Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research (PAVIR) supports the nation's second largest research program conducted among the VA Hospitals and is looking for a full-timeClinical Research Coordinator. The Clinical Research Coordinator will work with Dr. Kuhn at the National Center for PTSD.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This Clinical Research Coordinator position is aunique opportunity to work in an innovative center of mental health care experts and researchers who are using cutting-edge technology to address the mental health crisis in the U.S.The position involves working with a cross-functional team to carry out research studies and perform data analysis involving large data sets for mental health and healthcare, digital mental healthcare interventions, and the potential for work on AI applications.

The Research Coordinator will be responsible for handling research activities including screening, enrolling, and randomizing participants to study conditions. Additionally, in this role you will communicate administer study payments, manage and organize data collection, track and report study records to the research team, and coordinate team meetings.

Strong data analytic skills, syntax creation, and coding

are necessary for the position, as is knowledge of research management software including Qualtrics, REDCap, Excel, R/RStudio and Git/Github. Exceptional candidates will bring familiarity with mobile and web-based app analytics and dashboards, processing of complex JSON data streams, data visualization skills, and experience with additional data processing technologies including Python, SQL, Visual Studio, Azure, and AWS.

This is afull-timeposition located in Menlo Park, CA.

BENEFITS:

PAVIR offers generous benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental, 14 paid holidays, paid vacation time, sick pay, a 401(k) with a fully vested 6% company match and 3% profit share, a wellness program, commuter benefits, and professional development training. Plus, we pay for life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance. Full time hours are 40 hours a week.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Screen, enroll, and randomize research participants;

Communicate and follow up with research participants;

Coordinate routine meetings among key staff including creating agendas and leading meetings;

Administer study payments;

Manage and organize study data collection via REDCap and/or Qualtrics (e.g., baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up assessments);

Track and periodically report study records and progress to research team;

Prepare reports to study sponsors, IRBs, DSMBs, and hospital research administration;

Assist in budget management.

Use R/RStudio and other technologies to process, integrate, and analyze data from research trials and VA operational platforms;

Visualize and prepare analysis results for internal program use, academic presentations and publications, and/or public dissemination;

Develop, document, and manage and share analysis workflows using Git/GitHub and other project management tools;

Other tasks as assigned (e.g., literature reviews in manuscript development, IRB completion).

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience);

Advanced research assistant experience or research coordinator experience; 2 years or more of R programming experience; experience working with large data sets. Previous experience in a clinical and/or research environment.

Knowledge and experience with web-based project management programs;

Good interpersonal skills and strong collaborative attitude and capacity to interact with people;

Strong organizational skills; Ability to work well both independently and in a collaborative team;

Good writing skills and ability to develop periodic reports on program activities;

Knowledge of research study protocols and IRB procedures;

Knowledge and experiencewith manuscript development and literature review.

Working knowledge of inferential statistics;

Experience analyzing large data sets and processing com

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