Research Coordinator - Semel Institute

The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time Staff Research Associate II. In this role you will be responsible for subject screening and consenting, subject recruitment and clinical interviews.

Duties can include but are not limited to:

• Screening potential research participants on pre-determined selection criterion
• Review informed consent form with patients and normal controls section bysection, reading the form, if necessary.
• Make copy of consent for each subject.
• Perform the UCLA Evaluation to Sign Consent with patient subjects to make certain they have the capacity to consent.
• Subject Recruitment:
• Maintain relationships within a pre-existing network of potential recruitment sources.
• Create new community liaisons with clinic directors and care providers.
• Give presentations about the studies to patient and professional audiences.
• Place ads for community control subjects, and screen interested participants.
• Schedule new subjects for screenings and diagnostic interviews.
• Conduct diagnostic and symptom assessment interviews
• Provide crisis management for emergency situations
• Training and Quality Assurance Calibration
• Receive standardized training all clinical diagnostic, symptom, and functioning assessments in concordance with UCLA reliability guidelines.
• Perform annual quality assurance training for these measures.

• Demonstrated experience working in research involving human subjects, including terminology, interpreting protocols for study conduct, documentation required for research purposes and data collection procedures.
• Successful completion of training and certification in HIPAA, Human Subjects Protection, Biohazards, and other training required for Clinical staff in addition to required training for all employees.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and keyboarding speed of at least 50 wpm with accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time management skills needed to ensure study activities are carried out within specified timelines.
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal skills needed to work in a team environment, interact with subjects and caregivers, and present at clinical trials and lab meetings.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of professional personnel and psychiatric patients.
• Ability to work independently, use good judgment, follow through on assignments with minimal direction and promptly report issues of concern to senior staff.
• Ability to meet tight timelines, flexibility in scheduling around patient/provider availability and willingness to travel (using VA vehicle) around Los Angeles County for the purposes of recruiting subjects.
• A Master Degree is preferred.