Job Description Summary
The MUSC College of Nursing is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator to provide day-to-day operational coordination for the NIH-funded UNDERSTAND study, a remotely delivered behavioral clinical trial focused on reducing stress among caregivers of persons living with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI), the Program Coordinator will serve as the study's primary operational coordinator. The position coordinates participant recruitment, screening, consent and retention; regulatory and study documentation; REDCap and data-quality activities; participant safety and protocol-deviation tracking; participant compensation; and study reporting. The coordinator works collaboratively with investigators, intervention personnel, the Independent Safety Officer, collaborating research centers, community partners, and MUSC research and regulatory offices.
Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Research Grant
Cost Center
CC001081 CON Office Of Research
Pay Rate Type
Hourly
Pay Grade
University-GEN08
Pay Range
46,206.00 - 62,322.00 - 78,540.000
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
MUSC Minimum Requirements:
A bachelor's degree and three years of relevant program experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience coordinating NIH-funded clinical, behavioral, or community-based research.
Experience with longitudinal or remotely delivered intervention studies.
Experience working with caregivers, older adults, or dementia-related research.
Experience with REDCap, including e-consent, survey workflows, data-quality review, and reporting.
Experience with regulatory submissions, sIRB/reliance activities, adverse-event tracking, and protocol deviations.
Experience developing study SOPs, workflows, checklists, and training materials.
Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and independent project-management skills.
Job Responsibilities:
25% - Recruitment, Screening, Consent, and Enrollment
Coordinate IRB-approved recruitment activities with clinical, community, and research partners.
Respond to prospective participants and conduct protocol-approved prescreening and eligibility procedures, including FAST and PAR-Q+ procedures.
Conduct informed-consent activities when appropriately trained and delegated.
Maintain screening, recruitment, enrollment, withdrawal, and retention records.
Monitor recruitment and enrollment metrics and identify barriers requiring PI review.
20% - Participant Operations and Retention
Serve as the primary operational contact for study participants.
Coordinate baseline, intervention, post-intervention, and six-month follow-up activities.
Provide protocol-approved instructions, schedules, materials, intervention access, reminders, and retention support.
Track missed assessments, withdrawals, technology concerns, and participant-reported barriers.
Coordinate facilitated intervention sessions and qualitative interviews with designated study personnel and support fidelity monitoring.
20% - Regulatory and Study Management
Maintain complete and current regulatory and study documentation and track applicable deadlines.
Prepare regulatory materials, amendments, personnel changes, and reportable-event documentation for PI review.
Coordinate sIRB/reliance documentation and communication with collaborating research centers, as applicable.
Coordinate study meetings, agendas, action items, and operational follow-up.
Support NIH progress reporting, ClinicalTrials.gov activities, and other required study reports.
15% - REDCap and Data Quality
Coordinate development, testing, and maintenance of study-specific REDCap instruments and workflows.
Maintain electronic case report forms and participant tracking systems.
Conduct routine data-quality reviews; identify missing, incomplete, or discrepant data; and facilitate query…