working on a portfolio of studies).

Credentials and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Psychology, Biological Sciences or relevant field required with 3 years of relevant research experience OR Master’s degree with no experience. 
  • In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree an Associate’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience may be considered.
• 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.
• Preferred knowledge of research coordination including conducting research study procedures for observational and biobanking studies. Strong communication with participants and stakeholders.
• Preferred experience in Redcap, Qualtrics, Powerchart, Oncore or other data collection tools.